The Infected

I bought this game not too long after it became available and played many hours (150+) but, found the game's pace to be just too slow. Between the ancient inventory interface and the overly-laborious crafting system, I found the game to be too much of a slog to progress and put it away for a while, thinking the developer would receive enough feedback from the player base to improve it. I just tried this game again after a couple of years away and was really disappointed with the same poorly designed inventory system, reliance on clicking buttons and/or drag/dropping items. Further, the crafting system is not well thought out, especially for early game where survival is made overly difficult by placing barriers on simple things like making a bow quiver (i.e. you can make a bow and arrows but, can't use either without a quiver which, is locked behind a technology wall). Very disappointing. A small piece of advice for the developer: Games that seem like as much work as real life aren't well-received, even by people who have lots of time to play. I have several survival games in my library some with thousands of hours played over several years. While I like your game and hope you improve it, you really need to invest some time in adding a modern inventory system including more stackable items and key-mapped shortcuts rather than buttons.

Genuinely, the ONLY thing stopping me from really playing this game is that it’s single player. My wife and I love these games and we’re super bummed out to find that we can’t play it together. Definitely an odd choice for a survival game. We’ll be giving it a play through if it should ever get multiplayer, but I doubt that’ll ever be a thing. Strictly due to the devs promising that multiplayer will never happen is likely the main reason the player count is so low. And why it gets a thumbs down.

"The Infected" — это игра, которая на данный момент выглядит крайне сырой и незавершенной. Я ожидал увидеть интересный проект, но, к сожалению, реальность оказалась далека от моих ожиданий. С самого начала игра погружает в мрачный мир, где выживание — это единственный приоритет. Однако, несмотря на интересную концепцию, реализация оставляет желать лучшего. Графика выглядит устаревшей, а анимации персонажей и объектов часто вызывают недоумение. Игровой процесс страдает от множества багов и проблем с оптимизацией. Часто возникают ситуации, когда игра зависает или вылетает, что делает её практически неиграбельной. Я не раз сталкивался с ошибками, мешающими продвижению, и это вызывало только разочарование. Контент также оставляет желать лучшего. В "The Infected" не хватает разнообразия: мир кажется пустым, а задания однообразными. Я быстро утомился от повторяющихся действий и отсутствия интересных механик. Неясное будущее игры вызывает сомнения. Уверен, что "The Infected" никогда не выйдет в полноценный релиз. Разработчики, похоже, не способны исправить все недостатки и довести проект до завершения. В итоге, игра выглядит как неудачная попытка создать что-то новое, и, к сожалению, я не вижу, как она сможет оправдать ожидания. Плюсы: ✅ Атмосфера: Игра предлагает мрачный и захватывающий мир, который может привлечь любителей жанра. ✅ Идея: Концепция выживания в зараженном мире имеет потенциал, но не реализована должным образом. Минусы: ❌ Очень сырая: Игра страдает от недостатка доработки, что делает её трудной для восприятия. ❌ Баги и оптимизация: Частые ошибки и проблемы с производительностью значительно снижают общее впечатление. ❌ Недостаток контента: На данный момент в игре не хватает разнообразия, что делает её быстро скучной. ⭐ Оценка: 3 из 10.

really wanted to give it a try but one stupid thing after another i just can't go over anymore... tech unlocks are all over the place, if you don't do your research you will waste time crafting useless items because the finished product is blocked by a tech you don't already have ,you are allowed to craft the most expensive parts of it before that. like the pickaxe / axe iron heads but can't put them on a stick without an advanced workbench yet you could make a saw table using only logs somehow... then ther's the bow and arrow that you can craft and just look at it because you can't use it without a quiver which is locked behind some other tech . last i found the atv and thought "hmm this might make it easier to plow trough the stupid things and actually enjoy the game... " but nope, ther is some crazy head woble that makes me sea sick riding it and then after i go trough 5 min of that BS i found out that the " infected" probably got they'r name from lead posining somehow because they could stop the ATV dead in it's tracks from top speed.. well that was the last straw. EDIT: oh and the ATV only has fuel for going a quarter of the map( which is already too big for how hard it is to travel before the ATV) and getting more is locked behind a bunch of other tech .

Well, not a lot to say here. The word is empty. Very few interactable items, carry weight and backpack management, hardly anything stacks. Controller support is absolutely abysmal, and menu dancing with keyboard and mouse is annoying. I's a pain to control. All of the assets feel cheap and thrown together, there's just.... nothing unique or enjoyable. Just poorly assembled environments, no atmosphere, and random pigeons dropping dead on my doorstep every few hours. The community is eerily quiet, especially for how many reviewers have HUNDREDS of hours in this game. It feels like a trap, and a poorly made one at that.

I play it slow and cozy. No hoards, no base attacks. Just fighting in the villages and randomly in the woods. Base building and subsistence farming. A break from the real, hectic world.

Around 70 hours in. Game is instantly boring now. There just isn't really anything to do once you surpass day 45 or so. The game is rather flat and one dimensional. Caves are ALL the same. Limited variety in item loot across the map. Graphics straight out of 2004. CPU player intelligence about as dumb as they come. Sure you can modify when attacks come, how strong they are, and how many attack. But even that lacks as your only real defense are spike traps. And everything gets hung up on those and die instantly so adjusting horde attacks is redundant and pointless. Your weapon choices are a spear, katana, or arrows. One shield choice. Simply not a game to keep playing once you unlock all tech. Not worthy of a purchase.

I wanted to love it, but i just cant. Things are wonky and shallow. No intention to add Co-op, which is fine but there has to be enough to keep you busy solo. I keep waiting for updates and improvements, but so fart its just more building materials. So far just another generic survival game that's just not different or good enough.