Action · August 6, 2020

The Infected (2020)

local_offer-40% current discountgroup100k–1M ownerstrending_up125 peak concurrentrecommend6.4k recommendations
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival crafting game. Build and expand your base, farm crops, raise animals, and manage power and resources through dynamic seasons and weather conditions. Hunt wildlife, mine ores, and craft advanced items. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off entirely for a pure survival-building experience. Current Features : Singleplayer sandbox experience Deep base building with power and water systems Farming, hunting, and animal husbandry Crafting, cooking, and food preservation Mining and refining of ores Dynamic seasons, weather, and day/night cycle Player needs: hunger, thirst, body temperature, health Wildlife encounters and combat Optional AI enemies (“Vambies”) Vehicles Lore:  The world’s collapse and the origins of the Infected are still being developed. For now, the focus is on survival systems and giving players freedom in how they play. Disclaimer (Early Access): The Infected is in active Early Access development. Some features are still being added and balanced, and you may encounter bugs or performance issues. We’re a small team building this game with the help of community feedback. If you’re looking for a complete experience, you may wish to wait. However, if you want to help shape the development, we welcome you now! Goals:  The aim is to deliver a feature-rich survival crafting game with more systems and player choice than most of the genre. Survival can mean farming, base-building, or facing hostile AI — the choice is yours.

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Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World Survival Craft · 243
  • Survival · 236
  • Base-Building · 194
  • Open World · 191
  • Realistic · 188
  • Building · 184
  • Sandbox · 175
  • Exploration · 168
  • City Builder · 167
  • Action · 163
  • Simulation · 161
  • Crafting · 158
  • Horror · 157
  • Mining · 155
  • Singleplayer · 154

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.6k Steam reviewsTop 51% in Action
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Concurrent peak125 playersTop 31% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours27 h averageTop 17% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Finnish
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Swedish
  • Turkish
  • Russian

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Polish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 6.6k reviews

5.6k positive · 988 negative

Curator recommendations

6.4k

Peak concurrent players

125

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 6, 2020
DeveloperDigX Studios
Base price$9.59 -40%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

27h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

Mild violence, hunting animals and the killing of AI Zombies.

Editions & Packages

  • Buy The Infected