Games like Infestation: The New Z
If Infestation: The New Z is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infestation: The New Beginning, DayZ and Survarium — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its community bonds last years, frequent free updates and full loot pvp thrill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Infestation: The New Z is a free-to-play open-world zombie survival game released in 2016, developed by Fredaikis AB. It features full-loot PvP combat across a massive environment where players must gather resources, craft equipment, and survive against both the undead and hostile players. Multiple game modes include traditional survival and battle royale formats, while a ranked global system tracks competitive standings. The experience supports online co-op play with friends and offers access to private servers. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and tense, with community bonds that last years and frequent free updates that reviewers note keep the experience evolving. The game is not currently supported on Steam Deck and holds a 46% positive rating from 10,824 Steam reviews.
About Infestation: The New Z: The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
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Infestation: The New Beginning
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Top pick for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
DayZ
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Second-strongest match for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Infestation: The New Z.
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Survarium
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Third-strongest match for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Infestation: The New Z.
Survarium is a post-apocalyptic online FPS game. If you are looking for a shooter where skills matter, look no further! The opposing players and deadly anomalies will never stop you on the way to victory, right? Then start playing now for free!
SCUM
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Ranked #4 for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Romero's Aftermath
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Ranked #5 for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Play with your friends in a Zombie Infested World as you face the remnants of zombie hordes & rebuild society in a truly massive sandbox world. Choose how you want to play with hundreds of items, skins, weapons, character customizations, base building, crafting, zombies & more!
Afterinfection
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Ranked #6 for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Afterinfection is a brand new zombie survival game designed in Unreal 4 and being developed by a small team from Thailand. After creating your survivor, you’ll start with nothing and have to make your way across a large island searching for food, water, weapons, and crafting supplies.
Fallen Earth Classic
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Ranked #7 for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Infestation: The New Z.
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
PIONER
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Ranked #8 for Infestation: The New Z fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Infestation: The New Z.
PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.
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Project Zomboid
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Shares a tense mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Infestation: The New Z.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
No More Room in Hell
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Infestation: The New Beginning
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Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
The Forest
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Rust
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Shares a tense mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Unturned
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Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
The Long Dark
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Romero's Aftermath
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Reviewers of Infestation: The New Z cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Play with your friends in a Zombie Infested World as you face the remnants of zombie hordes & rebuild society in a truly massive sandbox world. Choose how you want to play with hundreds of items, skins, weapons, character customizations, base building, crafting, zombies & more!
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More from Fredaikis AB
Other recommendable Steam games by Fredaikis AB, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Infestation: The New Beginning
WHY THIS
Another title from Fredaikis AB, the studio behind Infestation: The New Z. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
Nether: The Untold Chapter
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Another title from Fredaikis AB, the studio behind Infestation: The New Z. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Infestation: The New Z.
Spawn in to and explore a post-apocalyptic Chicago whose once mighty silhouette has been plundered and turned into ruins. The streets that used to be filled with life are now full of abandoned cars and buildings and are surrounded by creepy creatures called “Nethers”.
Infestation: Battle Royale
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Infestation: The New Z.
Another title from Fredaikis AB, the studio behind Infestation: The New Z. Shares Action and Indie with Infestation: The New Z.
Infestation: Battle Royale is a free-to-play, zombie-infested Battle Royale game. Fight in groups of 3 or solo until only one team remains standing. Discover a wide selection of maps, guns and customizations. Join in and let the good memories come back in this massively revamped all-time classic!
Frequently asked about Infestation: The New Z
- Does Infestation: The New Z work on Steam Deck?
- Infestation: The New Z is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Infestation: The New Z free to play?
- Yes — Infestation: The New Z is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Infestation: The New Z have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Infestation: The New Z supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Infestation: The New Z?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Infestation: The New Z are Infestation: The New Beginning, DayZ, Survarium.
- Who developed Infestation: The New Z?
- Infestation: The New Z was developed by Fredaikis AB and published by OP Productions LLC.
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