# Star Trek: Infection

> A VR full-body survival horror experience in the Star Trek universe. Explore a ruined Defiant-class starship as you battle an unknown entity mutating your body. Confront the darkness within the ship…and your mind.

## Game facts

- Developer: Played with Fire
- Publisher: Played with Fire
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 31, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Stealth, SurvivalHorror
- Steam Deck: Unsupported (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3954580/)
- Languages: Interface: American English; Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Polish (Poland), European Portuguese, Chinese (China); Audio: American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/star-trek-infection)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The derelict Starfleet ship, dark lighting, and sound effectively convey the distinctive Star Trek atmosphere and sense of horror.
- The combination of infection mechanics, stealth and combat, exploration, and puzzles provides the appeal of a traditional horror adventure.
- The setting, lore, character dialogue, and voice acting have been well received by Star Trek fans.

### Weaknesses

- Performance problems such as frame drops and stuttering, high latency, and shaking hands and arms occur even on high-end PCs.
- Stability issues including crashes, pause-menu problems, repeated reinstalls, and failure to launch have been reported.
- Unreliable hand tracking and grip detection can cause players to pick up the tricorder or phaser accidentally or fail to grab items properly.

## Links

- [Star Trek: Infection on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/2971)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/2971/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T17:01:08.813Z