Rebel Inc.

Insurgency Simulator

Ratings

Age

13+

Games

Languages

English

Latest Version 1.18.7

Tue Sep 08 2026

Weekly Challenges and Campaign mode are getting bigger!

Vice & Volcanos: Play Opium Trail, Golden Sands & Devil's Peak in Weekly Challenge

Splash the Cash: Watch out for the Billionaire in the Weekly Challenge

It's Peak: Take on Devil's Peak in Campaign

Over 200 new Operation names, expanded custom scenarios and various bugs fixed

- 1.18.7: Fixed issues with Insurgent Camps and Hammers

Rebel Inc. is a unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation. Players must stabilize a war-torn country by balancing competing civilian and military priorities to win the hearts and minds of the people, while also stopping a lethal insurgency from seizing power. Featuring 10 richly modeled regions and 18 new advisors, the game uses innovative representations of counter-insurgency tactics. From managing a giant erupting volcano to bribing insurgents with the Billionaire Governor, every scenario offers a new challenge.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

98/100

Rebel Inc. is a staggering achievement in mobile strategy. Created by the developer of Plague Inc., it shifts focus from biological warfare to political and military stabilization. The complexity here is immense—you aren't just fighting insurgents; you're battling inflation, corruption, and the slow pace of civil infrastructure development.

The game is incredibly realistic, and every decision feels like it has a weight. Should you invest in water sanitation to gain local support, or buy more soldiers to hold off a mounting insurgency? Often, the answer is both, and you rarely have the budget for either. The UI is masterful, presenting vast amounts of data in an easily digestible way. With multiple regions, various governors with unique abilities, and a constant stream of updates, Rebel Inc. is easily one of the most intelligent and rewarding games on any platform.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Feb 26 2025

Features

10 unique regions to stabilize

Sophisticated AI insurgents

Hyper-realistic world simulation

Campaign and Scenario modes

Multiple unique Governor roles

Featured In

Rebel With a Cause

Manage a country on the brink in the eye-opening Rebel Inc.

This Country’s Doomed! Unless…

Overcome Rebel Inc.’s toughest scenarios with these game-saving tips.

Upcoming Events

Tips & Walkthrough

Fighting Corruption

Don't ignore the corruption meter; high corruption will rapidly drain your support and stability, leading to an early defeat.

Gameplays

Hearts and Minds

Invest in civilian initiatives like schools and roads to increase stability and reduce the appeal of the insurgency.

Screenshot

Q&A

Yes, Rebel Inc. features both Versus and Co-op multiplayer modes for strategic challenges with friends.

Ratings & Reviews

Favorite strategy game right here

Tue Dec 13 2022 Skydoesminecraft fan

As a person who plays LOTS of war/strategy games, of them all this one is hands down my top 1 or 2 in my favorites- not only is it extremely fun, but having gotten Escalation as well and here having all the extra levels, every penny is worth it. Overall, the mechanics are well balanced and the game plays out smoothly, and the game really takes a good level of thinking to play. The scenario creator as well is very seamlessly good and is also very well made, and I overall find the whole game very fun, even after you’ve beaten everything. Though for me personally, the best part about the game was when new levels (like Azure Dam or Opium Fields) would drop, as they added a whole new level of gameplay to discover and the playing of them are a lot more fun than the base. The only thing I would overall think would need to be improved in the game is Opium Fields should be slightly nerfed on Mega Brutal, as it’s a big jump in difficulty, and also to have some more new levels would be really great, maybe something similar to Azure Dam. A good idea I had seen as well was of a level where the President is helping the insurgents with military forces, and so you have to plan through initiatives and pop-ups how you would assassinate him. A few suggestions, but overall, really amazing game, and this is definitely a MUST for anyone who’s into strategy/war games, and although a little complicated at first, it’s really fun once you get into it.

This game is unique

Sat Aug 26 2023 Spot.s

I was looking for a game like this where you are like a government and you do your best to improve the region and try to make life better for civilians while trying to win a war against Rebels that will destabilize the region if you don’t stop them and the best part is that even on easy mode it is still challenging to master I could not find a game like this anywhere and I looked everywhere and investigated but this game was the one I was looking for that is why I think it’s unique thank you for creating this game 😁👍 SUMMARY OF MY EXPERIENCE: If you like Strategy Games, War Games, Map Games then this game offers these combined with a feeling of realism when it comes to trying to gain support on the region and situations where you have to cover up some air strikes or be honest both with their own consequences. You probably won’t get bored since you get to unlock new maps when you win a game and there are 3 difficulty levels. I was unsure if I wanted to buy the game because I was afraid it would disappoint me but I feel like it’s better than plague inc (which is why it’s 2 bucks more). I REALLY want this game to succeed and be recognized more because I want more games like this one and it’s just 3 dollars it seems like a lot but I bet just by searching my house I can find that with coins. It just seems like a lot on our phones since we are so used to having cheaply made free games on our phone (Some are actually good but majority are just ok or bad) You get what you pay for is all I am saying.

Enjoyably difficult, please make a medieval one...

