Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Steam Deck Verified

Bob · Dialogue Heavy · Apr 25, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

87%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 78 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Easy listening for hours of gameplay.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Functional 3D visuals that focus on clarity and utility.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The crafting, settlement building, and exploration is solid, and for the most part performing actions, running, sneaking, throwing and fighting infected or raiders with either melee or your gun, feels good on a ps5 controller, and they even have the option for Sony controller button prompts which I loved!
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters100 reviews
84%
Interface27 reviews
74%
Difficulty19 reviews
100%
Multiplayer14 reviews
93%
Co-op14 reviews
79%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat78 reviews
74%
Bugs13 reviews
77%
Crashes7 reviews
86%
Audio7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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