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The Infected
Developer DigX Studios
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience. From the Steam store page
211 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 6, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
68
Fresh
132 positive · 62 negative
95% range 61–74%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 132 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,267 of 3,922 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
68% recommend · 125 yes, 59 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (5,904 of 7,026 positive).
Some reviewers criticize the lack of multiplayer and the grindy tech system. [1][2][3] A few players feel the game has become overly complicated and lost its original appeal. [4][5][6]
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- [17]
I do not really leave reviews... but I think people should know, this game is just a micro manage simulator. I felt punished for playing the game not rewarded for looting 10 apartments and getting nothing that would help me with the stupid overheating mechanic. I work in 110 plus heat as a landscaper in the summers and IO don't just die... that mechanic needs reworked. on top of the stupid food system they have, you …
- [5]
The Infected used to feel like a very promising survival game back when I first played it. The mechanics were simple, focused, and enjoyable. Recently I returned to see how the game has developed… and honestly, it now feels like a collection of mismatched ideas thrown together, creating a confusing survival experience. The core gameplay loop has become extremely repetitive. The new tech blueprint system is …
- [13]
I really like this. Much better than 7 Days 2 Die. I get to live longer than a week for one thing. Also, I have a lot of freedom in The Infected. As long as they don't add a horde of zombies like 7 Days did, we'll continue to love the heck out of this game. Please, if you do add more zombies, make it an option, because some of us like this game just the way it is. I bought this for my son and he's actually enjoying …
- [10]
Have played for 238 hours. I like best the customization options. You can decide difficulty by determining if you want predators and how many zambies you want to encounter and where. You can turn zambies off altogether if you just want to build. I personally like to fight things, so I enjoy the enemy customization options. Construction is straight forward, and while there aren't as many building pieces as other …
- [1]
The ONLY negative thing I can say about this game is that you cannot play it with a friend. My sister and I co-op everything and unfortunately we cant with this game. Totally bums me out because this survival game is amazing. Everything else is great, I like the mechanics and find it to be entertaining enough to spend hours playing! I do wish there were more missions or quests to keep things interesting, but overall …
Summarised from 34 of the 202 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
68% of the 184 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Infected. The complaint that keeps coming up: no multiplayer or co-op mode. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 211 · most liked firstI do not really leave reviews... but I think people should know, this game is just a micro manage simulator. I felt punished for playing the game not rewarded for looting 10 apartments and getting nothing that would help me with the stupid overheating mechanic. I work in 110 plus heat as a landscaper in the summers and IO don't just die... that mechanic needs reworked. on top of the stupid food system they have, you have a water, protein, carb, fat and vitamin bar. Even when they are full you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →30 hours of wasted time on this game... finding the quad bike? I think I've been to at least 7 villages and the big city, but it's nowhere to be found... finding technology pages... I've found 5, and in the end, I unlocked almost nothing. Everything in this game is complicated; it's drawn out like an 8-hour movie when it could be just as good in 2 hours. Clearly, the developers here want to make you sweat and stay in their game forever, but I'm passing on this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes, I've tried it multiple times, but unfortunately, I still cannot recommend the game. The developer asked for feedback twice, which was provided, but he clearly isn't listening. When I bought the game back in 2021, it at least had a map where you could build properly, find resources from the start, and the "gameplay" (if you can even call it that) was much more intuitive. Now, the map feels empty despite the POIs. These POIs look different but contain exactly the same loot. Buildings are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Infected used to feel like a very promising survival game back when I first played it. The mechanics were simple, focused, and enjoyable. Recently I returned to see how the game has developed… and honestly, it now feels like a collection of mismatched ideas thrown together, creating a confusing survival experience. The core gameplay loop has become extremely repetitive. The new tech blueprint system is unnecessarily grindy: instead of exploring towns to find meaningful books, you now pick…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like the game has some pretty good potential, but something about it just feels...stiff, or maybe even stuck? I'm not convinced that the devs are completely sure where they are going with the game and or where they want to go with it? I dunno, I would like to thumbs up, but I can't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been there since day 1. The game has