Ministry of Pandemic v05.01.2022

Ministry of Pandemic is a deep strategy and simulation game that challenges you to steer a city through the turmoil of a global outbreak. As the head of a government ministry, you’ll need to develop and execute policies that suppress infection, preserve public order, and keep the economy afloat. Will you race to create a vaccine, enforce strict lockdowns, or rely on herd immunity? Along the way you’ll face fake news campaigns, corporate profiteering, civil unrest and tough ethical choices—every decision has consequences.

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Key Features
• Disease Control: Use suppression tactics, herd immunity strategies or vaccine research to keep infection rates in check.
• Social-Economic Balance: Lockdowns curb the virus but hurt GDP—find the right mix of restrictions and relief to stabilize both health and finance.
• Civil Order: Monitor public discontent and address protests before they spiral into full-blown unrest.
• Economic Models: Choose between a laissez-faire market or a welfare state with free healthcare, unemployment benefits and basic income.
• Fake News Management: Identify, counter or ignore misinformation—each approach carries its own risks of increased infections or widespread panic.
• Political Spectrum: Your actions shift the government toward democracy or authoritarianism, altering how citizens respond.
• Trade and Travel Controls: Restrict or allow imports, exports and foreign travelers to influence production, supply chains and infection vectors.
• Healthcare Upgrades: Expand ICU beds, improve doctors’ protective gear and boost testing capacity to adapt to evolving outbreaks.
• Vaccine Development: Research candidate vaccines through discovery, trials and approval phases, weighing effectiveness against potential side effects.
• Targeted Lockdowns: Impose partial or full isolations on regions, age groups or specific time frames to slow disease spread with minimal economic damage.
• Public Sentiment: Manage fear levels—some anxiety encourages caution, but too much leads to disorder and plummeting productivity.
• Preventive Policies: Mandate masks, distribute sanitation supplies and enforce city-wide disinfection campaigns.
• Testing and Tracing: Deploy mass testing and digital contact tracing to isolate cases quickly and break chains of transmission.

Other Highlights
• Seven specialized advisors offer unique perks and change the flow of each playthrough.
• Real-life disease parameters—R₀, incubation, mortality and recovery rates—shape your strategy.
• City-specific challenges demand tailored responses based on economic strength, scientific trust and political leanings.
• Decision-driven events—from festivals to protests—impact public morale, finances and infection rates.
• A branching technology tree ties every policy and upgrade into an interconnected web of dependencies.
• Handcrafted and procedurally generated scenarios ensure each campaign feels fresh and unpredictable.

In Ministry of Pandemic you hold the fate of millions in your hands. Can you find the delicate equilibrium between saving lives, protecting livelihoods and maintaining order? Good luck!