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Infestation: Origins

A co-op horror in which you're an exterminator treating sinister infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends.

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Nightmare Forge Games
Publisher
Nightmare Forge Games
Release
September 5, 2025
331 days ago
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Mostly Positive196 reviews75.5%

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About the Game

In the 1980s, what was thought to be an outbreak of vermin morphed into something far more sinister. Infestation: Origins is an episodic, four player co-op survival horror game in which you and your friends are exterminators called in to treat these mysterious infestations.


  • Private & Public Lobbies
    Play with friends, join a public lobby, or play alone for a further challenge.

  • Proximity & Global Voice Chat
    Communicate with your team using both in-game positional and global voice chat.

  • Strategize your mission
    Spread out to treat the infestation faster or stick together for safety.




  • Find the source
    Explore unique locations and uncover the story behind how each infestation began. Find the means to access and unlock new areas. Monitor activity. Power different systems to weaken the spread. Find the source at all costs.

  • Treat the infestation
    Utilize a variety of extermination gear to subdue the outbreak. Eradicate all nests and monstrous fiends lurking throughout. Run when you can, hide, help your friends - just don't fall victim to the infestation's spread.

  • Survive
    Prepare to face and eliminate a horrific entity, with each episode containing a distinct classic character or urban legend responsible for the infestation.



  • Replayability - Randomized item layouts, unpredictable AI, contract variability, and more

  • NVIDIA DLSS Support - Experience stunning visuals without sacrificing frame rate

  • Progression - Gain experience and cash to unlock new skins, perks, weapons, and traps

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