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Zombie Survival MMO Shooter

Infestation: Survivor Stories

Infestation: Survivor Stories (originally The War Z) was an open-world zombie survival MMO shooter developed by Hammerpoint Interactive and published by OP Productions, offering both first- and third-person perspectives and the choice to fight zombies or other players. It launched into significant controversy in December 2012 over false-advertised features and was briefly pulled from Steam, later being renamed to avoid trademark confusion with DayZ. Despite selling over 2.8 million copies, the game's servers shut down on December 16, 2016.

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Status
Closed December 16, 2016
Business model
Buy-to-play
Genre
Zombie Survival MMO Shooter
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Hammerpoint Interactive
Publisher
OP Productions
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PvECombat focusPvP

Optional PvP against other survivors sits alongside PvE zombie combat

SoloPlay styleGroup

Solo survival is viable, with the open world supporting group play

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

An open-world survival setting with scavenging rather than a fixed quest chain

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real- and third-person shooter combat

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Why you might like it

  • First- and third-person zombie survival shooting with optional PvP, scavenging, and permadeath-style item loss
  • Recorded features include competitive PvP, PvE content.
  • Developed by Hammerpoint Interactive, published by OP Productions.
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Things to consider

  • Closed December 16, 2016
  • Sourced from Wikipedia, Game Informer, and Qualitipedia's retrospective; treat details as a research summary rather than a live, first-hand playtest.
  • This is a closed title with a controversial development history — expect no active servers or ongoing support.
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Research record

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2026-09-07
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Source note
Wikipedia, Game Informer, and Qualitipedia’s retrospective
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 25, 2026.Verified

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Infestation: Survivor Stories timeline

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    Catalog status

    Closed December 15, 2016

  3. 2026-08-25
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    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Gameplay, availability and research notes

Infestation: Survivor Stories Infestation: Survivor Stories (originally The War Z) was an open-world zombie survival MMO shooter developed by Hammerpoint Interactive and published by OP Productions, offering both first- and third-person perspectives and the choice to fight zombies or other players. It launched into significant controversy in December 2012 over false-advertised features and was briefly pulled from Steam, later being renamed to avoid trademark confusion with DayZ. Despite selling over 2.8 million copies, the game's servers shut down on December 16, 2016.

The lifecycle record is Closed December 16, 2016, with verified platforms of Windows. MMOFinder lists Hammerpoint Interactive as developer and OP Productions as publisher.

The guidance and platform availability above were checked on 2026-09-07 against the linked sources (Wikipedia, Game Informer, and Qualitipedia’s retrospective). Continue through Similar Games, filter the MMO database, or compare profiles side by side.

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