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The Infected

$15.99
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Developer:
DigX Studios
Publisher:
DigX Studios
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

The Infected Lore:


The virus was more severe than anticipated, but treatment was looking promising. The latest drug trial seemed to work, with many getting better and fatality rates dropping. But everything changed. Mutations appeared in DNA, and unexpected side effects are piling up, changing people. Locals call them Vambies; they look like a mix between a vampire and zombie.

This is what the media told us. But is it true?

What The Infected is About:


A group of friends headed out to a remote part of a forest for a camping weekend. After a week without contact from the campers, one of the parents decided to look at their last known location. It beats waiting...

Key Features:


The Infected is a survival crafting game set in an open-world sandbox where players can explore, craft, and build.

  • Character Hunger, Thirst, Body Temperature Mechanics
  • Base Building
  • Hunting
  • Item crafting
  • Food Cooking Mechanics
  • Power/Electricity Mechanics
  • Gathering Resources
  • Mining and refining of ores
  • Kill AI Vambies
  • Farming, Animal Husbandry
  • Day/Night Cycle
  • Weather Cycle
  • Seasons
  • Vehicles

Important Disclaimer:


We are a small team working hard to get The Infected out into the world, but it's important to mention that many features we're planning aren't there yet. So only support this game if you are willing to bear with us and believe in what we're trying to accomplish. This is to say that, at the end of this long road ahead, we will make a game that is a different take on the whole survival genre.
We will depend on the community to give us feedback about what's working and what's not, and thank you in advance for giving us a shot!

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User Reviews

Mostly Positive
33 user reviews
79%
Positive
4 hrs at review
Not Recommended

This game stole several hours of my life. The positive reviews are fake, generated by bots. I really fell for those reviews. Don't buy this junk, cobbled together from assets. Those who created the enemy animations deserve a special place in hell.

19 helpful 3 funny
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Well, not a lot to say here. The word is empty. Very few interactable items, carry weight and backpack management, hardly anything stacks. Controller support is absolutely abysmal, and menu dancing with keyboard and mouse is annoying. I's a pain to control. All of the assets feel cheap and thrown together, there's just.... nothing unique or enjoyable. Just poorly assembled environments, no atmosphere, and random pigeons dropping dead on my doorstep every few hours. The community is eerily quiet, especially for how many reviewers have HUNDREDS of hours in this game. It feels like a trap, and a poorly made one at that.

9 helpful 1 funny
35 hrs at review
Not Recommended

My review is negative, but I'll try to be as constructive as possible. This game is way too complicated for new comers. No tutorials or proper in-game explanation of how to get some crafting materials. Simple bandages, so you could heal yourself, feels like a top tear items. One of the ingredients for it is tallow (wtf is tallow?). In order to get tallow from animals, you need butchers table, but before you can build one, you need to find a blueprint for it, for goodness sake, and to figure that one out, I had to look online. WHAT?! Now, imagine how many times you are going to die before you find that bloody blueprint. GOOD LUCK! I played Subsistence, in comparison - quite a challenging title too with its own complications. However, there are tutorials in place, you can read them and figure stuff out, and all makes sense in the end. The Infected on the other hand won't show that user friendly approach. I suppose, after playing for some time you will figure stuff out eventually, but I w...

3 helpful 1 funny
16 min at review
Not Recommended

ANOTHER game where the use of a controller is an afterthought to the DEVs. Totally off, and can't play it because the damn mapping won't let me put the keys to the controller. I'm voting 5 NEGATIVE stars, for this game! And I really wanted to play it. But I'm not sitting around with a hot laptop on my lap to be able to. With so many other games out there that DO actually work with a controller, I'll just have to chalk this up as a loss, ask for my $ back, and never look in it's direction again.

3 helpful 2 funny
626 hrs at review
Not Recommended

There has not been an update since May this year 2025. The game could be great, but lacks a main storyline. The Devs are slow to finish this game, if they intend on finishing it at all.

3 helpful 2 funny
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

absolutely not working, from the gameplay to the interface this game needs to be completely deleted and remade, there is no work around it! if i can't even pick the planks from the saw bench, and this is like the first minute of the game...come on bro, what more can I say about it?(why tf would you put things in with E but take them out with right click, it doesn't work, right click does nothing, not to mention that you do not see a prompt, logged out, closed the game, did all that good stuff, still same issues) absolute garbage! the functions, the crafting everything feels very counter-intuitive like it was designed by someone that does everything backwards...fix your bugs, and overhaul that interface, it is dog....t, and the movement of the character feels sluggish and weird.

3 helpful
188 hrs at review
Recommended

I am a city builder/sim player and this is my first try at a survival game - I am loving it. It is highly addictive and customizable to your preferred level of difficulty. I would suggest watching videos to get the mechanics of the game, though, it's not intuitive. Replayability is a 10, there are so many options to base building available. The dev is steadily improving the game so it's well worth the money.

2 helpful
3 hrs at review
Not Recommended

this sucker is rough feels like they slapped enough game together to list it and then abandoned it id refund if my dumbass had not left it running while i ran errands and surppased the time period

2 helpful 2 funny
337 hrs at review
Recommended

love the free play on this, customizable to difficulty you are wanting to play. great time killer.

2 helpful
209 hrs at review
Recommended

Highly recommend , Love the building part in the game

2 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

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

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)

FAQ

How much does The Infected cost?

The Infected costs $15.99.

What are the system requirements for The Infected?

Minimum: 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: 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)

What platforms is The Infected available on?

The Infected is available on Windows PC.

Is The Infected worth buying?

The Infected has 79% positive reviews from 33 players.

When was The Infected released?

The Infected was released on Aug 6, 2020.

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