INFRA

urbex galore

This game has an amazing atmosphere, interesting world and story, absolutely stunning urban locations and MANY secrets to find, but the lack of a proper inventory, the ability to view photographed documents and, at times, obtuse puzzles really hurts the experience.
(Also needs guns and enemies)

very yes good yes much yes yes

one of the most weird but awesome game a i have ever played

kinda weird and confusing, couldn't get into the feel of the game at all

Long, immersive and very detailed*.

Edit:
*even down to making sense electrically and the software running in the places.
Devs went all out on the realism and I love it.

Pros: Interesting background setting. Interesting gameplay. Interesting plot.

Cons: Bad user experience. Awful FOV makes me feel dizzy. Never experienced anything alike in other games. Can't keep playing for longer than 30 mins. Climbing and object inspection animation really made me puke. (Those slow camera shifts!) Lacks guides, inventory tracking/display, etc. Don't blame Source for this -- I played through HL series without nausea.

Overall: Not recommended.

Very fun game.

it's like half life but without the guns or aliens

i don't like cutscenes but i knew from the opening cutscene i would love this game

10/10

La classe operaia va in paradiso.

I need to finish the story, but overall, it's a really fun game, and it gives you the atmosphere of something following you. And it's really cool, but the puzzles can become technical if you don't know about infrastructure and might take you an hr to finish some puzzles. But just take your time and just figure it out that's the point

This game went way above my expectations. The level design, puzzles, and lore was incredibly well done. It had like everything from small notes to audio logs. My only small issues are I'd say the flashlight/camera portion of the game quickly becomes tedious (and the game kind of agrees toward the end with the flashlight). Like the camera should just take pictures automatically in cases like when reading notes and such.

one of the most beautiful, most atmospheric, immersive games i have ever played. an excellent work on the source engine. incredibly dense, rich, and has a very long play time. too bad i'm too stupid to solve puzzles though. needed someone to handhold me/read a guide throughout. most of these puzzles require a bit higher of an IQ to solve on your own.

insane environments. metro series is one of my fav series of all time and i love stalker but somehow this game manages to top all of them.

this game was a entertain, games is a fun me

Great game! Very interesting story. Its kinda like Half Life, but a peaceful urban exploration kind of Half Life. This game is also very lengthy.

I wish this game was my life.

I never really write reviews for games I have played but INFRA I have decided to make an exception for, since it really has been one of the most enjoyable games I have played as of late where I did not expect it to be as fun as it actually was. For a game which is a walking simulator where you play as a structural engineer some of the situations I found myself in made me genuinely double take what was happening. Especially with Mark's sometimes passive (and in exceptional cases mildly irritated) outlook on some of the crazy things occurring.

Alongside that the atmosphere of the game is exceptional and if you are anyway interested in urban exploration I would recommend getting this game. The environments in the game always give the impression that you are walking in abandoned spaces that had at least some human activity in their past despite the absolute decay that infests the areas that poor old Mark and me are forced to traverse. It is definitely a game I found very relaxing to play as well with the puzzles being difficult but not too hard to figure out. The story itself is also rather interesting learning about how exactly Stalburg got into the state it is today and how the severe neglect of the city is the result of a long history of corporate corruption/conspiracy, mistakes and way too many people going "good enough".

I would say the only real flaws of the game is that sometimes it felt like a drag to continue on. Do not be fooled once you are out of your office, you will not be interacting with other characters for a long time outside the occasional telephone call. So you will be forced to have to listen to Marks repeated declarations of having x number of batteries for the camera/flashlight every time you pick up a pack of batteries alongside Marks concerns over the state of Stalburg's infrastructure when you take a picture. The environments themselves also sometimes felt they were repeated a few too many times, with me dreading the next time I would go into a tunnel section of the game (you will see a LOT of tunnels).

I would say the only time Mark took me out of the experience of the game was on a few occasions when the subject matter in front of him was way more serious than he was taking it with him simply uttering "oh no..." then flipping out his camera to put said serious subject in his latest cringe compilation. But overall I liked Mark, he was a good protagonist and his voice actor gave him a certain charm to where by the end of the game I felt it was me and him being the only forces stopping Stalburg from falling apart by the seams.

Overall if you do like games that take a more relaxed pace, with some puzzles and the occasional action set piece, I would heavily recommend INFRA. It was a joy to play through and if I have enough time I would love to go through this game in detail to find all of it's secrets.

if you love exploring and solving puzzles you will absolutely love this game.

it has multiple paths and multiple endings.. exploring will be rewarded.

it is an absolute gem of a game

It truly was a pleasure to play this game. Just completed the story and it was a great ride! Atmospheric, immersive, puzzles that give you a sense of accomplishment when you solve them and so much attention to the details placed in the environments. Now to play obensuer!

