The novel coronavirus outbreak… This game is also very popular

With the spread of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China from December 2019, medical institutions around the world are struggling to respond. Among these, Plague Inc., a simulation game aimed at destroying the world by expanding the epidemic, is said to be gaining great popularity.

Launched in 2012, the game is a game app for iOS and Android developed by Ndemic Creations, a UK-based game developer. The content of the game is that gamers continue to evolve using viruses, parasites, and biological weapons to strengthen pathogens, spreading infection, and ultimately destroying humanity.

About Infectious Diseases Co., Ltd., the CDC of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States explained through special content released in 2013 that the game is building a convincing worldview that will awaken public health issues to the general public. James Vaughn, founder of Endemic Creations and developer of Infectious Diseases Co., Ltd., said that the online investigation resulted in making the thesis on infection into a realistic game.

This infectious disease Co., Ltd. received the limelight again as the novel coronavirus discovered in Wuhan City in December 2019 showed signs of a global outbreak. Foreign media also pointed out that the spread of the virus in the real world stimulated gamers’ black humor, and that Plague Inc., which appeared in 2012, is now the most popular paid iOS game in China.

In Infectious Diseases Co., Ltd., there is also a scenario in which infection expands its power by fake news and rumors. Chinese gamers have responded that they are feeling the horror that the fake news prevails on their skin, or that they have set the infection outbreak area, which is the starting point of the game, in China to increase their immersion.

In addition, Plague Inc.’s PC version (Plague Inc: Evolved) is also drawing attention. Looking at the number of gamers for this gamer announced by the PC gaming platform Steam, the number of gamers surged from around January 2020, when the novel coronavirus began in earnest. It recorded 17,889 people for 30 days, which is 10 times the number of people at the end of 2019.

In addition, as inquiries about Infectious Diseases Co., Ltd. were inundated, the developer also released a statement on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Although the game was eight years ago, he said it has been recording an increase in gamers every time the disease goes out, he said, and that he designed the game to see serious problems in the real world. However, he pointed out that games are only games, and these days the novel coronavirus outbreak is a real problem. Related information can be found here .