Action · November 22, 2016
Infestation: The New Z (2016)
Infestation: The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience developed from community feedback. Experience a massive open world shooter featuring a dynamic player vs player experience in different game modes and worlds. Discover four separate free-to-play game modes in one game. OPEN WORLD Experience the traditional PvP aspect of The New Z. In Open World players have the choice to play in traditional maps or smaller close combat maps. Loot is common creating a more PvP-oriented experience. Do missions, take over territories and fight other clans in this intense game-mode. SURVIVAL Scavenge, craft & survive in a massive open world. Find the best loot spots with your friends but be careful, you might run into some pesty zombies or even other survivors! Survival is a game mode where gameplay and loot is influenced by the old Infestation series, also released under the title The War Z . COMPETITIVE Group up or play alone in groups of 5. Climb the ranking system in this fast-paced and intensive new game mode. The New Z is developed based on community feedback with constant updates & changes. The game comes armed with the custom made 'Fredaikis Anti-Cheat' originally developed for the game. The New Z offers servers in Europe, North America, South America and Hong Kong. Key Features Explore massive open worlds featuring several maps with different landscape settings. Group up with friends and tackle missions, loot and fight other clans over territories. Loot a massive selection of weapons and fight other players in both 1st and 3rd person. Discover a wide selection of skins, character clothes, sprays that lets you make your personal character unique! Fight zombies and other mutated creatures for experience and in-game currency. Trade your hard-earnt loot with other players in several trading lounges. Play monthly events with limited-availability content. Enjoy a fair game experience thanks to the innovative Fredaikis Anti-Cheat engine.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 33.8k Steam reviews | Top 16% in Action |
| Positive rating | 54% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 97% |
| Engagement hours | 22 h average | Top 22% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Zombies · 1.8k
- Free to Play · 1.7k
- Survival · 1.5k
- Multiplayer · 1.3k
- Open World · 1.3k
- Massively Multiplayer · 789
- FPS · 721
- Shooter · 628
- Action · 622
- PvP · 542
- Co-op · 485
- Survival Horror · 389
- RPG · 360
- Adventure · 340
- Violent · 328
Peer Action titles
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Russian
- Turkish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Thai
- Traditional Chinese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Vietnamese
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- MMO
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- In-App Purchases
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
22h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
69
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 22, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Fredaikis AB |
| Publisher | OP Productions LLC |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
54%Mixed · 33.8k reviews
18.3k positive · 15.6k negative
Curator recommendations
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