Choose Infestation: The New Beginning
Choose Infestation: The New Beginning if you want a Free To Play game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 11,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Infestation: The New Beginning vs Nether: Resurrected
Infestation: The New Beginning and Nether: Resurrected both land in Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Infestation: The New Beginning (2012) is 2 years older than Nether: Resurrected (2014). Nether: Resurrected scores higher on Steam reviews (38.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Beginning (31.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Nether: Resurrected
Choose Nether: Resurrected if you want a Simulation game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 38.1% positive across 8,499 reviews.
Both Infestation: The New Beginning and Nether: Resurrected sit in Action, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Infestation: The New Beginning |  Nether: Resurrected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 31.9% positive (11,027 reviews) | 38.1% positive (8,499 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fredaikis AB | Nether Productions, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Infestation: The New Beginning (2012) is 2 years older than Nether: Resurrected (2014).
- Nether: Resurrected scores higher on Steam reviews (38.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Beginning (31.9% positive).
- Infestation: The New Beginning is free; Nether: Resurrected is paid (Price unknown).
Infestation: The New Beginning vs Nether: Resurrected — FAQ
- Which is better, Infestation: The New Beginning or Nether: Resurrected?
- On Steam reviews Nether: Resurrected scores higher (38.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Beginning (31.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Nether: Resurrected is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Infestation: The New Beginning or Nether: Resurrected first?
- If you want chronology, Infestation: The New Beginning (2012) came out before Nether: Resurrected (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Infestation: The New Beginning and Nether: Resurrected similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Infestation: The New Beginning free?
- Yes — Infestation: The New Beginning is a free-to-play Steam title. Nether: Resurrected is paid (Price unknown).