Plasmid Archives

Try out our educational game Plasmid Archives!
Explore the world of bacteria, learn about antiobiotics and superbugs and test your knowledge on the topic.
To download Plasmid Archives click here: Download the Game for Windows
Download the Game for Linux


Instructions to download Plasmid Archives for Windows:
1. Press the link above and press the down arrow on the right to download the game.
2. Right click the downloaded zip folder and select "Extract all files".
3. Open the file called "main".
4. Enjoy the game!


Note: Your computer may warn you that the file is potentially unsafe. You can override this warning.





Instructions to download Plasmid Archives for Linux:
1. Press the link above and press the down arrow on the right to download the game.
2. Right click the downloaded zip folder and select "Extract all files".
3. Open command terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)
4. Move to game folder in the terminal
(To move use the command cd + the route, for example cd Downloads/Plasmid_Archives_Linux )
5. To make the game executable copy this command to the terminal: chmod +x ./Plasmid_Archives_Linux
6. Run the game by writing the command: ./Plasmid_Archives_Linux
You may be able to run it simply by clicking your mouse, but this route depends a lot on your Linux-set-up.
7. Enjoy the game!



Instructions to download Plasmid Archives for Mac:
Plasmid Archives is in an EXE file which is unfortunately not immediately compatible with Mac devices.
You can use external tools like WineBottler or Boot Camp to run EXE files on your device.
To do this download your chosen external tool and follow their instructions.
When you have set up the files click the file called "main" to play.
Enjoy the game!