Choose Hold Your Own
Choose Hold Your Own if you want an Adventure experience. Hold Your Own launched in 2017.
Hold Your Own vs The Infected
Hold Your Own and The Infected both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Hold Your Own (2017) is 3 years older than The Infected (2020). The Infected scores higher on Steam reviews (84% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% 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 The Infected
Choose The Infected if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84% positive across 3,654 reviews.
Both Hold Your Own and The Infected sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Hold Your Own |  The Infected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 15.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.1% positive (363 reviews) | 84% positive (3,654 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DistrictWare inc. | DigX Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Hold Your Own (2017) is 3 years older than The Infected (2020).
- The Infected scores higher on Steam reviews (84% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% positive).
- Hold Your Own is currently ~6% cheaper on Steam than The Infected (14.99 USD vs. 15.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hold Your Own is Deck Unsupported, The Infected is Deck Playable.
Hold Your Own vs The Infected — FAQ
- Which is better, Hold Your Own or The Infected?
- On Steam reviews The Infected scores higher (84% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Infected is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hold Your Own or The Infected first?
- If you want chronology, Hold Your Own (2017) came out before The Infected (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 Hold Your Own and The Infected similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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.