Hi Contaminated Creators!

Can we still say Happy New Year even though it’s a full month since our collective existence took another tangible atrophic step towards the heat death of the universe? We don’t care, we’ll say it anyway: Happy New Year!

We hope you’ve had a smooth landing in 2019 through a constructive January. We know for a fact that the below scenario creators did, given that their scenarios have floated to the very top of the popularity pile over the last four weeks. Play through the following list to discover epidemics of all flavours, including, but not limited to, zombies, anime characters, and mystery Apocalypses.


Resident evil by Lil nugget
血小板真可爱！ by SandCastle(沙雕)
Lethality Speed Test by delainarm
The Flop by The Survivor
A New Reality? (DDLC) by SonenseS
The Rapture: End of Humanity by MKB0i
PAX 19 Bacteria by Le Pepp
Scorched Plague by C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S
Chaos Plague by delainarm
Video Gaming Practices by Garrus

Congratulations, as always, to the creators listed above!

But what about you, dear reader? Has your creative whistle been wetted by seeing such fine specimens displayed upon our digital plinth? If so, know that you too can bask in the adoration of the Plague Inc. playerbase. All you have to do is extract from your brain your very own idea for a cool Plague Inc. scenario, build it in the Scenario Creator that comes with Plague Inc: Evolved, and then publish it for everyone to play. Who knows? Maybe your creation will storm the popular scenarios chart next time?

In the meantime, stay healthy everyone, and see you next month!

Matt

Hi Ailing Acolytes!

Welcome to our end-of-year Popular Scenarios blog post blowout! Ah, it feels good to reach the end of 2018, doesn’t it? You can almost smell the promise of the new year on the horizon. Well... it’s either that or everything’s on fire over there. We’re sure it’s fine.

Regular readers of this blog will know how it all works by now. Each month we construct an obligingly hilarious introduction [sure you do, Matt - James], then we pluck the latest and greatest Custom Scenarios out of the ether to place before you in one easily digestible list.

This month we wanted to do something a bit special to celebrate a full year of fantastic player-created content. We’ve gone through the last 12 months worth of blog posts and pulled together an uber list, featuring the weirdest, funniest and, of course, most popular player created scenarios from 2018.

The weather outside might be frightful, but the following collection of scenarios is delightful:

Cult of Nyarlathotep by theoxis
Cannibal Plague by Redbaron
Reality Drift by here comes the money
Y.H.W.H. by vadrigaar
Interstellar Travelers 1 by BioActiveSteve
Cat Apocalypse by Jaggwagg
Avengers: Infinity War (v. 4) by Zer0sion
The Sleeper by A Beautiful Duwang.
Times 100? by LycanBoy
The Last of Plagues by MKB0i

Congratulations to all the above creators, and remember: if you have a great idea for a cool new Plague Inc. scenario, you too could have your name among them! Just boot up the game and head to the Scenario Creator to give it a go.

Have healthy holidays all!

Matt

P.S.
Apologies that the Popular Scenarios Update blog is slightly later this month. We have a very good excuse! We’ve been hard at work releasing a brand new game for iOS, Rebel Inc.

Let us know what you think, and if you would like to see the game come to PC in the future. You can read all about our plans for the game over on our full FAQ here.

Hi there maligned mates,

We wanted to drop in to let you know that we've pushed a minor update to Plague Inc: Evolved, fixing a couple of issues. Just so you know why we’re showing up in your download lists! ;)

You can see the full changelog here:
Updated - ELO maximum has now been set to 10k
Fixed - ELO matchmaking issues
Fixed - Minor text changes in Ultimate Board Games Scenario
Fixed - Issues with Shadow Plague Government Actions in Scenario Creator
Fixed - Issue with Custom Scenarios using multiple Cheats

Keep an eye out for more exciting news coming soon!

Stay healthy,

Matt

Ah, yes, Halloween - it’s the favourite time of year for fans of blood sucking, neck biting and (in some circles) bat being. But what does your average vampire do when they’re not trick or treating or picking the garlic cloves out of their risottos? Well we’d wager they might just be dabbling in Shadow Plague, the most realistic depiction of a worldwide vampire infestation available.

In this vamp-centric Plague Inc. game mode you too can prepare for the night walker apocalypse via the ultimate simulation. Learn how to:

• Consume humanity - Feed carefully to grow in power and transform into a monstrous bat to strategically set up lairs and shadow portals.
  
• Emerge from the Shadows - Create slaves to worship your vampire and use Blood Rage to defeat the Templar who hunt your vampire as well as the WHO who seek to eradicate your pathogen.
  
• Cover the world in darkness - Master unique gameplay mechanics and strategies to help your vampire rule the world!

Plague Inc: Evolved is currently available at a special Halloween sale price, so now might just be the best time of year to sink your teeth into Shadow Plague.

Stay healthy, and Happy Halloween from all of us at Office Zero!

Matt

Hi pernicious pals!

Some people say that the best way to prepare for the end of the world is to build a bunker in your back garden. Others suggest stocking up on canned goods. Yet more cultivate arsenals of cricket bats and hockey sticks. But there’s a much better way to get a handle on the various diverse ways humanity could pop its 15307819144 collective clogs*.

I mean, who of us can honestly say that we would know what to do if Armageddon via a fictional hybrid turtle/princess character birthed from the internet came to pass? What would you do if you were transported to an alternate history conceived in an infamous WWII grand strategy game’s mod? What happens when a purple-clad, seven foot tall, anti-plumber finally gets his time in the spotlight?

