Plague Inc: Evolved News

Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/plague-inc-evolved-gets-a-vastly-improved-playing-experience-on-steam-deck/

[p]We've been working hard on improving the experience for Steam Deck players and today you can play those improvements![/p][p][/p][p]Lots of bug fixes, reworked glyphs and improvements to screen readability. [/p][p][/p][h3]Changelog[/h3][p]Steam Deck[/p]

• [p]Vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck[/p]

[p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Saving and Loading in an Outbreak game while the "Cough Drop" mutator was active would result in the costs of traits being significantly reduced further [/p]
• [p]Variety of bug fixes relating to the Steam Deck controller[/p]

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[p]Thanks for your feedback and enthusiasm for Outbreak Mode. We've got some fixes for Multiplayer, update now![/p][p][/p][h3]Changelog[/h3][p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed issue where replays in VS Multiplayer wouldn't play correctly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Multiplayer Traits weren't translating[/p]

[p][/p][p]Stay Healthy![/p][p]Ndemic Creations[/p]

[p]Hello Plague Inc., Rebel Inc. and After Inc. players![/p][p]As I normally do on our website last year and as I have each and every single year before that, since I started the company. I like to look back at what we've accomplished in the year and look ahead to what's coming next. This year, I thought we should bring it to Steam too![/p][h3]Key Events from 2025[/h3][p]This was a really great year for us - especially for Plague Inc. and our new game After Inc.[/p]

• [p]After Inc. was one of the top paid mobile games of the year worldwide, including 5th (UK and Germany), 12th (USA). [/p]
• [p]3.5 million people have played After Inc. so far, and it's been featured multiple times by Apple [/p]
• [p]The demo for After Inc: Revival was one of the top demos played in Steam's June Next Fest !  [/p]
• [p]After Inc: Revival successfully released on Steam Early Access.[/p]
• [p]8 major updates released for After Inc., including the huge new campaign "Shadows of the Past"[/p]
• [p]Plague Inc. was one of the top paid mobile games of the year worldwide (for the 13th year in a row!), including 2nd (Germany, Italy), 3rd (UK), 4th (USA, Brazil, Canada) [/p]
• [p]Greenland International update released for Plague Inc: Evolved[/p]
• [p]2025 World Update released for Plague Inc.[/p]
• [p]Outbreak game mode released for Plague Inc. A huge update spreading unique diseases every day[/p]
• [p]Rebel Inc. is still being worked on as well, and received a number of smaller updates to prepare for a larger update in 2026[/p]
• [p]Plague Inc., Rebel Inc. and After Inc. have all become available on Play Pass for Google Play![/p]
• [p]Hooded Horse started publishing Rebel Inc: Escalation[/p]

[p]We're so pleased you've all embraced our new game After Inc. across all platforms and we've got so much more to add to it![/p][p]Plague Inc.'s new mode is just the beginning of the new content coming; we're working on a new Special Disease type that's very exciting - will share more on that soon.[/p][p][/p][h3]Plans for 2026:[/h3]

• [p]More Campaigns and new content for After Inc., as well as leaving Early Access[/p]
• [p]New Special Disease Type for Plague Inc. (paid DLC)[/p]
• [p]Update Plague Inc. on console[/p]
• [p]New content for Plague Inc. and Rebel Inc.[/p]

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Be sure to follow us on Social Media, join our Discord, our reddits (Plague, Rebel, After) or sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about any Ndemic news.[/p][p][/p][p]Stay healthy and look after yourselves,[/p][p]James and the Ndemic Creations team[/p][p]
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[p]Thanks for your feedback and enthusiasm for Outbreak Mode. We've solved the missing text issue and updated Achievement conditions.[/p][p][/p][h3]Changelog[/h3][p]Balance[/p]

• [p]Updated Steam Achievements - We heard your feedback on these achievements and have dropped the requirements:[/p]
  • [p]Outbreak Survivor: Updated from 10 Outbreaks to 5 Outbreaks [/p]
  • [p]Outbreak Veteran: Updated from 50 Outbreaks to 10 Outbreaks [/p]
  • [p]Outbreak Legend: Updated from 100 Outbreaks to 20 Outbreaks [/p]

[p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed issue where all text would vanish in the game - If you're still encountering this issue, please let us know![/p]

[p][/p][p]Stay Healthy![/p][p]Ndemic Creations[/p]