Choose Infectonator: Survivors
Choose Infectonator: Survivors if you want an Action, Adventure, and Simulation experience. Infectonator: Survivors launched in 2016.
Infectonator: Survivors vs Hunters Of The Dead
Infectonator: Survivors and Hunters Of The Dead both land in Strategy, Indie 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Hunters Of The Dead (2014) is 2 years older than Infectonator: Survivors (2016). Both sit near 61% positive on Steam (Infectonator: Survivors: 581 reviews, Hunters Of The Dead: 81). 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 Hunters Of The Dead
Choose Hunters Of The Dead if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hunters Of The Dead launched in 2014.
Both Infectonator: Survivors and Hunters Of The Dead sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (61.4% vs 60.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Infectonator: Survivors |  Hunters Of The Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.4% positive (581 reviews) | 60.5% positive (81 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Toge Productions | Traptics |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Hunters Of The Dead (2014) is 2 years older than Infectonator: Survivors (2016).
- Both sit near 61% positive on Steam (Infectonator: Survivors: 581 reviews, Hunters Of The Dead: 81).
- Hunters Of The Dead is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Infectonator: Survivors (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Infectonator: Survivors is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hunters Of The Dead has no Deck rating yet.
Infectonator: Survivors vs Hunters Of The Dead — FAQ
- Should I play Infectonator: Survivors or Hunters Of The Dead first?
- If you want chronology, Hunters Of The Dead (2014) came out before Infectonator: Survivors (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 Infectonator: Survivors and Hunters Of The Dead similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.
- Does Infectonator: Survivors run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Infectonator: Survivors is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Hunters Of The Dead doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.