Well it’s a good job there are plenty of Plague Inc. creators out there ready, willing, and able to offer up their wisdom in these matters. Play through the below ten scenarios, the most popular from the last 30 days, to get a real end-times education.

Kaiserreich by Sakura Da Familia
Waluigi's Rage by Quewueu
The Last of Plagues by MKB0i
Fortnite and our FINAL:HOUR by voltron106
Bowsette by Tom Cat
APEX: Nuclear Alert Zero by Атомный Говномёт
Joy by Grays
Times 100? by LycanBoy {LINK REMOVED}Gamdom.com
Masks We Wear by originalsparkstar
Medieval Conquer by Xova

Congratulations to all of the creators listed above!

For the uninitiated, we gather up the ten most popular scenarios created by players in the Plague Inc. Scenario Creator every month for you to play through. Do you have an idea for a scenario that’s just waiting to burst out? Then get creating yourself! The Scenario Creator is free for all owners of Plague Inc: Evolved - just launch the game, select it from the main menu, and get started.

You never know, it might be your bizarre brain splurges on our monthly popularity pedestal next time around.

Until then, stay healthy,

Matt

*Total number of figurative global clogs correct as of time of writing

Greetings Ailing Acolytes!

That’s it folks. Summer is officially over. It’s time to throw your sun hats and flip-flops into a dusty cupboard for another nine months and knuckle down for the long haul. In our general location (the UK) that means grey skies, tepid rain, and more grim-looking clouds than a JRPG cosplayer meet-up.

But don’t cry for us, dear Plague Inc. players. This just means more time to spend indoors playing through the hundreds of custom scenarios you craft on a monthly basis. Scenarios such as the ten below, which we’ve plucked from the plethora on offer as the most popular from the last four weeks. From psychological horror to infectious duct tape (?) there’s something here for everyone.

Heart of Darkness by A Beautiful Duwang.
The Sleeper by A Beautiful Duwang.
Enslaving Parasite by Stache & Hat
电子海洛因 by 恐惧教主
The Dollar Flu by Grays
The Coven by SkymeRate
Flex Tape Mod by DylanDino2017
インフルエンザ by tshtga
Sky Terror by thomas.watts
Uh OH SPAGHETTIO'S by Nononym

Congratulations, as always, to everyone featured above. And to everyone else: be sure to give these a play through and let the creators know if you enjoy their work. Compliments are like the best Plague Inc. diseases - they work best when passed around freely!

We’ll be back again next month with another selection of popular scenarios to try out. If you can’t wait until then, or if you’re sat there thinking ‘I can do better than that!’, then put your disease where your mouth is. Figuratively.

You can grab the Scenario Creator free with Plague Inc: Evolved. Just run the game, select it from the main menu and get creating. Who knows, maybe it’ll be your scenario that tops the popular charts next month.

Until then: stay healthy!

Matt

Hello pernicious pals!

Halloween might still be a couple of months away, but the Plague Inc. community is already busy crafting a glut of horrific new custom scenarios to play through. Demons, Zombies, Werewolves - they’re all here for the party this month as we gather the ten most popular custom scenarios for your pleasure/terror.

If you’re not in the mood for monsters then there are still bees and garlic bread to contend with. Yes that’s right. Bees and garlic bread. Don’t ever change, you beautiful Plague Inc. Scenario Creators.

The Andromeda Strain by Jaggwagg
Lycanthropy by Remmahraw 687
Zombie Anhilation by Robback
The Rise of Garlic Bread by Gay Pasta
Ligma by 𝓚𝓐𝓚𝓐𝓢𝟭𝟮𝟯𝟰𝟱𝟱
苏维埃崛起V2 by 天真·珈百璃·怀特
Killer Bees by zomblue
东方project by 豆沙团子
Avengers: Infinity War (v. 4) by Zer0sion
Demonic Virus by SóMaisUmDemônioDeTintaGamer

Give the above scenarios a go and let your fellow players know how you get on. Oh, and don’t forget to leave feedback for the creators as well, especially if you enjoyed their work!

We’ll be back next month with another collection of popular scenarios. In the meantime, why not get your own built and shared with the community? The Scenario Creator comes free with Plague Inc: Evolved on Steam, it’s just a case of booting it up and exploring your own infectious ideas. Publish something and you never know: it could by your name up there come September!

Until then, stay healthy,

Matt

We’re fresh back from a trip to Buckingham Palace, where Plague Inc. picked up a very royal award from Her Majesty The Queen. We wanted to celebrate winning The Queen’s Enterprise Award for Innovation in style, so created a special ‘Royal Update’ - available for free for Plague Inc: Evolved on PC right now!

The Royal Update is stuffed full of exciting content, including two all new scenarios. Read more on both below!

Make a best-selling board game in this radically different scenario that has nothing to do with disease! Investors have given you two years to design, produce and distribute your very own game. Can your cat-themed Scrabble/Risk hybrid outsell Monopoly?

People around the world have stopped believing in science, medicine and even diseases. One country decides to offer scientists sanctuary and from here they hope to save humanity from itself! Can you wipe them out in time?

We’re been looking forward to you lot getting your hands on these scenarios, and can't wait to see what witty board game combinations you can think up. So get stuck in and good luck infecting the world’s table tops!

Stay healthy,

Matt

P.S.
For those interested in the minutiae, here's the full change log:

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Added 2 new Official Scenarios
Added 16 new achievements
Updated text and translations
Fixed: Scenario Creator news display issue
Fixed: Multiplayer mode player numbers display error
Fixed: Quickfire saving/loading errors
Fixed: Rare multiplayer game logging problems