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The Infected

DigX Studios · 2020-08-06

Steam

ActionCasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 07, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

108
playing now
84%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$15.99
steam price (US)

108 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

A virus was a lot more serious than anticipated, a treatment was looking promising. A drug trial seemed to work, many were getting better and fatality rates were dropping. But oh my god, something went wrong. Some unexpected side effects began to arise, causing human DNA to mutate into something unknown. We call them Vambies, they seem to look like mix between a vampire and zombie. Well this is what the media is telling us but is that the truth?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 108 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 227 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 140k–314k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,982 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.39-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.19 at IndieGala Store (2024-07-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 62 of 90 observed days · $4.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43543520202026Week of 2020-08-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

258432026-08-07 00:00 — 80 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 82 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 164 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 117 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 181 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 145 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 233 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 95 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 114 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 175 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 73 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 109 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 180 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 85 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 182 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 91 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 73 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 166 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 95 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 214 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 121 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 104 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 258 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 108 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.99$5.752020-08-072026-08-272020-08-07 — best price $13.992021-05-31 — best price $13.992021-12-22 — best price $9.792022-12-22 — best price $10.492023-07-13 — best price $15.992023-12-11 — best price $15.992024-03-21 — best price $15.992024-04-13 — best price $13.982024-05-09 — best price $9.402024-06-03 — best price $15.992024-07-02 — best price $12.252024-07-27 — best price $13.312024-09-09 — best price $15.992024-11-04 — best price $5.772024-12-03 — best price $12.142025-01-01 — best price $8.002025-01-23 — best price $15.992025-02-25 — best price $12.482025-04-07 — best price $15.992025-05-19 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $15.992025-08-25 — best price $10.392025-11-03 — best price $15.992025-11-20 — best price $15.992025-12-13 — best price $12.142026-01-13 — best price $12.482026-03-19 — best price $5.752026-04-17 — best price $12.142026-05-07 — best price $10.302026-05-20 — best price $6.332026-06-06 — best price $7.412026-07-09 — best price $15.992026-08-07 — best price $13.482026-08-27 — best price $10.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2202026-08-28 19:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Turkish, Russian…

Player tags

ActionHorrorMiningSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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