basically not improved and I do miss the early versions. Enemies where better and the game had a vibe. The vibe is gone and the new map is just too large and has far too many mountains. Gameplay loop is basically micro management for 90% of the play time. Combat is still really clunky and SOMEHOW the graphics of the POIs are worse now. It had a lot of potential but I really don't like it anymore, even though I used to love it. The only thing that still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuinely, the ONLY thing stopping me from really playing this game is that it’s single player. My wife and I love these games and we’re super bummed out to find that we can’t play it together. Definitely an odd choice for a survival game. We’ll be giving it a play through if it should ever get multiplayer, but I doubt that’ll ever be a thing. Strictly due to the devs promising that multiplayer will never happen is likely the main reason the player count is so low. And why it gets a thumbs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really wanted to give it a try but one stupid thing after another i just can't go over anymore... tech unlocks are all over the place, if you don't do your research you will waste time crafting useless items because the finished product is blocked by a tech you don't already have ,you are allowed to craft the most expensive parts of it before that. like the pickaxe / axe iron heads but can't put them on a stick without an advanced workbench yet you could make a saw table using only logs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →still early access ? for more than 5 YEARS
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this. Much better than 7 Days 2 Die. I get to live longer than a week for one thing. Also, I have a lot of freedom in The Infected. As long as they don't add a horde of zombies like 7 Days did, we'll continue to love the heck out of this game. Please, if you do add more zombies, make it an option, because some of us like this game just the way it is. I bought this for my son and he's actually enjoying it too. Thanks guys.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Very fun to play, the building aspect of the game is very good. Explore, loot, and fighting the infected. I started playing after watching play throughs by Kage848, he has great video on this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Latest update ruined every bit of fun this game possible had and could have. Tech Points are impossible to find now and I have been patience for long enough now scouting for Tech Points. And to boot, Trader Jobs are bugged out so I can't trade in items for coins and tech points. Uninstalled and done.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The ONLY negative thing I can say about this game is that you cannot play it with a friend. My sister and I co-op everything and unfortunately we cant with this game. Totally bums me out because this survival game is amazing. Everything else is great, I like the mechanics and find it to be entertaining enough to spend hours playing! I do wish there were more missions or quests to keep things interesting, but overall - GREAT game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually try to give a game 300 to 400 hours before reviewing it to allow for updates and fixes. Took only about 40hrs to build and find everything. No updates of any meaning or that add anything. Sorry, more pieces of paper to collect does not a story make. Game "appears" dead. Nothing to do. Stable yes, but beyond boring now. Total yawnfest. Dev's are around though so I guess its possible something may happen...eventually.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing since release on and off its still a work in progress (5 years later). But it can be adapted to different playstyles which is its saving grace. Just wish they sorted out the balancing on power issues on the last patch... with new addons tech needing 350 power...... So play for ages to get blueprints then you need to build 50 power plants to power your base. Just a time sink grind. Great if you have "tism". If your not playing on god mode fine enjoy building your base you hard…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When this game first came out years ago on the old map, I loved it. The mechanics were wonky but the game was great. It was hard but not as hard. The old map was really great and seemed realistic unlike the current map. I loved playing this game as a survival game. I played for a while and lost interest like many people do. When I came back a few years later, I tried out the new map and boy oh boy does this map suck. I feel like this game was going in the right direction back in the day and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After ~11 hours I can say I was positively surprised how solid this game is. It is very grindy with lots of running around gathering stuff but if you like micromanagement and moving a lot of stuff back and forth with your mouse, or controller, then this is your game. I would compare it to The Forest and Icarus combined with Green Hell's food system. And a sprinkle of 7D2D hordes and base defending. Pros + Fairly big open world with caves, towns, a city and traders + Fair amount of building…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is legit the most horrible zombie trash i have ever played graphics are awful the map is boring and empty the AI is trash some zombies throw rocks? like why? i get it's still early access but this is horrible and will never become much with such a horribly small map 0 story and zombies that don't match the games graphics there's no life to this game just a bunch of assets from the unity shop slopped together to make a copycat vein
