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Infested Planet

Top-down strategy and tower defense against mutating alien hordes

Rocket Bear Games · Released Mar 6, 2014

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 2,551
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
May 5, 2018
Minimum PC
256MB OpenGL 2.1 Comparti…
1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Infested Planet?

Infested Planet is a top-down, single-player real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. In a campaign against alien hordes, you direct a small squad, build defenses, and capture alien hives across procedural maps, changing weapons and tactics as the aliens mutate.

For you if...

  • +you like shifting between defense and offensive pushes
  • +you enjoy adapting weapons to changing enemy defenses

Not for you if...

  • −you want to command large armies rather than squads
  • −you prefer turn-based decisions over constant real-time pressure

What players say

94% of 2,551 reviews are positive

Players praise the push and pull between squad attacks and turret defense, as well as the tactical choices created by enemy mutations. Some find the game too simple or short, while others say later missions become repetitive. A few report crashes or unresponsive menus; one links the menu problem to an update.

How many players finish Infested Planet?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «Endgame», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Infested Planet screenshot 1

Infested Planet system requirements

Minimum: 256MB OpenGL 2.1 Comparti…, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP or later
Processor
2.2 GHz
Graphics
256MB OpenGL 2.1 Compartible
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
300 MB HD space

Recommended

Processor
2.4 GHz Quad Core
Graphics
1024MB OpenGL 2.1 Compartible
Memory
4 GB RAM

Does Infested Planet have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Infested Planet run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
36
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Infested Planet use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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