Cover of The Infected

Similar games

Games like The Infected

2020PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive15.79 €

An open-world survival crafting game in which a parent searches the forest for missing campers. You build a base and fend off wildlife and infected Vambies, a vampire-zombie hybrid.

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for The Infected are Outbreak Island, LifeZ - Survival and Night of the Dead. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Infected special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Outbreak Island

98 %Match

2025PCSteam Deck playable14.99 €

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

An open-world survival horror sandbox on a remote island where a mysterious outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. You craft, build and defend your base to make it through.

LifeZ - Survival

Realistic visuals

A third-person sandbox survival game where you build a hideout, scavenge water, food and resources, and fend off zombies while looking for a way out of the disaster zone.

Novus Inceptio

Realistic visuals

An early-access sandbox survival game about exploring an open world, building and staying alive. Little is known about the exact gameplay, so the ratings are conservative.

Vein

Open world

A post-apocalyptic survival sandbox where you scavenge supplies, search abandoned buildings and defend your base, solo or with friends. Still in active development.

CastleMiner Z

Focus on a single character

A blocky sandbox survival game set in an endless world: you build, craft weapons and tools, and fight off zombies and other monsters alone or with friends.

Online: 404

Open world

An open-world survival simulator that challenges familiar survival habits and can be played solo or in co-op. A key gadget is central to play, and you can follow the story or simply roam and explore.

Subsistence

Realistic visuals

A first-person open-world survival sandbox where you build a base, research technology and endure changing seasons while fending off wildlife, harsh weather and AI hunters who build bases of their own. Playable solo or in co-op.

7 Days to Die

Open world

A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.

The Forest

Open world

After a plane crash you build shelters and traps in a dense forest while tribes of cannibals stalk and attack you. Creepy mutant-filled caves and the mystery of your missing son drive the exploration, and it's best played with friends in co-op.

Feedback