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Best Games About Viruses, Outbreaks, & Diseases

Throughout history, people have constantly faced various viruses, infections, and diseases. Many of them have a natural origin, while the nature of others is artificial.

Either way, viruses are fertile ground for games of all kinds. And developers often exploit this theme in their projects.

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)
Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake
March 24, 2023
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8.4/10
Remake of Resident Evil 4 (2005) 2005. The story takes place in 2004, six years after the events of Resident Evil 2. Leon Scott Kennedy, a government agent, is...
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Stealth
January 25, 2019
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 97/100
Resident Evil 2 is a re-release of the classic action-horror Resident Evil 2 (1998) from 1998 with a third-person perspective. The events of the sequel unfold two...
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 3
Action, Shooter, Puzzle, Third-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future)
April 3, 2020
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...
Days Gone
Days Gone
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
April 26, 2019
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Single-player adventure action game Days Gone, in the genres of survival, stealth, and action, with a third-person perspective in an open world, was released in...
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Adventure, Narrative
February 4, 2022
VGTimes: 8.3/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 76/100
A sequel to Dying Light featuring a new protagonist, characters, and setting, along with a new storyline that expands the game universe. The formula of "zombies...
Dying Light
Dying Light
Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic
January 27, 2015
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...
The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part 1
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake
September 2, 2022
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Remake of the adventure action game The Last of Us, created on the engine of The Last of Us: Part 2. The new version features improved graphics, gameplay, combat...
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies
January 23, 2017
VGTimes: 8.8/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...
The Last of Us: Part 2
The Last of Us: Part 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
June 19, 2020
VGTimes: 9.7/10
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 93/100
The Last of Us: Part 2 — an exciting narrative action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in the post-apocalyptic world of "The...
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
October 2, 2012
VGTimes: 7.2/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...
Vampyr
Vampyr
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
June 4, 2018
VGTimes: 7.5/10
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Vampyr is a third-person action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange and Remember Me. London 1918... Spanish flu... it is unlikely that many people are able to...
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 16, 2009
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 5, 2009
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Resident Evil 5 is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the masters from the studios Capcom Entertainment and CAPCOM Co.. The game is...
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future)
October 28, 2022
Players: 7/10
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition — the complete edition of the first-person shooter horror with survival elements Resident Evil Village. In addition to the...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 27, 2023
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Third-person shooter with elements of horror and survival Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view
March 24, 2015
VGTimes: 9.1/10
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Bloodborne is a dark adventure role-playing action game with a third-person view from the creators of the Dark Souls series. The action takes place in a...
DayZ
DayZ
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Zombies
December 13, 2018
Players: 7/10
Steam: 77/100
DayZ is a multiplayer survival horror game with an open world. Before us is the post-Soviet country of Chernarus, which was struck by an unknown virus. Most of the...
Dishonored
Dishonored
Action, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 8, 2012
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Dishonored is a stealth action game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the plague-ridden fictional city of Dunwall, inspired by...
A Plague Tale: Requiem
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Stealth, Medieval era, Narrative
October 17, 2022
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A Plague Tale: Requiem is the continuation of the third-person action-adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence. Amicia and her brother Hugo embark on a new journey. The...
Plague Inc.
Plague Inc.
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future)
May 26, 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Plague Inc. is an unusual simulator with elements of management strategy, where you will have to develop your own virus, which will slowly spread across the planet...
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
January 25, 2011
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Dead Space 2 is a continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which takes place on a space station infected with...
Prototype
Prototype
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks
June 9, 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 79/100
Prototype is a third-person action game with shooter and tank simulator elements from the masters from the Radical Entertainment studio. The game is published by...
A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
May 13, 2019
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...
Plague Inc: Evolved
Plague Inc: Evolved
Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation
September 18, 2015
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Plague Inc: Evolved is an updated version of an unusual simulator with elements of management strategy for modern platforms. The game will give you the opportunity...
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
March 12, 2019
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 83/100
The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. As it turned out, the quarantine zone in New York could not hold out, and the...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 17, 2008
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
October 12, 2021
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Back 4 Blood is an exciting co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. In the game you will find yourself in...
Tom Clancy's The Division
Tom Clancy's The Division
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
March 7, 2016
VGTimes: 6.9/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Tom Clancy's The Division is a multiplayer online action game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place in modern New York, during...
Мор
Мор
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Survival
May 23, 2019
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Pestilence is a remake of the 2005 open-world thriller. Three very different doctors are trying to save an unusual steppe city from an epidemic of a deadly disease...
Ninja Blade
Ninja Blade
Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view
January 29, 2009
Players: 9.8/10
Metacritic: 65/100
Ninja Blade is a third-person action game with horror and fighting elements from the developers from the studio FromSoftware, Inc.. The game is published by...
World War Z: Aftermath
World War Z: Aftermath
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
September 21, 2021
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 80/100
World War Z: Aftermath is a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed...
Мор. Утопия
Мор. Утопия
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
June 9, 2005
Players: 9.8/10
Mor. Utopia — action role-playing game with a first-person view. The game offers a choice of three protagonists: Bachelor, Haruspex and Imposter (the...
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
March 22, 2002
Players: 8.5/10
Resident Evil (2002) — third-person horror game with puzzle elements. The game is distinguished by its photorealistic environment. The game features new...
Plague M.D.
Plague M.D.
Simulation, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
September 17, 2020
Players: 7/10
Steam: 74/100
Plague M.D. — a medieval simulator with a side view in the point and click genre. In this game you have to try on the role of a medieval doctor who is trying...
Pandemic: The Board Game
Pandemic: The Board Game
Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Logic, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
October 3, 2013
Four deadly diseases are rapidly spreading across the planet, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Only the coordinated work of a small group of specialists...
We are the Plague
We are the Plague
Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
2021
We are the Plague is a tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting. The events of the game take place during the time of the great...

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