The uncanny feeling of exploring empty Source Engine maps stretched out over an entire game, filled with tons of unique secrets to find and an intriguing plot to unravel.

I wanted to like this, and there are elements that I do like, like the environment and the atmosphere, but the overall experience was really frustrating and I ended up dropping it. Most of the puzzles are vague and confusing. There are no hints and no journal or map to keep track of progress. There is no visible inventory, so if you pick up a key and forget to read the tag, good luck figuring out what it's for. The game lets you progress despite unfinished puzzles, and that made it feel like I was missing bits and pieces of the story. The story itself feels scattered and incohesive, and I could not keep track of it. Progression is slow and tedious. It's a lot of walking back and forth and it breaks the flow of the game. I might have powered through if I didn't get completely stuck at one point. There is a gate that does not open for me. No matter what I do it does not open. I followed a guide step by step and nothing.

Ubran dungeon megamix MYSTERY edition.

Loved the urban exploring and uncovering the secrets of this city and how corrupt it is

*Took a photo of a mass grave of civilians*
Mark goes "Intriguing"

This game will appeal to those who love urban exploration. It is a fun game to play, the developers managed to make a relaxing game where you have to climb around old buildings and sewers. The puzzles can be confusing at times, as this is not the type of game where it leads the player by the hand.

This game is unbelievably good. I need INFRA 2!

Other than some pretty bad crashing during the final two chapters of the game, and maybe being a little overlong due to the act-based release structure, this is a wonderfully immersive walking sim that uses the camera mechanic well to get you to inspect all the lovingly detailed areas of Stalburg.

The life of a structural engineer trying to hold together an entire region's worth of crumbling, underfunded infrastructure is a weirdly compelling premise for a game. Some tricky puzzles and backtracking, but the overall vibe and gameplay are great.

As I did not get 100% achievements I can't reccomend this game.

Review
It's definitely a unique game and I would play a sequel but it definitely began to wear out it's welcome as you end up in one contrived situation after another. It's all very "main character" design philosophy that was and still is very popular among the unwashed masses. That being said it's the only infrastructure inspector game I'm aware of so you should definitely play it. Also, there's an ARG that still hasn't been solved if you're into those kinds of things, it's very esoteric cryptography and obscure low resolution text hunting. I had quite a few crashes as well.

This is in perfect honesty my favorite game ever made. Maybe it is not for you, but it is for me and if you are like me I think you will feel the same. I cannot explain what INFRA is or why I like it, but I really, really, really do.

From Obenseur to INFRA. They are so beautifuly disgustingly sprinkled and covered in lore that may seem closer to many real life situations than anyone care to push. we are all sponges from the day we are born to the day we pass. money shouldnt be the defining notion in our life we are all trying to survive, while giving money power when it only holds its own agenda realy can end a city and send you back just as much as destroying knowledge. but we are sponges from the day we are born to the day we pass we don't all adsorb the same, or expunge the same. how we came to be absorbing in this world and squeezing it out we dont know one anothers life so we should respect it because like we are everyone else is here on this earth. okay im off my soap box play the games if your into building management start with obenseur and if you need breaks infra they both have a lore i would dive head first into and both deserve to be up for awards. having me wandering and worrying like it the last of us, and thinking about my choices like life is strange. and a lore that's got me burning for more like fallout.

A great game about urban exploration and engineering. It gets the sense of being in a endless megastructure while still keeping it plausible and not sci-fi. The story and lore is very well made and there are TONS of secrets to find. The voice acting is by english speakers with heavy european accents, which breaks immersion a bit, but I found it genuine with the effort they put in and it grew on me.

You could do everything or go through the areas at your own pace. I really enjoyed how I could do things if I wanted, or just try to get through areas. The physics and platforming based puzzles made sense. Pretty standard Source Engine stuff. Some of the engineering puzzles that were mostly optional were difficult, but wow they were so well made and I felt like an engineer fixing things in these empty facilities. Sometimes I got stuck and needed a guide, but that was more so convenience than necessity.

The ending was cool and actually brought some tense action. Overall would reccomend if this you like industrial puzzles, urban exploration, and political corruption themes.

