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Symptoms of Infection

91% positive of 71 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by ORB Research & Broadcasting.

About the game

Examine and test patients for common and novel infections using sophisticated medical instrumentation. Isolate and treat infected patients. Discover the wonders, mysteries, and horrors of medical science. Rumors of mysterious diseases and human experimentation are unconfirmed.

Tagged by players

Outbreak Sim
Medical Sim
Psychological
Surreal
Simulation
Immersive Sim
Philosophical
Life Sim
Choices Matter
Pixel Graphics
Conspiracy
Psychological Horror

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
This game is an absolute masterpiece. I have always been a fan of medical simulations and psychological horror, SoI truly does not disappoint. The procedures and gameplay are accurate, and the retro style combined with the chippy audio truly sells the nostalgic yet eerie feeling. I’m editing this review now that the major update was pushed… holy crap devs, you guys literally fixed everything that was shaky with the…
2.2 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.
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Recommended
even with the first short demo, i felt myself already hooked on this experience. it has a wonderful ambiance: the pixel art does an excellent job at conveying the setting and what the game is about, as does the music; even in its simplicity, it does grant a general creepiness to everything. spoilers for gameplay and story ahead: i really appreciate the change to cellular intervention, as the first instance wasn't…
3.7 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I like the style of the game and I understand the it is in early access, the only good content of the game is what is literally shown in the screenshots of the store page and its just at the start of the game, then I end up in a loop of the same 4 patients and kept getting an inconclusive result when testing them, I feel like i just wasted 1.4 hours of my life visiting 110 patients. I feel the game needs more…
1.4 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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