Choose Plague Inc: Evolved
Choose Plague Inc: Evolved if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. 25,374 Steam reviews back the pick.
Plague Inc: Evolved vs War Trains
Plague Inc: Evolved and War Trains both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) is 3 years older than War Trains (2019). Plague Inc: Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than War Trains (0% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose War Trains
Choose War Trains if you want an Action, Adventure, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. War Trains launched in 2019.
Both Plague Inc: Evolved and War Trains sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Plague Inc: Evolved |  War Trains | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 199.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.8% positive (25,374 reviews) | 0% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ndemic Creations | Hede, Fallalypse studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) is 3 years older than War Trains (2019).
- Plague Inc: Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than War Trains (0% positive).
- Plague Inc: Evolved is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than War Trains (14.99 USD vs. 199.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Plague Inc: Evolved is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; War Trains has no Deck rating yet.
Plague Inc: Evolved vs War Trains — FAQ
- Should I play Plague Inc: Evolved or War Trains first?
- If you want chronology, Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) came out before War Trains (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Plague Inc: Evolved and War Trains similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Plague Inc: Evolved and War Trains have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Plague Inc: Evolved ships Online Co-op, Co-op; War Trains ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Plague Inc: Evolved run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Plague Inc: Evolved is rated Deck Verified by Valve. War Trains doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.