Plague Inc.

Summary

Plague Inc. is a video game^[1]. Plague Inc. ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plague Inc.'s instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Plague Inc. was published by Ndemic Creations^[4].
• Plague Inc.'s genre is strategy video game^[5].
• Plague Inc.'s genre is simulation video game^[6].
• Plague Inc.'s genre is real-time strategy^[7].
• Plague Inc.'s developer is recorded as Ndemic Creations^[8].
• Plague Inc.'s part of the series is recorded as Plague Inc.^[9].
• Plague Inc.'s operating system is recorded as Android^[10].
• Plague Inc.'s operating system is recorded as iOS^[11].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as Android^[12].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as iOS^[13].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[14].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as Linux^[15].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as macOS^[16].
• Plague Inc.'s platform is recorded as Windows Phone^[17].
• Plague Inc.'s game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[18].
• Plague Inc.'s game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[19].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese^[21].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Turkish^[22].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Korean^[23].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Polish^[24].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[25].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[26].
• Plague Inc.'s language of work or name is recorded as Simplified Chinese^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Plague Inc. was published by Ndemic Creations^[4].

Publication

Plague Inc. was published on May 26, 2012^[28]. Languages include English^[20], Portuguese^[21], Turkish^[22], Korean^[23], Polish^[24], and Italian^[25]. Genres include strategy video game^[5], simulation video game^[6], and real-time strategy^[7]. Plague Inc.'s part of the series is recorded as Plague Inc.^[9]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution^[29] and digital download^[30].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include epidemic^[31], pandemic^[32], and pathogen^[33]. Plague Inc.'s part of the series is recorded as Plague Inc.^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Pandemic^[34], a video game series^[35] and Contagion^[36], a film^[37], directed by Steven Soderbergh^[38].

Why It Matters

Plague Inc. ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2] Plague Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]