Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for The Infected, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file The Infected under Open-World Survival.
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Headup joining as Publishing Partner for The Infected! | Headup joins The Infected as publishing partner, adding development support aimed at more polished updates on the road to 1.0. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-08 | V24 Live Branch Update! | Update V24 adds Trader Jobs for tech points, a Clay Mixer, melon crates, new furniture, and lore notes in new POIs, plus a reworked tech progression. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-05 | Beta Branch Update V24.5! | Beta branch update V24.5 localizes all missing text including story notes and eases job completion, with V24 scheduled for the public branch on Friday. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-25 | V24.3 Beta Branch Update! | The V24 beta branch reworks tech costs and tech page spawns, adds Trader Jobs that grant tech points and coins, and drops cement's sale price from 0.80 to 0.25. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-24 | V24.2 Beta Branch Update! | V24.2 beta adds lore notes, POIs, a Clay Mixer, melon crates, furniture, candles, and garage doors, and moves clay crafting off workbenches; fresh save… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-03 | Infected Progress Report | Studio is testing a possible UE5 port for The Infected over the next month, pausing story mode work, with news on either path due by Christmas. | store.steampowered.com |