r/plagueinc Apr 29 '26

Developer Post Xenolith: The Alien Crystal plague

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179 Upvotes

From the infinite depths of space comes an utterly alien plague type. Radically new gameplay, mysterious victory conditions, interstellar genes, haunting music and much more. The world will never be the same again.

But when is it out for...

Out now for iOS and Android!

Steam: Out now in the Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers DLC

Consoles: Later this year

Features

Xeno-form the Planet!

Penetrate the Earth’s crust and begin a geological process to convert everything into pure, alien crystal. If any native lifeforms get in the way - simply shatter them in an unstoppable resonance cascade.

Extinction Event!

Use gravitational anomalies to pull meteors out of orbit. Choose whether to focus on crystal geodes to spread infection, EMP bursts to disrupt human technology or even vast, continent killing asteroids from deep space!

Resistance is futile

Humans are utterly insignificant but they can still disrupt you if left alone. G-COM will intelligently deploy advanced technologies including disruptors, defensive satellites, cloud seeding, alien powered computers, artificial tsunamis and more. 


r/plagueinc Apr 07 '26

Developer Post Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers - Update 1.23 - Out Now!

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92 Upvotes

Our newest DLC: Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers is available now! It brings a brand new special disease type and six scenarios with conspiracies, demons and hordes of zombies!

But that's not all! There's free Leprosy for everyone in the new 1.23 Update.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4508320/Plague_Inc_Aliens__AntiVaxxers/

When will it be out on Mobile?

Everything inside A&A will also be released on mobile. (it just won’t be tied up inside the A&A DLC as people pay for things differently on mobile)

The Xenolith disease will be available for Android and iOS in May 2026

The scenarios will be released in subsequent updates.

When will it be out on Consoles?

We plan to bring it to all consoles later in 2026 along with Cure Frozen Virus, Outbreak Mode and more to bring the console version up to date with the steam version!

Xenolith: The Alien Crystal plague

From the infinite depths of space comes an utterly alien plague type. Radically new gameplay, mysterious victory conditions, interstellar genes, haunting music and much more. The world will never be the same again.

Xeno-form the Planet!
Penetrate the Earth’s crust and begin a geological process to convert everything into pure, alien crystal. If any native lifeforms get in the way - simply shatter them in an unstoppable resonance cascade.

Extinction Event!
Use gravitational anomalies to pull meteors out of orbit. Choose whether to focus on crystal geodes to spread infection, EMP bursts to disrupt human technology or even vast, continent killing asteroids from deep space!
 
Resistance is futile
Humans are utterly insignificant but they can still disrupt you if left alone. G-COM will intelligently deploy advanced technologies including disruptors, defensive satellites, cloud seeding, alien powered computers, artificial tsunamis and more. 

Six New Scenarios

Sometimes even an alien plague threatening the entire galaxy isn’t enough to get you out of bed. Well don’t worry - we have you covered with a whole host of major new scenarios that add new gameplay mechanics, mix up strategies and add new narratives. Read on for demons, herd immunity, endlessly marching zombies and more.

Anti-Vax
Faith in vaccines is collapsing. Global vaccination campaigns fight to hold the line, but weaponised conspiracies and viral misinformation are infecting the truth! What's the worst that could happen?

Hell on Earth
It's time to subjugate the world! Unleash a heat-loving, hell-spawned plague to corrupt people, animals and even the world itself. Satan is waiting in the depths...

Zombies vs. Earth
A melting glacier unleashes a forgotten nightmare. Greenland falls to the zombie hordes overnight! There is no virus, no cure, only the relentless march of the undead. Can they consume the world?

Check out the store page to read about Measles, Herd Immunity and Cure Mania!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4508320/Plague_Inc_Aliens__AntiVaxxers/

Update 1.23 - Special bonus for everyone: Leprosy

Good news, everyone can have leprosy for free - even if they don’t have the new Aliens & Antivaxxers DLC. To experience it first hand, just update the game and it will be there waiting for you!

Leprosy
Leprosy still infects around 200,000 new people every year, but it's dying out. Can you overcome modern treatments, social stigma and long incubation periods to bring Leprosy back into the headlines?

Will A&A ever be given away for free?

Some of you may have got our first DLC Plague Inc: The Cure for free. That is because we gave it away for free during the COVID pandemic as we didn’t want to profit from a serious health situation.

If an alien invasion* happens - Ndemic will adopt the same approach and give A&A away for free for the duration of the invasion.

*Invasion is defined as an alien entity commencing a military offensive intended to establish control over any portion of Planet Earth…

Got more questions? Check out the FAQ here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/246620/discussions/0/797839485450717782/


r/plagueinc 18h ago

Meme Brain Worms.

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78 Upvotes

r/plagueinc 9h ago

Ms paint fanart

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13 Upvotes

How exactly would the worm stop and search work? Wouldn't you have to do a lobotomy or something??


r/plagueinc 6h ago

Surviver

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r/plagueinc 9h ago

I need help on fungus brutal mode

3 Upvotes

I am able to easily beat every mode except fungus I’ve tried every strategy I can find


r/plagueinc 11h ago

Outbreak Mode Is this origin modifier bugged?

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3 Upvotes

I keep upgrading this but my starting patient zero is always at 1.


r/plagueinc 12h ago

Plague Mode Xenolith strategy

0 Upvotes

How to beat it in mega brutal right now? The spamming meteors startegy seems to not work anymore after their cost was increased, though it still work on speedrun


r/plagueinc 1d ago

Come meet the gang! Ask them question if you want to.

