In what might be the most distasteful game announcement since Hatred, Polish studio Jujubee has revealed an upcoming title, COVID: The Outbreak: [prebreak]1[/prebreak]

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COVID: The Outbreak is a real-time strategy game in which you play the role of a global organization that has to deal with a global pandemic. Issue decrees, manage resources, develop projects, and construct buildings. A race for the vaccine begins!

In addition to crisis management, the game provides the players with information on how to behave in the event of an epidemic, what actions to take, and how to protect themselves and their loved ones in the most effective way. The game is based on the data published by WHO and on the information acquired from experts and consultants.

“Here at Jujubee we are passionate about educating our audience while they are having a good time playing our games. Currently, there is a plethora of misinformation circulating the topic of the coronavirus, so we hope our strategy game will serve as a source of entertainment and education for our players.” - says Pawel Nitta, Head of Marketing & PR.

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GAME FEATURES

Pandemic Management - advise the world what needs to be done in order to survive the dreadful disease; manage funds, staff, medicine, and research priorities.

Issue Emergency Decrees - declare national emergency and close borders, enforce obligatory vaccination, close schools and airports. Do whatever it takes to stop the coronavirus.

Research New Projects - developing new ways to fight off the disease is a sound strategy. Remember to be cautious as your enemy may mutate, rendering your newly acquired ability completely useless.

Unpredictable Events - how you handle the ongoing fake news, mass stockpiling of supplies, or people ignoring the incoming threat will go a long way towards deciding whether you will prevail against the disease, or succumb to it.

Construct Vital Buildings - build hospitals, emergency tents, research institutions, checkpoints, police stations, and a whole lot more. Every building you enact may become the decisive factor in stopping the outbreak.

Games Beyond™ - educate yourself on how a coronavirus operates, what can you do if you become infected, and why quarantines are issued. Understand why a pandemic is a threat to humanity.



COVID: The Outbreak release May 19th on Steam.

 

[Chary]

The true question is will this game let me play as Trump and tell people to inject cleaning products?

 

[Alysh_Graham]

It's weird to see a real world pandemic turned into a game, unlike what Ndemic did with Plague Inc, since it was outright banned in some countries for liking it to real events.

 

[PewnyPL]

I for one am surprised this didn't happen sooner.

 

[wolf-snake]

Ok this is just hilarious.

 

[Bladexdsl]

can you play as china and admit they created this virus in a lab?

 

[duwen]

No more distasteful than Oregon Trail... although that had the benefit of being somewhat removed from the timeframe in which it takes place.

 

[linuxares]

So Plague Inc light?

 

[spotanjo3]

No thanks. It is.. so wrong. Nah!

 

[MaxiBash]

That is the worst timing to announce a game with a goal and name like that.

 

[SnakeOil992]

Very considerate of them to take advantage of this horrid chain of events, especially so soon hm. They don't deserve a single penny.

 

[DCG]

"In what might be the most distasteful game announcement since Hatred, Polish studio Jujubee has revealed an upcoming title, COVID: The Outbreak:"

And still you decided to post an article about it for those sweet clicks

 

[KiiWii]

If this included some sort of “folding at home” element in the background, to help compute a solution... would it be better?

 

[tech3475]

Just wait for COVID-19 simulator.

 

[Bimmel]

It's a bit too soon for that joke.

 

[vincentx77]

If this included some sort of “folding at home” element in the background, to help compute a solution... would it be better?

So if the covid doesn't kill me, the game can kill my GPU. Hard pass.

 

[MarkDarkness]

In this at least you play the scientists, unlike the inevitable future game in which you will play the virus.

 

[Mythical]

I mean I knew it was gonna happen, but I thought it would be after COVID was sorta over this time around. Little soon imo, but hey you do you.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Just wait for COVID-19 simulator.

it's on steam now

 

[duwen]

In this at least you play the scientists, unlike the inevitable future game in which you will play the virus.

...or when it becomes part of the plot for the next CoD and has you gunning down anyone with a temperature at the airport. At least the zombie mode might feel relevant.