Infestation: The New Z

Free-to-play open-world zombie shooter built around looting and PvP

Fredaikis AB · Published by OP Productions LLC · Released Nov 22, 2016

Action Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Free To Play

Third-party account required

Reviews: Mixed; 54% of 37K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 55% of 36 in 30 days
Players: 134; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 2 weeks ago; Oct 19, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 465; 8 GB RAM · 15 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Infestation: The New Z?

This free-to-play online zombie shooter is played in first or third person across large open-world maps. In Open World, Survival, and Competitive modes, players scavenge and craft, fight zombies and other players, complete missions, and contest territory alone or with others.

For you if...

+you want zombie survival with open-world PvP
+you enjoy scavenging, crafting, and character progression
+you prefer several online modes in one game

Not for you if...

−you dislike PvP competition while scavenging for loot
−you prefer short maps over large open worlds
−you want offline solo play

What players say

54% of 36,774 reviews are positive · 55% of 36 in the last 30 days

Players praise the PvP firefights, plentiful loot, and choice of modes. Common complaints cite sparsely populated or inaccessible servers, cheating, long travel between active areas, and bugs affecting vehicles and hit detection.

Players over time

▲ +10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 183 players on Oct 17, 2026.

Show the data

Day	Players
Nov 7, 2026	134
Nov 6, 2026	119
Nov 5, 2026	117
Nov 4, 2026	130
Nov 3, 2026	132
Nov 2, 2026	152
Nov 1, 2026	136
Oct 31, 2026	150
Oct 30, 2026	132
Oct 29, 2026	116
Oct 28, 2026	139
Oct 27, 2026	155
Oct 26, 2026	140
Oct 25, 2026	167
Oct 24, 2026	150
Oct 23, 2026	129
Oct 22, 2026	149
Oct 21, 2026	137
Oct 20, 2026	145
Oct 19, 2026	152
Oct 18, 2026	177
Oct 17, 2026	183
Oct 16, 2026	129
Oct 15, 2026	100
Oct 14, 2026	99
Oct 13, 2026	105
Oct 12, 2026	128
Oct 11, 2026	123
Oct 10, 2026	124
Oct 9, 2026	136
Oct 8, 2026	125
Oct 7, 2026	113
Oct 6, 2026	105
Oct 5, 2026	105
Oct 4, 2026	130
Oct 3, 2026	118
Oct 2, 2026	103
Oct 1, 2026	92
Sep 30, 2026	115
Sep 29, 2026	122
Sep 28, 2026	128
Sep 27, 2026	121
Sep 26, 2026	135
Sep 25, 2026	106
Sep 24, 2026	132
Sep 23, 2026	97
Sep 23, 2026	120
Sep 22, 2026	113
Sep 21, 2026	92

Screenshots and trailer

Infestation: The New Z system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 465, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 - SP1 64bit
Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Infestation: The New Z have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online; MMO. There is no single-player mode.

Does Infestation: The New Z run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Infestation: The New Z (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 69
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Vietnamese, Indonesian.

Does Infestation: The New Z 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam