# Games like The Infected

> The closest matches to The Infected: Mist Survival, Night of the Dead, Subsistence, Grounded, and ICARUS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Mist Survival](https://imho.run/games/914620/mist-survival) — Shares base building with The Infected. 7,226 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914620/)
2. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like The Infected. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
3. [Subsistence](https://imho.run/games/418030/subsistence) — A frequent pick in The Infected players' libraries, and another Action. 6,866 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418030/)
4. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Shares base building with The Infected. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
5. [ICARUS](https://imho.run/games/1149460/icarus) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Mining, like The Infected. 29,233 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149460/)
6. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — Shares base building and exploration with The Infected. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
7. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in The Infected players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
8. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in The Infected players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
9. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Infected. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
10. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares crafting system and base building with The Infected. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
11. [CryoFall](https://imho.run/games/829590/cryofall) — Shares crafting system and base building with The Infected. 1,572 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/829590/)
12. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Shares crafting system and base building with The Infected. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
13. [Sunkenland](https://imho.run/games/2080690/sunkenland) — Shares base building with The Infected. 8,775 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2080690/)
14. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like The Infected. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
15. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like The Infected. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
16. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like The Infected. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
17. [Out of Reach](https://imho.run/games/327090/out-of-reach) — Shares survival mechanics and base building with The Infected. 1,061 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327090/)
18. [Rem Survival](https://imho.run/games/574180/rem-survival) — Shares base building with The Infected. 388 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/)
19. [TerraTech Worlds](https://imho.run/games/2313330/terratech-worlds) — Shares base building and exploration with The Infected. 1,203 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313330/)
20. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Shares base building with The Infected. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
21. [ASKA](https://imho.run/games/1898300/aska) — Shares survival mechanics with The Infected. 5,322 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1898300/)
22. [Project Castaway](https://imho.run/games/1713350/project-castaway) — Shares survival mechanics with The Infected. 1,023 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713350/)
23. [Rising World](https://imho.run/games/324080/rising-world) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Mining, like The Infected. 3,066 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324080/)
24. [The Survivalists](https://imho.run/games/897450/the-survivalists) — Shares base building with The Infected. 2,979 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1360000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1360000&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1360000&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1360000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1360000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Infected

The Infected is an open-world survival game developed by DigX Studios. Players engage in base-building, crafting systems, defensive strategy, and exploration across a sandbox environment with changing seasons. Reviewers describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with players highlighting the appeal of building large complex bases and the importance of tactical positioning. The game supports solo play only. It launched in Early Access in 2020 with a price of 15.99 USD and runs at a playable level on Steam Deck. According to Steam reviews, it holds an 84% positive rating from over 3,600 players.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1360000
- **Developer:** DigX Studios
- **Publisher:** DigX Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 6, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1360000/the-infected)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1360000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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