Thu Jun 18 2020 Black Pyrite

Big fan of Plague Inc. and was surprised at how different this game is in comparison. Similar yet, different enough to feel fresh and not like a copy pasta that so many other games do these days. It’s absurdly difficult though and my manhood won’t allow me to drop the difficulty. So if you do get this one, and I recommend you do, be ready to be kept busy while you’re playing. You’ll have to learn how to balance your three investment trees or you won’t get anywhere. Plus the rebels keep you fairly busy when they show up and ignoring them just makes things really bad. You should also be made aware that, while other complain about how the game makes them feel obligated to purchase the advisors for unlock, it isn’t necessary. You can earn them, it just takes time and maybe a few minutes of banging your head into a wall. It’s a good way to help support the devs if you do decide to buy into them though, so it’s really a win win. You get your advisors and the dev gets what they need to keep developing. Now, please make something medieval....I really want to see the spin you guys can put on it like you have with PI and RI. I think that’d be awesome to see from you guys. Of course do what the market demands. Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Fun game, couple changes could make it better

Tue Aug 29 2023 Spncr123

This game is very fun and engaging for a mobile game. However I must say that some mechanics in the game are very challenging to deal with and make some matches next to impossible to win. Any match that only allows coalition soldiers is beyond frustrating to deal with since they only have a limited deployment time before being sent home and no reputation can survive more than a few deployment extensions. I find this quite unrealistic considering that I will be engaged in very heavy fighting and suddenly have no choice but to send a unit home, losing reputation from that zone being “retreated from” and now being down one more unit. I know for a fact the United States didn’t pull its troops out randomly when they were needed the most until 2021 when that changed. The other questionable mechanic is the fact that you can have 4 units surrounding an insurgent pocket and yet somehow they can still slip away through the one uncovered zone. I get that insurgents can be very resilient and sneaky, however I think there should still be a chance all are eliminated considering the overwhelming force around them. One more frustrating thing is when you will secure a zone and then randomly the 300 insurgents out of a 20k population zone with thousands supporting the operation somehow establish a camp, forcing resources to be diverted. Beyond frustrating.

Unique and Satisfying

Sun May 26 2019 m peter s

Rebel, Inc. uses much of the same game mechanics as Plague which makes for an easy transition. However, with the addition of coalition troops and insurgents the game offers another more active dimension of gameplay that turns out to be incredibly satisfying. Not only are you spending money on region specific bonuses (much like plague) you are also training troops needed to push back inevitable insurgencies as you try to stabilize the region. Lots of fun! The game still suffers from the same issues that plague has a lot of which can be blamed on the limits of mobile gaming in general. The most glaring is the GUI for the operation “bonuses” or “initiatives” that help with the stabilization efforts which are displayed in a scattered web of hexagons with loosely related bonuses (again much like plague). It’s unclear what each one does even after buying the requisite bonuses that lead up to it, leading to a lot of squinting at my screen trying to understand the specifics. I come away from games having had fun but feeling a bit lost, having no inkling of what I was doing wrong or how I could have done it better. Surely there is a more intuitive way to present the strategy options to players. Still a great game and it excites me that the developers are toying with the Plague gameplay mechanics and see their potential. They’re very unique and I feel could eventually lead to a fresh and nuanced civilization building type game along the lines of the amazing Civ franchise.

Good Game, nerf insurgents

Thu Oct 03 2019 Bob hamster

The game is extremely well polished, the design is simple and strong. But the insurgents are way too powerful. When I block out insurgents from escaping and have another unit destroying them they push on my blocking units. Once they get repelled the insurgents don’t go back to where they came from, they just walk through my troops like nothing happened. Also, it is extremely annoying (and unfair) that once I stop insurgents in one area and make sure for the red goes away I relocate my troops to stop the next insurgents, 5 seconds later they just reappear at the area I just cleared. And now my reputation is down halfway. Also, the mountain map’s descriptions says that the only way around is through the valley, a whole bunch of lies. The game would be more interesting if you can’t travel through mountains (neither can insurgents) So the choke point would actually be important to take, the mountains are a huge pain to deal with. Edit: Thank you for responding, Ndemic. I really love your games and find them a fun but challenging experience. They work the brain in ways I never thought were possible. Also, After beating the mountain level I’ve noticed that I had been doing it wrong the whole time. Also, I’m not the best tactician so that might have contributed.

Thoughtful take on a complex topic and an engaging game too!

Fri Nov 22 2019 Merchant_of_Menace

Despite the simple interface, there’s quite a lot to this game. Learning it is a real joy as you’re forced to grapple with some real life decisions where the morally “right” answer might cause more problems than a messy compromise. The game’s economy is pretty well balanced too and I constantly find myself wanting to buy two or three upgrades, but only having the money for one. It forces you to prioritize, which is really the meat of the game. The push and pull between the military affairs in the war and the civilian “hearts and minds” is excellently captured, as committing too much to one of the other will result in a mission loss from the other. It’s all about striking the right balance. That being said, there is an optimal build/tactic order in the game, and once you figure it out, the game becomes relatively trivial even on the hardest difficulty. But, there are plenty of achievements to go after. And, the bonus maps they’ve been adding to the game include extra stressors that can mix it up even the dominant strategy. Best of all, this is a game with unlocks! You can shortcut them with money, but if you want to see everything for only your initial buy in, that’s possible! Highly recommend on that business practice alone.

Good but it could be better

Fri Jan 17 2020 hdififje

The game seems like it would be a good idea and the tutorials were perfect except, when I went into an actual game none of the thing I learned in the tutorial were working. My reputation had started slowly going down and at first I thought “oh that’s no problem I’ll just build some services” (like the tutorial said) except it did nothing and my reputation started to decrease faster. There were no insurgents in the area because I had pinned them in a corner filled with mountains and built a garrison to support my troops and I absolutely destroyed them. So I tried to send my soldiers home because they had done such a good job (it was really because I didn’t want them harassing the locals) but there was no option to do I had to wait until there deployment ended instead of just ending it early. The whole time my reputation was going down faster and faster and at this point I was spending every ounce of money on services. I didn’t think there was any other way since the tutorial didn’t say there was and I failed. I feel like if the tutorial was more clear of ways to help reputation the game would be much better. Also if it was more clear in game of what is harming your reputation that would be great I know there is probably a way to check but I feel like it wouldn’t be very hard to add a way for new players who probably pick up the gam get overwhelmed and quit soon after. Relying on the internet to learn how to play the game is definitely not a good thing.