The Infected

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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.

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Developer:
DigX Studios
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
06 August 2020
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (14)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (3676)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

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)

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7+ (64 bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320
Memory:
8 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)

User reviews

zevanescence
Not recommended | 19 Jun 2026
32.4h played

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

Helpful: 20
★eZ★ 🏈
Not recommended | 27 May 2026
130h played

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

Helpful: 10
Pseudonymous
Not recommended | 12 Apr 2026
15 min played

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

Helpful: 19
jumarbye
Recommended | 11 May 2026
239h played

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

Helpful: 7
Sckit
Recommended | 21 Apr 2026
33.0h played

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

Helpful: 7
Sly The Mongrel
Recommended | 05 Jun 2026
868h played

The best building mechanics I've seen so far. I've been playing this game for years and I know I'll still play for a long time. Of course, there could me more and more items, structure parts, vehicles and so on added,

Helpful: 2