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Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak overview

John's Project | Jun 4, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)360
  • Revenue (VGI)$450
  • Review score33% positive

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)360
  • Revenue (VGI)$450
  • Review score33% positive
  • Total reviews12
  • Release dateJun 4, 2020
  • DeveloperJohn's Project
  • PublisherJohn's Project

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: John's ProjectPublisher: John's Project

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Game overview

Overview

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak comes from John's Project and is published by John's Project. It arrived on Steam on Jun 4, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 33% positive across 12 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainJapanesePortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i3 or better.4 GB RAMIntel HD 4400 or better.100 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel Core i3 or better.8 GB RAMIntel HD 4400 or better.100 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 17Intel Core i3 or better.4 GB RAMIntel HD 4400 or better.100 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 20Intel Core i3 or better.8 GB RAMIntel HD 4400 or better.100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak has sold up to 360 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $450. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak overview details

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Join the community! A government simulation game in which you're the president and have to strategically plan what actions to take to balance the statistics of your country during a pandemic. Are you good enough to make your country overcome the pandemic? Try it out! Want to know what happens if there are no reactions to a pandemic? Try it out! You're the president of a new country, that is now part of the earth, in 1/1/2020 a pandemic has started. You have to balance 8 statistics: Infections, Deaths, Recovered, Economic growth, Unemployment, Reputation, Health system workload and vaccine development. There are 2 main action types you can take to balance the statistics Isolation measures - Force masks - Close country borders - Close schools - Stop tourism - Close stores - Stop industry - Stop events Budget Investments - Vaccine research - Health System capacity - Economy propaganda - Virus propaganda - Aid package for businesses

SteamPulse editorial summary

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 33% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GamePandemic: The Virus Outbreak
Steam App ID1325960
Typegame
Release dateJun 4, 2020
DeveloperJohn's Project
PublisherJohn's Project
Price$1.99
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Positive reviews4
Negative reviews8
Total reviews12
Positive percent33%
Review typeMostly Negative
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime17 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 4, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 November 2023 - 16:19:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Infections reached 0%No description
Vaccine developerNo description
Mass murderNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1325960
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1325960/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1325960
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak?

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:54:12 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 0 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), United Kingdom (16.7%), Japan (16.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.2%), Brazil (11.8%), United Kingdom (11.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.3%), Brazil (12.7%), United Kingdom (12.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.1%), Brazil (10.8%), United Kingdom (10%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak?

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak currently sits at 33% positive across 12 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak have?

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak currently has about 71 tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak?

Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

33% positive, 4 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, Family Sharing

Achievements

3

Platform releases
  • Steam 4 June 2020

DLC and packages

PandemicBuy Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak #463029$1.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 or better. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or better. Storage: 100 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 or better. Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or better. Storage: 100 MB available space

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