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Ndemic Creations built it to test new rules for the second edition of Plague Inc: The Board Game, then decided the digital version was worth releasing on its own. The result keeps the board game\u0026#39;s rule set and adds modes that would not work on a tabletop, including online asynchronous versus play and 2vs2 team battles. Three DLC packs ship alongside it: Patient Zero Pack, Extreme Event Pack and Designers\u0026#39; Pathogens.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game ports a 2017 board game back into software, a loop where the digital hit becomes cardboard and then a game again. The 2vs2 team mode is the new piece.","twitterPost":"Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game turns the 2017 cardboard spin-off back into software, with a 2vs2 team mode the board version never had.","threadsPost":"Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game ports a 2017 board game back into software, so the digital hit becomes cardboard and then a game again. The 2vs2 team battle mode is the piece the tabletop version did not carry.","newsletterBlurb":"Ndemic Creations released Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game on Steam for PC and Mac at 820 yen, with a 10 percent discount running to November 19. It was originally built to test rules for the second edition of the board game. The release adds single-player, a legacy campaign, daily challenges and a 2vs2 team mode, plus three DLC packs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/05/174526.html\",\"title\":\"Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game, a game based on the board game based on the game, is out now!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5576,"outputTokens":734,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793875803,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T10:45:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T10:48:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T10:48:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_53ccd68dc927a9bdb0c08ef6","canonicalTitle":"ゲーム原作のボードゲームを再びゲーム化した『Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game』配信！","representativeArticleId":"a_b25dda59ccff9b1bffeb5a10","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game\",\"Plague Inc\",\"Plague Inc: The Board Game\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T10:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T10:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T10:48:53.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/05/174526.html","title":"ゲーム原作のボードゲームを再びゲーム化した『Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game』配信！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Plague Inc: The Board Game: The Video Game","Plague Inc","Plague Inc: The Board Game"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The game costs 820 yen, with a 10 percent discount until November 19.","Plague Inc: The Board Game, the 2017 board game version, is the basis for the video game.","The video game adds a 2vs2 team battle mode and single-player against CPU opponents.","Three DLC packs are available: Patient Zero Pack, Extreme Event Pack and Designers' Pathogens."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["plague-inc-the-board-game-the-video-game","plague-inc","plague-inc-the-board-game"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"plague-inc-the-board-game-the-video-game","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"plague-inc","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"plague-inc-the-board-game","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}