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Infestation: The New Beginning

Infestation: The New Beginning

Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.

Developer Fredaikis AB Publisher OP Productions LLC Platforms Windows ZombiesSurvivalMassively MultiplayerOpen WorldAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

41.9%positive25,418 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is an Emulator of a game named infestation survival histories, man this game, its about go loot military bases full of zombies and super zombies, but if you manage to kill them you get best guns and then you go towns and pvp and if you manage to kill someone you get to have…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Averages 10 players a day, and still has the audacity to advertise microtransaction sales. Disgusting, and shameless.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Yall remember that idiot pimp looking dude with the cowboy hat the dev that cheated in his own game who remembers ?”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
1424-hour peak
15,345all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024 2026 3.6k avg · Jul 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

69achievements
0.3%median completion
0.0%rarest: The Trump III
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Almost everyone has
3.8%Last Breath! — Hidden achievement
2.7%Surviving is tough! — Hidden achievement
2.3%That looks cool! — Learn 1 skin.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%The Trump III — Reach an amount of 1,000,000 Competitive Tokens.
0.0%The Trump II — Reach an amount of 1,000,000 Battle Royale Tokens.
0.0%Hitman III — Kill 5,000 players in total.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 09, 2026
Medieval 2026 Has Arrived!

The Medieval 2026 event is coming to Infestation: The New Z from July 10, 2026 until August 3, 2026. During this limited-time event, you'll be able to explore medieval-themed content, earn exclusive r

Jul 03, 2026
4th of July Celebration Weekend!

Celebrate Independence Day with a special weekend full of exclusive cosmetics, Twitch Drops, and competitive rewards! 🕛 Event Duration: Start: Today at 1:00 PM CEST End: July 6th, 2026 – 1:00 PM CEST

Jun 30, 2026
Update 11.2 – Medieval Preparations & Premier Cup Rewards

🏆 Premier Cup 2026 Rewards NFZ Clan: Champion Clan Skin, Riot Shield, and Spray. QQdeu Clan: Riot Shield and Spray. 🛠️ Fixes & Improvements Improved the collision of the Office building to prevent pla

Jun 26, 2026
Weekend XP Challenge

We're trying something new this weekend! From now until Monday, June 29th, 2026 at 2:00 PM CEST, compete to earn as much XP as possible in Arcade . When the event ends, the Top 5 players with the high

Jun 19, 2026
Mirror Field Double Reputation Weekend

One of the most popular PvP maps is back in the spotlight! During this weekend event, Mirror Field in the Arcade PvP game mode will reward players with Double Reputation for every battle. 🕛 Event Dura

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsZombies · Survival · Massively Multiplayer · Open World · Action · PvP · Multiplayer · RPG · Indie · Simulation · FPS · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Filipino *
Achievements69
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.playnewz.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 (enhanced for 64-bit OS) Processor: 2.4 GHZ Quad Core or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460/ATI Radeon HD 5850 DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 10 GB HD space Sound: Windows Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection