Rank 01Games like Infestation: The New Z
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Fredaikis AB
- Price: Free to play
- 46% of 10,824 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Community bonds last years
- Frequent free updates
- Full loot pvp thrill
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Tense
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About Infestation: The New Z
The closest matches to Infestation: The New Z: DayZ, Survarium, Z1 Battle Royale, SCUM, and Dead Frontier 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Infestation: The New Z is your kind of game, the closest matches are DayZ, Survarium and Z1 Battle Royale — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and tense, and single out its battle royale mode and crafting system. 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.
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.
Is Infestation: The New Z worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 46% of 10,824 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 50 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 23 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Community bonds last years
- Frequent free updates
- Full loot pvp thrill
- Nostalgic survival roots
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Game is just like it was 7 years ago. Unfinished and fiilled with bugs. Complete waste of time and has a steady stream of decreasing players. That being said I'm part of the people leaving this game.”
“This again? Fu-ck off Infestation is a garbage tier game, original dev's released cheats for it and make money off of the ban > rebuy cheats > ban cycle, mention it in the steam forums and you get instant banned by Silenterror or HKOrlock…”
People who play it also play: DayZ, Survarium, Z1 Battle Royale
Frequently asked about Infestation: The New Z
Can I run it?
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 DayZ, Survarium, Z1 Battle Royale.
Who developed Infestation: The New Z?
Infestation: The New Z was developed by Fredaikis AB and published by OP Productions LLC.