Symptoms of Infection — revenue & stats on Steam · GamesBerry

Symptoms of Infection — revenue & stats on Steam · GamesBerry

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About the game

Help discover novel and chimeric pathogens and treat the strange, sometimes horrifying, infectious diseases they produce.

Examine and test patients for common and novel infections using sophisticated medical instrumentation and disinfection procedures. All infected patients must be sent to the isolation ward for further evaluation and treatment. Rumors of mysterious diseases and human experimentation are unconfirmed.

The soft-ware initially presents information about SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION.

This presentation is crucial to approach the initial phase of DIAGNOSIS, TESTING and DISPOSITION:

During DIAGNOSIS,

Examine the patient visually
Interview them
Run tests

During TESTING,

Allow the LAM-ORB Mainframe to process tests
Initially users of the soft-ware will be of low-priority to the Mainframe
You may request to EXPEDITE processing to the Mainframe, every click counts

During DISPOSITION,

Make sure you identify all SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION
Make sure you indicate the finding of infectious patterns or pathogens in the tests

ATTENTION: Some patients may present comorbidities or symptoms that not necessesarily represent an underlying disease.

The ISOLATION WARD

Every and all infected patients, no matter the nature of their infection, must be held in the ISOLATION WARD for further evaluation and treatment.

While common infections like bacterial ones are widely understood and well-know across both the medical field and the world population, some infectious pathogens and diseases remain unknown.

And while the discovery of new pathogens and diseases is by itself of major relevance to public healthcare; a small fraction of unknown, sometimes horrifying, infectious pathogens and diseases are studied in the background by both public and private institutions like LAM-ORB.

Second Phase: DISINFECTION PROCEDURE

When the ISOLATION WARD reaches full capacity, a DISINFECTION PROCEDURE is scheduled. Full information of the disease and treatment indications are given, and the procedure is performed on the patient.

LAM-ORB

The soft-ware tries to emulate as close as possible the experience, technology, and findings of the LAM-ORB organization's research during the 1970s. Rumors about the reason of the sudden disappearance of the organization include human experimentation, chimeric pathogen development, and secret medical research.

Characteristics

Display: 160x160 pixels, selected 4-color palettes

Audio: 2 pulse wave channels, 1 triangle wave channel, 1 noise channel

State: Load and Save progress

Reviews

Player reviews (38)

Recommended0h played3 found helpfulJul 2026

Tom Poe Tom Poe Tom Poe (All jokes aside, although it's length, it's a w game)

Recommended1h played3 found helpfulJul 2026

I streamed this game for my friends! My friends and I are all fans of Tom Toe, very good fans. What a wonderful man.

Recommended1h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

Great experience and direction overall. Personally loved all the callbacks to Life and Death on DOS, it feels like a more isolating version of that and it's something I thought I'd never see. There was always something 'off' about that game to me, and Symptoms of Infection selects the most of the right elements from that, mainly the difficulty progression, the repetition, and the empty look of the patients. Some thoughts though. I think the game holds your hand for too long, as it's impossible to make the wrong decisions initially. I assume this is deliberate to create a false sense of safety before the ward is at capacity, where a lot more can go wrong but the disposition screen still remains linear and forced. The missteps are too consequential and aren't memorable, I'd love to hear flatlining, a warning from a senior doctor, or something else realistic there other than a fire animation. It also doesn't establish any context of location or your responsibilities, so it doesn't feel as scary knowing there isn't much at stake, something you can simply walk away from. It's a solid game with large potential. I have a good impression so far and look forwards to seeing how it eventually comes along.

Recommended1h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

well uh it's really unsettling, genuinely. the sound design is turbo-spooky. no jumpscares is also a godsend. also i respect tf out of a game for being cheap and under an hour of great experience. absolutely worth $4

Recommended2h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

Interesting project. I have had the game crash once, so the fact that saves aren't retained when the game closes are a bit annoying. But it's pretty unnerving, and I'm curious to see how the story progresses.

Recommended1h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

It's pretty fun, yet it is still early. Expect some bugs, I encountered one where I was going in circles with the same patients due to saving and loading. Lack of music, focus on patients and the unknown made it pretty uncomfortable. Which I enjoyed.

Recommended0h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

Very cool, and Nice dev that helped find a workaround for a problem I was having where I was stuck playing on a high speed due to my FPS, and is currently fixing the main issue at hand.

Recommended1h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

Very, very good for how early in development this game is! The style hits its mark perfectly, the low-fidelity and general Old DOS Game Vibes are spot-on. Can't wait to see where it goes!

Recommended0h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

while i like the aesthetic of the game it sorely needs sound options, like for volume. i like it conceptually but i really don't like how linear the 'gameplay' is? let me get something wrong, or at least pretend i have any control over what happens to the patients. will keep an eye on it to see how it evolves. solid 6/10 for now

Recommended1h played1 found helpfulJul 2026

even tho its short, its still amazing. I really hope, more will come.