Fit check
Is Infested Planet worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want real-time battlefield decisions
- Players who enjoy adapting equipment to changing enemy traits
- Players seeking small-unit command against large alien forces
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based planning rather than decisions made during active combat
- Players who prefer small, predictable encounters instead of battles involving thousands of enemies and changing mutations
- Players looking for a cooperative tower-defense or role-playing structure
Our take on Infested Planet
The five-soldier command group gives each order weight, but it also limits the tactical scale to managing a compact unit rather than a large army. Constant enemy mutations add variety while reducing the predictability of fixed weapon strategies.
What is Infested Planet?
Infested Planet is a real-time tactics game about directing a five-soldier team against a much larger alien force.
Battles involve repositioning troops, retreating to defensive points, building structures, and attacking or capturing alien hives. A campaign introduces new weapons, while procedurally generated maps and changing enemy mutations alter battlefield conditions. The game includes 21 human weapons and buildings, while aliens can develop 33 mutations, including armour that resists bullets. Encounters can involve thousands of enemies at once, requiring changes to positioning, defenses, and equipment as assaults develop.
How Infested Planet plays
- 01Real-time command
- Orders cover troop movement, defensive retreats, equipment changes, and attacks on alien hives during active battles.
- 02Developing campaign
- The campaign introduces additional weapons as progression continues.
- 03Variable battlefields
- Procedurally generated maps and changing alien traits alter conditions between encounters.
- 04Human arsenal
- The game includes 21 human weapons and buildings, including flamethrowers, laser guns, and siege cannons.
- 05Alien mutations
- Aliens have 33 possible mutations, such as armour that resists bullets.
- 06Large enemy assaults
- Encounters can put thousands of enemies on the battlefield at the same time.
Infested Planet compared to similar games
Infested Planet focuses on real-time command of a five-soldier team against alien hordes, with procedural maps, mutations, and hive attacks. Anomaly: Warzone Earth also combines action and strategy around an alien invasion, but its description centers on a reversed tower-defense structure and saving cities rather than directing a small squad with evolving equipment.
Infested Planet: platforms & release
Is Infested Planet worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want real-time battlefield decisions. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based planning rather than decisions made during active combat.
Where can I download Infested Planet?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Infested Planet's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Infested Planet on?
Windows only.
