Choose Unturned
Choose Unturned if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Casual game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. 220,437 Steam reviews back the pick.
Unturned vs Infected Escaped
Unturned and Infected Escaped both land in Action, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Unturned (2017) is 9 years older than Infected Escaped (2026). Unturned scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Infected Escaped (17.6% 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 Infected Escaped
Choose Infected Escaped if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Infected Escaped launched in 2026.
Both Unturned and Infected Escaped sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 Unturned |  Infected Escaped | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (220,437 reviews) | 17.6% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Smartly Dressed Games | ALG Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Unturned (2017) is 9 years older than Infected Escaped (2026).
- Unturned scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Infected Escaped (17.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Unturned is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Infected Escaped has no Deck rating yet.
Unturned vs Infected Escaped — FAQ
- Should I play Unturned or Infected Escaped first?
- If you want chronology, Unturned (2017) came out before Infected Escaped (2026). 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 Unturned and Infected Escaped similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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.
- Do both Unturned and Infected Escaped have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Unturned ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Infected Escaped ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Does Unturned run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Unturned is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Infected Escaped doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.