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24 alternatives to Virus Plague

A strategy game: eradicate humanity via the deadliest virus.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Virus Plague launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Plague▲118

   Spread content like a virus

   2014 · plague.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dead Venture▲65

   The world is infected, the human race almost wiped out.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   X-Core: Galactic Plague▲57

   Super difficult space strategy (like Plague, Inc.)

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   X-Core. Galactic Plague▲55

   The hardest strategy of 2016 for smart players!

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fury Turn▲78

   Save the scientists! Prevent biological catastrophe!

   2017 · cargocollective.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Arms Race - Risk it all!▲86

   Risk-like strategy game against real humans

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pathologic Classic HD▲66

   Save a town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Zombie Defense▲69

   A hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense genres.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Banished▲89

   City-building strategy survival game

   2015 · shiningrocksoftware.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Zombie Apocalypse▲71

    Protect your people from bloodthirsty zombies

    2016 · gametop.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mitosis: The Game▲65

    Eat cells or die trying!

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OMEN EXITIO: Plague▲56

    A narrative-based RPG set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Plagued▲63

    Fiction based on COVID19 pandemic to help healthcare workers

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Rebirth▲68

    The card game that will save humanity.

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Malariaspot▲66

    Fight malaria and save the world shooting bubbles

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Viral Days▲6

    Mobile real-time strategy game about virus control

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vaccine War▲68

    An action adventure game with exploration features

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Malwarebytes 3.0▲177

    A next-generation antivirus replacement

    2016 · malwarebytes.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Virus Fight Club▲79

    Play the hero and save the world from coronavirus

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Computer Virus Catalog▲56

    An illustrated guide to the worst computer viruses

    2014 · computerviruscatalog.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Remedy Rush▲66

    It’s you vs. the germs in this game of curious remedies.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Zombie Gunship Survival▲75

    PROTECT HUMANITY. SHOOT ZOMBIES.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    RESISTOR_▲80

    Hacking on the brink of nuclear destruction

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Virus Hunters▲67

    Defeat COVID-19 in AR. Pokemon GO but with Viruses.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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