Plague Inc: Evolved

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Plague Inc: Evolved

Short description

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Developer
Ndemic Creations
Publisher
Ndemic Creations
Release
Thu, Feb 18, 2016
Price
$14.99
Reviews
59,684
Positive
94%
Followers
223,429
Owners (estimated)
1M – 2M
Concurrent players
1,494
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Remote Play on Tablet
Tags
Strategy Simulation Outbreak Sim Indie Singleplayer Multiplayer Zombies Casual Tactical Replay Value Post-apocalyptic Addictive Realistic 2D Difficult Atmospheric Co-op Sandbox Early Access Survival
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$25.6msomewhere between $15.3m and $25.6m · roughly 1.2M–2M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $12.80, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $14.99 launch price. That is 15% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

77 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$25.2m → ~$25.6m
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Reviews 58,601 → 59,684
Followers 222,610 → 223,429
Concurrent players 1,494 → 1,494
Price $14.99 → $14.99
Positive reviews 94.2% → 94.2%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 360 further data points reach back to Feb 1, 2014 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $1.49 on Jun 25, 2026.

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