Ndemic Creations is an independent game studio responsible for programming and publishing Plague Inc. and Rebel Inc. The company was founded on January 30, 2012, by James Vaughan, and is headquartered in Bristol, UK.
In March 2013, the CDC invited the game developers to speak about the spread of disease at a conference.[1][2] In June 2013, the developers implemented in-game events related to the CDC.[3] In 2017, Ndemic Creations released a board game of Plague Inc.[4][5] In February 2019, Ndemic Creations released Rebel Inc. for Android devices,[6][7] the game is politically-military-themed, focused on stabilizing a nation devastated by war while facing the insurgents, who are against the government. In 2019, Ndemic Creations collaborated with PolitiFact and Full Fact to create the Fake News scenario.[8] In 2020, CEPI helped Ndemic Creations create Cure Mode.[9]