Choose Infestation: The New Beginning
Choose Infestation: The New Beginning if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 11,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Infestation: The New Beginning vs Infestation: The New Z
Infestation: The New Beginning and Infestation: The New Z 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 4 years older than Infestation: The New Z (2016). Infestation: The New Z scores higher on Steam reviews (46% 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 Infestation: The New Z
Choose Infestation: The New Z if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 46% positive across 10,824 reviews.
Both Infestation: The New Beginning and Infestation: The New Z sit in Action, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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 |  Infestation: The New Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 31.9% positive (11,027 reviews) | 46% positive (10,824 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fredaikis AB | Fredaikis AB |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Infestation: The New Beginning (2012) is 4 years older than Infestation: The New Z (2016).
- Infestation: The New Z scores higher on Steam reviews (46% positive) than Infestation: The New Beginning (31.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Infestation: The New Z has co-op; Infestation: The New Beginning does not.
- Infestation: The New Z is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Infestation: The New Beginning has no Deck rating yet.
Infestation: The New Beginning vs Infestation: The New Z — FAQ
- Which is better, Infestation: The New Beginning or Infestation: The New Z?
- On Steam reviews Infestation: The New Z scores higher (46% positive) than Infestation: The New Beginning (31.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Infestation: The New Z 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 Infestation: The New Z first?
- If you want chronology, Infestation: The New Beginning (2012) came out before Infestation: The New Z (2016). 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 Infestation: The New Z 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.