Play it if
You want to see how your own town would survive an outbreak.
Skip it if
You want a finished, polished strategy game.
Exhibit label
- Players
- Single-player
- Online co-op
- No
- Cross-play
- No
- Solo
- Single-player only
- Voice chat
- Not needed
- Threat level
- Tense
- Survival time
- ~40 hours
1The outbreak
The infection spread fast and the authorities are gone. You choose a starting location anywhere in the world, from a big capital to your own street.
2How you survive
You turn real buildings into a headquarters, homes and workshops, send squads to scavenge and plan how to survive night attacks. Food, fuel and morale must be managed.
3Alone or together
There is no multiplayer. It is a single-player game.
4Look & sound
Seeing familiar streets in a zombie apocalypse is the main attraction, and it works. Presentation is still being improved in Early Access.
5Setup & value
It lists at $24.99 and runs on Windows. It is in Early Access with no fixed release date. Steam lists it as Playable on Steam Deck.
Best bits
- Play anywhere in the real world
- Fresh idea for the genre
- Regular updates
Watch out
- Early Access roughness
- Interface can be confusing
Score sheet
- Survival feel 25%
- 87
- Gameplay 25%
- 82
- Easy to start 15%
- 78
- Replay 20%
- 86
- Value 15%
- 80
87 × 25% + 82 × 25% + 78 × 15% + 86 × 20% + 80 × 15% = 83.15 → 83
Curator's verdict
Verdict
“Infection Free Zone has the most original idea on this list. It is unfinished, but already worth exploring.”
By the Zombie Game Guide editorial desk · Updated 8 Oct 2026 · How we score · Report an error
