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The Infected
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 181 hrs played“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.”
— a player, Steam review · 240 hrs played“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,…”
— a player, Steam review · 891 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
V24 Live Branch Update!
Heya Folks! The latest patch is now live on the main game branch, bringing new content including the Clay Mixer, Melon Crates, new furniture pieces, Trader Jobs for earning tech points, and a variety
Beta Branch Update V24.5!
Hi everyone,This beta branch update includes localization for all the missing text (including story notes) and tweaks the Jobs feature based on community feedback. Assuming no issues come up, V.24 wil
V24.3 Beta Branch Update!
Hey everyone! New content has been added to the V24 beta branch. We’d love to hear your thoughts as you play, so check out our dedicated beta feedback subforum and share your feedback on the tech chan
V24.2 Beta Branch Update!
Hey Folks, the latest patch is now live in the Public Testing Branch, including new content like the Clay Mixer, Melon Crates, furniture pieces, and several gameplay tweaks and fixes.This update also
Infected Progress Report
Hey everyone, quick update on where we’re at!We’ve been working on story mode and tackling some quality-of-life fixes based on your feedback in the Mega Thread. But we’ve been hitting engine-level iss
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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.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Base-Building · Open World · Realistic · Building · Sandbox · Exploration · City Builder · Action · Simulation · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Czech, Greek, Japanese, Polish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/PlayTheInfected/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)