Patient Zero: Virus Simulator

Contains adsIn-app purchases
20.8K reviews
Content rating
USK: Ages 12+
1M+
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Content rating
USK: Ages 12+
Dark Atmosphere
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About this game

Patient Zero is a new global virus idle simulator where you do not just watch the outbreak — you lead a secret underground lab creating and improving dangerous pathogens. This virus game combines long-term progress with continuous experiments and evolution.

In Patient Zero, your organization works from the shadows — gathering data, testing new pathogens, and releasing viral strains into the world. While governments try to stop the pandemic, you build your own system of spread — hidden, efficient, and designed for global infection. Every choice shapes the outbreak and the fate of disease worldwide.

This hybrid idle simulator mixes strategy, simulation, and progress. Your infections continue even when you’re away, but the most important decisions remain in your hands. Patient Zero delivers the tension of a pandemic simulator while focusing on lab management and pathogen evolution.

There are currently four main pathogens, each with unique viral strains:

* Virus
* Bacteria
* Parasite
* Fungus

A new pathogen — Nanobot — is in preparation, with more viruses on the way. Develop your lab, improve your pathogens, unlock stronger strains, and accelerate every stage of viral progress.

Your pledge to control, evolve, and dominate the global infection is in your hands.
Control viruses in this idle simulator game!
Updated on
Oct 18, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows*
*Powered by Intel® technology

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 2 others
  • No data collected
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  • Data isn’t encrypted
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

18.8K reviews
J Cruickshank
August 30, 2025
The game is fun basically a clone of pandemic. there are ad's but they are short. in the beginning there aren't as many ad's but once you get a bit into the first level the ad's become very aggressive (one ad every 36 seconds). I'm sure you can purchase to remove ads but unfortunately I wasn't able to see how much it was due to battling ads every time I switched any tab. again it is a fun game so if you don't mind watching ad's I recommend the game. 3/5
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Elias Destounis
September 13, 2026
ad farm game fun but so many ads meant to force you to buy ad free gam. the game is very good and fun till it isn't. you'll progress and you will find that ads pop up evry 60 seconds making it unable to play a fun game. ads that pop up force you into the play store and then back into the game and then back into the play store. I've pressed multiple times no interested in this ad but it keeps popping up. so many good games but most are ad farms in disguise from money hungry people!!!!!!
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Mikell Hash
September 7, 2026
gameplay is great... forced ads kill it - virus themed idle clicker game. fun concept, cool UI, and no forced ads... for the first few hours... optional ads for booster? cool, ads for early upgrades cool, watch them when I want to... but sometime around stage 3 or 4 it starts hitting you with unannounced ads after every in-game action. I understand needing to make money but at a certain point it almost becomes unplayable if you don't pay for ad free.
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What’s new

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Content rating
USK: Ages 12+
Dark Atmosphere
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Minimum requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 (v2004)
  • Storage: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
  • Graphics: IntelⓇ UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable
  • Processor: 4 CPU physical cores
  • Memory: 8 GB of RAM
  • Windows admin account
  • Hardware virtualization must be turned on

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About the developer
Brightika Inc.
info@brightika.com
700 N Fairfax St Ste 614 Alexandria, VA 22314 United States
+1 415-425-4776

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