Choose Survarium
Choose Survarium if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 53.1% positive across 7,419 reviews.
Survarium vs Infestation: The New Z
Survarium and Infestation: The New Z both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Survarium (2015) is 1 year older than Infestation: The New Z (2016). Survarium scores higher on Steam reviews (53.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Z (46% 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 an Indie experience. 10,824 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Survarium and Infestation: The New Z sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG 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
 Survarium |  Infestation: The New Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 53.1% positive (7,419 reviews) | 46% positive (10,824 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Vostok Games | Fredaikis AB |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Survarium (2015) is 1 year older than Infestation: The New Z (2016).
- Survarium scores higher on Steam reviews (53.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Z (46% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Survarium vs Infestation: The New Z — FAQ
- Which is better, Survarium or Infestation: The New Z?
- On Steam reviews Survarium scores higher (53.1% positive) than Infestation: The New Z (46% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Survarium is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Survarium or Infestation: The New Z first?
- If you want chronology, Survarium (2015) 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 Survarium and Infestation: The New Z similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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 Survarium and Infestation: The New Z have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Survarium ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Infestation: The New Z ships Online Co-op, Co-op.