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The Virus

Elusive Panda · 2021-02-12

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In this roughly one-hour casual single-player game, you play as a white blood cell collecting red blood cells while avoiding viruses across increasingly challenging levels.

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Release: 2021-02-12
Publisher: Elusive Panda
Studio: Elusive Panda

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