Infestation: Survivor Stories

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Not to be confused with Infestation: Origins.

Infestation: Survivor Stories
Developer(s)Hammerpoint Interactive
Publisher(s)OP Productions
Producer(s)Sergey Titov
Writer(s)Sergey Titov
EngineEclipse
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: December 17, 2012
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Infestation: Survivor Stories (formerly known as The War Z) was an open world zombie video game developed by Hammerpoint Interactive and published by OP Productions.[1][2] Infestation: Survivor Stories features both first-person and third-person shooting perspectives. The game offers players the option of killing zombies or playing against other users (PvP).[3]

Infestation: Survivor Stories was able to be purchased and played online without the need for an ongoing monthly subscription with free updates. Players could, however, purchase cosmetic and convenience items such as ammo, and other items that they would otherwise have to find in the game.[4] Infestation: Survivor Stories had dedicated public servers accessible by all players in addition to player-purchased private servers.[5] A "spiritual successor" to the game, Romero's Aftermath was released by Free Reign Entertainment on September 25, 2015.[6]

The game was panned by critics, with many considering it one of the worst video games of all time. The game servers were taken offline on December 15, 2016.[7]

  1. ^ Gauntlett, Adam (July 20, 2012). "Zombies Eat the World in The War Z MMO". Escapist Magazine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Gallegos, Anthony (July 19, 2012). "The War Z -- A New Zombie Survival Experience". IGN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Lahti, Evan (July 19, 2012). "The War Z announced: zombie survival shooter-MMO with strong parallels to Day Z". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Zeidler, Brett (July 20, 2012). "Zombie survival MMO The War Z to release this fall". Destructoid. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Kewk. "Patch Notes 2/12/13". OP Productions. Retrieved March 25, 2013.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Infestation: Survivor Stories / The War Z gets a reboot with Romero's Aftermath". Eurogamer. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Infestation: Survivor Stories Classic". steamcommunity.com. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.