Choose Plague Inc: Evolved
Choose Plague Inc: Evolved if you want an Indie and Casual game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.8% positive across 25,374 reviews.
Plague Inc: Evolved vs Quarantine
Plague Inc: Evolved and Quarantine both land in Strategy, 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, Simulation on Steam. Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) is 1 year older than Quarantine (2017). Plague Inc: Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Quarantine (62.5% 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 Quarantine
Choose Quarantine if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Quarantine launched in 2017.
Both Plague Inc: Evolved and Quarantine sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, 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 |  Quarantine | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.8% positive (25,374 reviews) | 62.5% positive (120 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ndemic Creations | Sproing |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) is 1 year older than Quarantine (2017).
- Plague Inc: Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Quarantine (62.5% positive).
- Quarantine is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Plague Inc: Evolved (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Plague Inc: Evolved has co-op; Quarantine does not.
- Steam Deck: Plague Inc: Evolved is Deck Verified, Quarantine is Deck Playable.
Plague Inc: Evolved vs Quarantine — FAQ
- Which is better, Plague Inc: Evolved or Quarantine?
- On Steam reviews Plague Inc: Evolved scores higher (93.8% positive) than Quarantine (62.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Plague Inc: Evolved is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Plague Inc: Evolved or Quarantine first?
- If you want chronology, Plague Inc: Evolved (2016) came out before Quarantine (2017). 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 Quarantine similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does Quarantine have multiplayer like Plague Inc: Evolved?
- No. Plague Inc: Evolved supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Quarantine is listed as single-player only.