# Patient Zero: Virus game

> Apocalypse simulator

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749201592](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749201592)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6749201592`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brightika, Inc.
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (4,690 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-17
- **First published:** 2025-08-27
- **Size:** 225 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/patient-zero-virus-game/id6749201592)
- **Website:** [https://brightika.com/](https://brightika.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://brightika.com/privacy-policy/](https://brightika.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Patient Zero is a fictional, immersive virus simulation game that blends strategic gameplay with global crisis management. Navigate a pathogen through a hyper-detailed world, where every choice shapes humanity's fate in an entertainment-focused experience.

Key features:
- Hyper-realistic world simulation
- Intuitive controls to guide your strategy
- Multiple disease types with unique mutation patterns
- Global reach: infect every country
- Hundreds of evolving traits and thousands of world events
- Built-in tutorials and help for new players

## Rankings

- #26,947 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers broadly like the core virus-simulation concept and find the gameplay fun, especially for fans of idle games, and appreciate the low price. However, the app suffers from frequent crashes and heavy advertising that interrupts play, with progression often gated behind ads or purchases. A few note it feels derivative of Plague Inc.

### Pros

- Gameplay is fun and engaging when it runs.
- Low cost / not expensive compared with Plague Inc.
- Appealing virus-simulation concept for genre fans.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and the app closes frequently, sometimes within seconds of starting or during play.
- Heavy ad load with ads appearing very often and some forced ads, interrupting gameplay.
- Progression feels slow or gated by ads and in-app purchases.
- Feels derivative of Plague Inc.

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