Choose Infected Battlegrounds
Choose Infected Battlegrounds if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Infected Battlegrounds launched in 2018.
Infected Battlegrounds vs Beyond The Waterfalls
Infected Battlegrounds and Beyond The Waterfalls both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Infected Battlegrounds (2018) is 3 years older than Beyond The Waterfalls (2021). Infected Battlegrounds is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Beyond The Waterfalls (1.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD). 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 Beyond The Waterfalls
Choose Beyond The Waterfalls if you want a Casual game with LAN PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beyond The Waterfalls launched in 2021.
Both Infected Battlegrounds and Beyond The Waterfalls sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Infected Battlegrounds |  Beyond The Waterfalls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.6% positive (22 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Xefier Games Inc. | dev_k5aa |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Infected Battlegrounds (2018) is 3 years older than Beyond The Waterfalls (2021).
- Infected Battlegrounds is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Beyond The Waterfalls (1.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
Infected Battlegrounds vs Beyond The Waterfalls — FAQ
- Should I play Infected Battlegrounds or Beyond The Waterfalls first?
- If you want chronology, Infected Battlegrounds (2018) came out before Beyond The Waterfalls (2021). 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 Infected Battlegrounds and Beyond The Waterfalls similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.