Runs fine on my Windows 7 64 bit 6 year old gaming desktop toaster.
Loading does take some tme, I usually have a white screen for 30 seconds or so, before the Plague Inc. red splash screen loads, but it always does. No crashes, ever, but my rig is above specs for all but the OS (which NDemic lists as Windows 8).

Windows 7... buy it, know that it may take some time to load to the menu page(s), but it will run, probably, as long as you have a 64 bit system.

Yes, it is strategy.
No, it is not strategy like you have played before.
You are not world building, you are trying to take over and destroy the world, as a mindless plague. But one with definite patterns, needs, and tendancies. Lots of guides available here on Steam to help you win every scenario, but RNG may screw you over at times, even if you do everything exactly. So you try again.

Honestly, I found it more enjoyable to figure out how things work, play against each other or off of each other, without guides. Up to you if you want to use your grey matter to figure it out, or ride on the coatails of others. Either way works.

Nice, short sessions for solo play, so you don;t need a 12 hour day to win or lose a scenario. Lots of interesting custom scenarios createdbyt the devs, and by evil players to try, as well.

Can't say how VS. is or co-op, since I never played either. Solo is my thing, so that's all I play. But it means I can't tell you if MP/co-op is dead or not, if that's what you are into.

I enjoy the game, but am not a fangirl, obsessed with it. I still recommend it, since it has so many levels of difficulty to choose from, even a "Pity" mode, to help you unlock all plagues and learn the game, before playing on Normal or higher. You aren't going to get blood, guts and gore, high speed glory-kill action. Go play a shooter if that's what you want. This is a bit more of a thinking strategy game, it can get a bit boring at times, but can also be immensely satisfying to have the Cure at 95%+, and manage to kill the world off anyway. And soul crushing to infect the entire world, and have your plague cured with only 1 survivor left at cure. And you lose, even though they are alone, and humanity is essentially wiped out anyway. Yes, it can be painful to lose that way. BTDT, too many times, lol!

Give it a go, the sale price is worth it, but know what you are getting into. Lots of lets Plays online, lots of guides. Do your reasearch.

Runs fine on my Windows 7 64 bit 6 year old gaming desktop toaster. Loading does take some tme, I usually have a white screen for 30 seconds or so, before the Plague Inc. red splash screen loads, but it always does. No crashes, ever, but my rig is above specs for all but the OS (which NDemic lists as Windows 8). Windows 7... buy it, know that it may take some time to load to the menu page(s), but it will run, probably, as long as you have a 64 bit system. Yes, it is strategy. No, it is not strategy like you have played before. You are not world building, you are trying to take over and destroy the world, as a mindless plague. But one with definite patterns, needs, and tendancies. Lots of guides available here on Steam to help you win every scenario, but RNG may screw you over at times, even if you do everything exactly. So you try again. Honestly, I found it more enjoyable to figure out how things work, play against each other or off of each other, without guides. Up to you if you want to use your grey matter to figure it out, or ride on the coatails of others. Either way works. Nice, short sessions for solo play, so you don;t need a 12 hour day to win or lose a scenario. Lots of interesting custom scenarios createdbyt the devs, and by evil players to try, as well. Can't say how VS. is or co-op, since I never played either. Solo is my thing, so that's all I play. But it means I can't tell you if MP/co-op is dead or not, if that's what you are into. I enjoy the game, but am not a fangirl, obsessed with it. I still recommend it, since it has so many levels of difficulty to choose from, even a "Pity" mode, to help you unlock all plagues and learn the game, before playing on Normal or higher. You aren't going to get blood, guts and gore, high speed glory-kill action. Go play a shooter if that's what you want. This is a bit more of a thinking strategy game, it can get a bit boring at times, but can also be immensely satisfying to have the Cure at 95%+, and manage to kill the world off anyway. And soul crushing to infect the entire world, and have your plague cured with only 1 survivor left at cure. And you lose, even though they are alone, and humanity is essentially wiped out anyway. Yes, it can be painful to lose that way. BTDT, too many times, lol! Give it a go, the sale price is worth it, but know what you are getting into. Lots of lets Plays online, lots of guides. Do your reasearch.