The creators behind the Plague Inc. video game have seen sales explode for all the wrong reasons during the novel coronavirus pandemic, so they’re channelling their profits back into the fight with a hefty donation and a new mode that lets players stop — rather than encourage — the spread of a deadly outbreak.
The mobile game has been a top seller on the App Store and Google Play for many years, but its popularity has soared amid the threat of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The game puts users in charge of spreading a pandemic and killing off the world’s population through various methods inspired by real-world diseases.