Infectious casts you as a virus spreading through a host's organs, clicking to infect cells and managing your clone population while dodging immune defenses. The game blends microscopic strategy with incremental progression across multiple stages, offering biology-focused players a novel thematic take on the genre, though opinions vary sharply on whether the repetitive clicking loop justifies the premise.
About this game
Play as a lethal virus infecting various organs in your host's body while trying to outsmart the immune cells that seek to eliminate you and your kind. Generate clones and watch them propagate, infecting cells and taking down bosses.
What players are saying
▼ Not recommended0 hrs
I'm a science enthusiast and a sucker for stuff related to the human body and the immune system and such... but I couldn't stand 5 minutes of this "game". First level consists of:
1- Click a cell to infect 2- Wait for an infection bar to fill up and the cell to die (10-15 seconds) 3- Repeat this 5 times
Sounds riveting, no?
I got 600 DNA points from that, so I thought "great, I'll now be able to buy the upgrade to dramatically speed up cell infection that the developer must surely have included to make this game actually bearable". Nope. Level two expects me to do the exact same things as level 1, but 9 times instead of six, without any upgrades.
I Alt + F4'ed immediately and here I am warning you to not even bother.
A pretty decent game I'd say. Got it during a big sale so the price is okay. The graphic is not bad though. It's like looking under the microscope, watching viruses and immune system fight each other in a cool fun way. In the past I only read it from biology textbooks and had to imagine how things play out. The game has 3 types of virus, 30 levels (6 stages) and about 16 different upgrades available. Strangely, is it just me or is the way infected cells pop and explode to unleash viruses has a satisfying feel to it. Hmmm....
New updates are here! With chain infection bonus reward and tracker, you can now witness the diligence of your clones in action and receive bonus rewards from their hard work! With each successful chain, you gain incremental bonus points to DNA and a unique praise word, coz nothing brightens a day like a good dose of fabricated applause. Chain countdown resets after 3 secs so hurry up. Clones are "smarter" now that they will ignore any infected cells and only go for fresh kills. We still wanna keep them dumb so they don't end up taking over the player's job. Pre-upgrade enabled at the start of a new stage. Freshen up with upgrades before commencing your next kill.
Bug fixes and game improvement include: 1. Windows mode enabled for non-full screen. 2. Option button added to enable change of setting (auto-pause) while playing. 3. Achievement bug resolved.
