Looking for games or playstyles in games that let me be a "spreading corruption" in a broad sense.
Im looking for games which let me be a spreading corruption, an "inevitable force" that expands and consumes or corrupts. Im keeping the question rather open because Id rather get more recommendations than few niche ones.
My 2 main references for this is the Zerg from Starcraft(2). I love their idea of being really carpet and swarming type of faction and I also love how they play quite differently aswell.
The other reference is the relatively new Origin (Playstyle) in Stellaris called the Wilderness. It fundamentally changes the way expansion and the very normal "population" mechanic works to be simply a "biomass" used as a broader resource. They also allow different version of said "corruption" like being a plant-based empire which sends seeds across space to overgrow new planets, but as I said this is just one out of a few versions you can play but you get the idea.
I want to put an emphasis on the fact that my references are NOT hard requirements for what Im looking for, the "feeling" is the absolutely major factor here much more than specific mechanics or being "different" (though its a plus and I believe it makes a better game if it has different mechanics tbf)
The topic of being a mechanical corruption is something Im not sure of, but you can include such entries if you believe it really fits the feeling of being said spreading corruption.
Im also open for a broad spectrum of genres though! I do feel like strategy games has the best shot of giving the feel, but Im very open to hearing other possibilites aswell! And thanks in advance for the help 😄