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have played for 238 hours. I like best the customization options. You can decide difficulty by determining if you want predators and how many zambies you want to encounter and where. You can turn zambies off altogether if you just want to build. I personally like to fight things, so I enjoy the enemy customization options. Construction is straight forward, and while there aren't as many building pieces as other games, it is enough. I like the progress in available workbenches. Finding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love building bases, crafting, mining, cooking, blueprints, adventuring/exploring areas, looting, and fighting zombies, you should check this game out :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely terrible. How has this game been in early access for 5 years and still has this clunky, slow U.I. The combat feels horrific, and the game runs like trash (with a 4060 Ti, 32 GBs of ram, i7-14700f). This is a game I would get for free on my tablet in 2015. This game would be barely worth 3 dollars, let alone 15. I cant discourage people from getting this game enough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had this game for nearly four years. The creative freedom, and replayability is why I keep coming back.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty Bad Game. I can usually tolerate some rough games, I play alot of EA stuff. But you wont like this, trust me. Just make sure you dont go over the 2 hour playtime so you can request a refund, and you will want to request a refund, trust me its that bad. Edit:: One thing I noticed, you cant take over a house, board up the windows and make it your base. Placables wont place in the houses. You want us to actually grind out a janky looking modular base. No one would do that. No one in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The store page lists full controller support and it's not even partial the game is not playable with controller as advertised the dev is lair do not buy from a dev who lies about their product there is a reason they feel a need to lie and hide the truth.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is just empty maybe in the future the game will be better but the 20 minutes i played materials are hard to find and the craft system bugs constantly
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find the game very soothing when i am building my base and creating my own designs. Best game for anyone above 26 years of age and dont want to be on edge during gaming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The defining thing here for me is the ability to turn the vambies off. I LOVE the survival aspect of the game but I am not someone that can deal with the very scary vampire zombies lol. I love the mechanics of this game and the look of it so much! I do wish there were more instructions on how the power and water and such works because I've found myself having to google a bunch, but it's usually decently easy to find information so at least there's that!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically 7dtd but way more confusing and needless ... best of luck guys
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game looked good, but the way it plays leaves alot to be desired. You got hurt and need to heal? Good luck because you cant do that until you unlock a med kit. O wait you have a bandage? kool me too and you can only use it if your bleeding not hurt, and the other bandage is for infected damage. plus my spear broke in 7 swings? naw let this game cook another 5 years.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes if you like detailed builder games. Just turn off the vambies and build. But that is not for me (although I enjoyed some of it). I enjoyed the detail put into everything from making food, clothing, tools, machines, vehicles and buildings. Enjoyed the impacts of seasons, health, time and that you had to find, mine/acquire base minerals/produces and put together (sometimes through multiple layers of production) final products. The game has improved alot over time. But unfortunately, I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not have time for this nonsense. There is absolutely nothing here that hasn't been done better elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →please work on the combat what the point of the game if the combat really suck its been how many years now ??????????
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Infected is played by @nuffofabby.bsky.social The Survivor is played by @aghostofeli.bsky.social This game is based on @moreblueberries.bsky.social "The Time We Have" Grab your copy of the game at moreblueberries.shop/products/the...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sadly I can't recommend this game at this time - it needs so much work and its been out long enough to get the longest early access award. Also, I don't think the developer wants to put any more effort into it and though several gamers still play it, most of us feel that its a dead game. Go buy something else until it ... idk ... gets fish stocked in the empty ponds that you are supposed to fish in? So freaking awkward.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like, the content in the new episode seems to suggest a new development with the Infected, and I have no idea where they’re going with it, because again, the game didn’t really do anything with the idea of the infection changing over time
negative · AI labelView post →A big continued supporter of my work had the chance to sit down with the IT LURKS INSIDE playtest rules; they started well off, but they were killed quickly by the INFECTED. Here is the record of their failed attempt (the game did not fail; they failed to survive).
