Choose Infestation: The New Z
Choose Infestation: The New Z if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 10,824 Steam reviews back the pick.
Infestation: The New Z vs Infestation: Battle Royale
Infestation: The New Z and Infestation: Battle Royale both land in Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Infestation: The New Z (2016) is 4 years older than Infestation: Battle Royale (2020). Infestation: Battle Royale scores higher on Steam reviews (47.3% 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: Battle Royale
Choose Infestation: Battle Royale if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Infestation: Battle Royale launched in 2020.
Both Infestation: The New Z and Infestation: Battle Royale sit in Action, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (46% vs 47.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Infestation: The New Z |  Infestation: Battle Royale | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 46% positive (10,824 reviews) | 47.3% positive (91 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fredaikis AB | Fredaikis AB |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Infestation: The New Z (2016) is 4 years older than Infestation: Battle Royale (2020).
- Infestation: Battle Royale scores higher on Steam reviews (47.3% positive) than Infestation: The New Z (46% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Infestation: The New Z has co-op; Infestation: Battle Royale does not.
- Infestation: The New Z is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Infestation: Battle Royale has no Deck rating yet.
Infestation: The New Z vs Infestation: Battle Royale — FAQ
- Should I play Infestation: The New Z or Infestation: Battle Royale first?
- If you want chronology, Infestation: The New Z (2016) came out before Infestation: Battle Royale (2020). 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 Infestation: The New Z and Infestation: Battle Royale similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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.