Parasite is a unique type of plague in Plague Inc., in that it starts with a much higher Severity statistic and cannot gain passive DNA points. The higher Severity both helps it to spread faster and slows down a cure, but can also result in it being caught by a government faster, so managing that is key. In this guide, we’re going to help you beat Parasite on normal difficulty by providing you with a bunch of tips and tricks, and an overall strategy you can follow.
How Does Parasite Work?
Parasite is a unique type of plague in Plague Inc. that starts with a higher Severity statistic and cannot gain DNA points passively through spreading the infection. It also has a unique Symbiosis Ability that allows you to reduce its Severity while increasing its infectivity.
Unlike the other types of plague, you’ll get most of your DNA points from popping orange bubbles. This is both due to the fact you don’t pick up any passively, but also because you get more points from bursting orange bubbles with Parasite.
Challenges
The unique challenges of Parasite are in allowing it to spread without getting noticed, and managing your initially low number of DNA points. It differs from the other types in that the beginning of the game is often more challenging than the endgame.
Also, while it isn’t really a challenge, it is one of the slowest types of plague to get going. It can take a while to infect the whole world and you won’t have a whole load of DNA points to play with until the end, meaning patience is pretty much a requirement.
Parasite Strategy: The Safest
So you want to beat Parasite on normal but are struggling with its unique characteristics? Well, we can help you with that. We found during our play throughs that the Parasite type is pretty easy to beat on normal, but is a lot slower than the other types and that’s largely down to its starting Severity, which you have to reduce as first order of business. That means that your infectivity stays lower than usual until you’ve achieved this.
Here’s our strategy in bullets:
That is the absolute safest and most foolproof method of beating Parasite on normal difficulty, but it isn’t the only method. If you’re looking for something faster, look below.
Parasite Strategy: The Fastest
If going the safe route doesn’t interest you, then we do have a faster alternative strategy to provide instead. It’s not quite as foolproof, and there is a margin for error, but we’ve managed to beat it following this strategy with relative ease.
Here’s the strategy in bullets:
General Tips
If you prefer to develop your own strategy rather than follow one, or you simply want further information on what we posted above, this is the section for you. We’re going to riff off a few tips that we picked up while strategizing for this type of plague.