neutral · AI labelView post →i am a controller user. the button mapping is atrocious and you cannot change it for controller. played for all of 2 minutes and that was enough. entered world, controls sucked, had objectives and did not know wtf any of them were.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Infection Free Zone PS5 Review - Fortify Your Real Hometown Against the Infected www.thegaminginferno.com/2026/08/infe... #ps5 #gaming #indiegames #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Loved this game, but after a few updates, my PS5 controller stopped working with it. If this was fixed I would be more than happy to change my review of this. I posted on the disscussion page almost a year ago with no answer or replies.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →over 1000 hours plus different saves because of YouTube, this game is worth it!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The building rotation does not work on EU QWERTZ keyboards. Core game mechanics are inaccessible. Known long-standing input bug. Makes the game unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just reinstalled for the first time in a long time, and I have good weapons, including a katana, and I died off a single vampire that I remember was no trouble at all. horrible mechanics. will not be installing it again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a disaster. The exploration sucks The combat sucks Only 6 weapons to choose from The POIs are generic lazy Unreal Engine-ass asset placement The grind is miserable The realism is just fail The AI should be reworked from the ground up (half the time they don't even notice you) Thats it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chabi and I had a lot of background to play with, but left room so we could still make things up for TTWH (after all this is an AU right?) Estre was the Infected, Val was Survivor. We played a particularly long game b/c the final card ended up near the bottom.*
neutral · AI labelView post →In just 6 days, The Time We Have releases publicly Will you choose to play as the Survivor? Or the Infected?
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the building and crafting. The zombies need a little work but they are getting much better than they were (unpredictable).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guys, dont buy this piece of ♥♥♥♥! its buggy, clunky and just plain stupid. Save your money and time!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the fact that the Dev is responsive to the players, and I like the control factor of the settings
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as i would like to give this a thumbs up i can't, what could be a amazing game is let down by its awful combat. The survival mechanics and building is really good but the combat well, the melee combat is janky as hell many a times i went to put up my shield to block after my attack to find it either doesn't register or there's a like second delay which isn't input lag as everything else works fine when performed, but this delay is enough to allow the enemy to hit you, coupled with the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crossbow is a Game Changer! Post-Apocalyptic Survival - The Infected #theinfected #indiedev #indiegame #survivalgame youtu.be/WVg3exLcat8
neutral · AI labelView post →I gave this game a shot, I wanted to like it, but it is trash as is. Hope it gets better, since I put to much time into it to get a refund
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I consider games to have a certain texture to them. This game has the texture of a unity store asset flip. The bones are there, but there's no flesh attached to the bones. Maybe i'm being too harsh, but when there's thousands of better options on deck, there's no point to playing this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best building mechanics I've seen so far. I've been playing this game for years now and I know I'll still play it for a long time. Of course, there could be more and more items, structure parts, vehicles and so on added, but as I've seen over the years the development is going slowly (perhaps due to the lack of crew they are facing - I don't know actually how many people are working on The Infected, but I'd assume there's just a few and it's hard for them to come with update after update -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not even played it a day, and the game is utter ♥♥♥♥♥. Not even worth the 20 odd NZD spent buying it. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Especially for people who enjoy building. For me, the game lost its appeal after about 50 hours. At that point, I had unlocked all the buildings and technologies available through tech, but I had only built a few of them. All the others seem to make life easier, but the game had long since ceased to be challenging. If they refine this aspect, it could become a real long-term hobby. Let's hope for the best ;-)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was a great game until they nuked the atv from spawn. Played a few times throw since launch,if i could file a refund i would! Bad enough to find the truck / npc now the atv? nope!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here’s a strong review you could post based on playing 218 hours of The Infected. I kept it natural and honest, like something written by someone who actually spent a long time in the game. After putting 218 hours into The Infected, I can honestly say this game is one of the most satisfying survival and base-building experiences I’ve played. What starts as a simple survival game quickly turns into something much deeper once you begin building, exploring, and defending your base. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For beginners this is an actual hard-survival game. Even experienced players can mess up sometimes. There is a lack of guides for some features/items/activities so you have to spend hours in forums or in those "lets play" videos and hope to catch what you are looking to understand. Some actions like moving items between inventories (especially from player inventory to forges) need definitely improving. But now here's one very good feature: you can adjust the game difficulty by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sigh... I bought the game years ago and decided to finally give it a go just now. The Vambie AI is horrible. Combat is lackluster, I like the tech system but the game really feels VERY bland. It is quite grindy which is something I like but then again many QOL features are missing. Having to place exact amounts of resources is one of them. While the graphics are okay-ish, animations are boring and just feel janky, same as fighting. I would not recommend it at this price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like that this is very single player friendly and I really like the updates; I was frustrated with having hours of progress but losing it because I didn't know I had to manually save, so thanks for the reminders :)
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