Ndemic Creations

Ndemic Creations is an independent British game developer and publisher based in Bristol. Its work focuses on strategy and simulation games that turn complex biological, political and societal systems into interactive challenges. The studio develops for mobile devices, computers and consoles, and also publishes physical tabletop games.

Founded in 2011 by James Vaughan, the business began as an evening and weekend project alongside his work in business consulting. Its first game, Plague Inc., launched on iOS in May 2012. Players design and evolve a pathogen while responding to the measures taken to contain it. The game subsequently expanded to other platforms, with Plague Inc: Evolved bringing the concept to computers and consoles and Plague Inc: The Board Game adapting it for tabletop play. The report records more than 190 million players for the title over its lifetime.

Strategy across different systems

The studio broadened its portfolio with Rebel Inc. in 2018. Its political and counter-insurgency simulation explores the competing demands of civilian development, governance and military security in a region recovering from conflict. Rebel Inc: Escalation extends that approach to PC.

After Inc., released on mobile in late 2024, shifts the focus to rebuilding civilization after a viral collapse. It combines survival city building with reconstruction and compact 4X strategy mechanics. Its PC counterpart, After Inc: Revival, entered Steam Early Access in 2025.

Ndemic also develops simulations with an educational dimension. Plague Inc: The Cure reverses the original game's perspective, asking players to coordinate an international response to an outbreak through public health interventions and vaccine development. Across its portfolio, the studio combines accessible game formats with interconnected systems that encourage players to consider how individual decisions affect a wider simulation.