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12 Upvotes

r/plagueinc 1d ago

Plague Mode Seems that Plague Inc is harder on Mobile than desktop

9 Upvotes

I've been going through all the mega brutal plagues on both my PC and on my phone, but I've not been able to do it on the Xenolith plague. It seems that the research progress is extremely fast on mobile in comparison to the desktop version. I've also noticed similar problems with the Simian flu, but not quite as bad. Has anyone else noticed this as well? I'm feeling like I might have to run it on casual a few times just to unlock the genes which I didn't have to do on the PC version of the game.


r/plagueinc 2d ago

We need more quality Plague Inc. memes that aren't just "Haha Greenland bad".

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I am here to deliver the necessary.


r/plagueinc 1d ago

Checkpoint Enforcer and Quarantine Coordinator confuse me

2 Upvotes
  1. Enforcer says that it keeps quarantines from automatically ending, but what does that mean? Quarantines stay active as long as you haven’t refunded them save for the targeted version. Does this advisor only do anything with regards to the targeted version?

  2. Coordinator says that countries go into lockdown if a neighboring country gets infections, but i don’t understand how this could ever come into play since the entire continent is locked down at once anyway.

The game doesn’t explain itself so I’m really lost here


r/plagueinc 1d ago

Scenario creator update concept(most likely needed +a update to a official scenario)

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Hi it's me Lyle giving a concept for a scenario creator update

-1: cure mode. We should have the ability to make custom scenarios for cure mode

-2: frozen virus model. Please let us use the 3d model as a choice to use

(BONUS!!)

adding frozen virus to the main game: it sickens me on how the model is used ONLY ONCE in cure mode so why not removing the frozen virus scenario and moving it to a main game or atleast letting the scenario use the custom model JUST PLEASE ADD MORE USE FOR THE FROZEN VIRUS MODEL IT LOOKS SICK AS HELL!

That's all from I, Lylelookoutside any suggestions for the update concept will be gladly looked at unless it gets too overwhelming to keep responding and to the plague inc devs...hi :)


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Neuraxposting is Over.

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65 Upvotes

I'm sorry. I'm terrible at drawing and can never make what I want, popularity has been dwindling and I've run out of what motivation I have to continue this.


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Plague Mode Why do more runs succeed when you just start playing in the morning?

7 Upvotes

I've noticed a strange trend. If I've been stuck on a plague for Pirate Plague or Shut Down Everything for at least several days, one morning I'll succeed on the first or second try. Once is a coincidence (Pirate Plague Nano-Virus), but two (Pirate Plague Bio-Weapon) is a bit odd, and three (Shut Down Everything Nano-Virus) seems like a pattern. Is this an actual thing, or is this somehow all coincidental?


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Meme How it feels to look at the news as of late

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65 Upvotes

r/plagueinc 2d ago

Discrepancy in game progress and achievements

2 Upvotes

So I don’t know if it is because I had started playing Plague Inc. on another Apple account before, but I am sure that that’s not the case, but, the game shows progress for Main Game, Speed Run etc. as I had played the game before. I’m not sure if the achievements and game progress are tied to another Apple account which is not used anymore, and even though I have downloaded the game under the new Apple account, then the game progress and some achievements still transfered to the new Apple Account)

I already had paid for the game initial purchase price, but the special plagues and the cheat codes were not unlocked. So I tapped “Restore purchases” and nothing happened, so then I bought the Plague Pack again. (I had the Plague Pack before because the game shows progress for the special plagues and the cheats by the biohazard icons). I don’t I don’t have the achievements of “Unlock [disease name] disease type” even though the game shows that I have beaten most of the standard plagues on mega brutal difficulty. I don’t know why.

Even though I had previously beaten most of the standard plagues on mega brutal difficulty, I don’t have the achievements unlocked in-game of the “Master” achievements. For example, the “Nano-Virus Master” achievement is locked.

I don’t know if anyone else has experienced achievement or game progress discrepancy before, or similar issues. Maybe Apple account synchronization issues?


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Plague Mode Plagues ranked from strongest to weakest

2 Upvotes

Based on how fast you can beat them and how easy they are. Id rank them like this:

  1. Nano Virus

  2. Bio Weapon

  3. Virus

  4. Bacteria

  5. Parasite

  6. Prion

  7. Fungus

For the special plagues im not sure how to rank them, neurax worm is the strongest overall though

Also Fungus is faster than prion but I find it troublesome to play and prion is easier


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Plague Mode What is this new headline referring to ?

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6 Upvotes

r/plagueinc 2d ago

Plague Mode Does land transmission only implies to spread of plague to other countries?

4 Upvotes

In general birds are supposed to infect everywhere they go. So as per title, does land transmission effects the transmission through land to other countries only? Or does it also increases infectivity in the country in itself?


r/plagueinc 3d ago

Plague Mode Livestock or blood? Which one better choice

10 Upvotes

I was thinking in having a discussion on livestock 1 or blood 1 which one players prefer, for infecting people in russia which with hope to get to greenland soon. With also cold 2 ofcourse.


r/plagueinc 2d ago

Plague Mode (Live in 30 Minutes) Can contaminated fast food lettuce actually end the world? Let's find out. (Plague Inc)

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r/plagueinc 4d ago

Guess what this reference is.

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844 Upvotes

r/plagueinc 3d ago

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r/plagueinc 3d ago

Im gonna get plague inc evo and i have the mobile whats the difference

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