I saw a review for Infra and it was the first game I bought and downloaded when I converted over to Steam from console. It had great atmosphere and challenging puzzles. I also enjoyed the variety of locations. I was not able to figure out all the puzzles myself, and definitely needed help. The game went on - so many levels, so many sections - and I ended up putting about 52 hours into the game. I definitely got my money's worth. I would certainly recommend the game.

An amazing game to just get lost in. Each area has so much to discover and you will get rewarded when you go off the beaten path to search for more things to see. The story and its multiple layers are very interesting and make you want to find out more what has happened. A perfect game for if you want to explore fun areas, solve puzzles, piece together lore and get rewarded for being inquisitive.

There's a certain quiet cozy quirkiness about INFRA that keeps bringing me back for multiple playthroughs. INFRA allows you to roleplay as the world's most badass (and honestly reckless) engineer in history. Long abandoned power plant? Turn it on. What's the worst that could happen? Oh-- that's not good. Follow along for a complicated and sometimes silly story or just branch off and play Hallway Simulator 2016. Whatever your style, INFRA is for anyone. I LOVE this game way more than I should and have sunk nearly 90 hours into it. It is a lovingly crafted game with massive attention to detail. If you like cozy exploration games and or urbex, GET INFRA NOW!

One of the coolest source engine games I've ever played. (up there with Black Mesa)

If you like walking through many different areas, and I mean different, and taking pictures of the failing infrastructure of Stalburg and solving puzzles along the way, then this is the game for you.

I have no idea what i am doing but it looks pretty :3

This game is pretty magnificent.
The map design for one is some of the best I've seen in a game since the first Half-Life (especially the interior locations...and that's no exaggeration). It also gets kudos for its world building and lore; You can tell the game is a very personal project to the devs and that they put a lot of heart into it.
Puzzle solving is constant in this game, but it never feels like a hindrance, nor are the puzzles too easy - I found them to be just right. Again, kudos to the devs.
If I have to gripe about this game, it's that A: It can be crash prone in certain areas, and B: The voice acting isn't great. I understand they probably hired some Finnish locals to do English dubs but like...why not just voice it in native Finnish then?

All in all, I highly recommend this.

It took me 8 hours to finish the first act with a guide, I'm never gonna finish this game by figuring everything by myself.
I bought it because of Garry's Mod and my slight Obsessive-compulsive disorder, it might be a world-building marvel but still the game play is not for me.

This kind of game is not meant for every type of gamer. If you are the type of gamer that likes to explore, solve puzzles, and examine details, you are likely to enjoy this game.

Being a structural analyst, your objective is to examine the conditions of the locations you are sent to and record any important or relevant information. If you are the type of person who likes to move slowly, look for details and hidden secrets, and feel a sense of doing your job well, this game will satisfy you.

You will visit areas that are run-down, not maintained, or normally inaccessible to the public. If you are the type of person that likes to have a lot of time to yourself or do your work alone, this game will fit you. It's also good for people who like to explore the places of a city that are closed-off, out of reach, or forgotten by the public.

The puzzles in the game are at a great level of difficulty. In a way, the entire game is a puzzle because you will be backtracking in every level for about an hour, trying to move on the next area. It sounds annoying, but I had a great time walking around empty areas, reading papers, finding hints, and using my head. It made the puzzles very satisfying to solve. If you like puzzles of varying style and difficulty, you'll enjoy this.

All things considered, I believe this is one of my favorite games because it seemed so mundane that it was immersive and exciting to have a different slice of life. It included a lot of the activities I enjoy in gaming and in life so I was always engaged. It great to have a game where I can forget about my life and enjoy someone else's for a while.

Thank you Loiste Interactive!

Armed with only a flashlight and a camera, you venture into the underbelly of Stalburg to assess and repair failing infrastructure.
What he found was corruption, conspiracies, and general chaos.
The game has large set pieces and puzzles with multiple ways to approach them. The puzzles make sense in the context of the game.
No shooting, no monsters, but sometimes rubber ducks and stuffed bears and beer.
I have been playing computer games for over 40 years and this is still my favorite to go back to.
Highly recommend especially if you are looking something different.
Three thumbs up

Great game. Their are parts that make you be on the edge of your seat but for the most part it has a good story and want to do another play through to find things that i missed.

this is the best game i have played BY FAR! im not one for puzzle games but the way the puzzles and activities are presented makes it special. i dont know how Loiste does it, but they have created a masterpiece, keep it up!

Certified Real.

Good

yes

This game is one of my favourites, so many hidden secrets and collectables and a really cool story line overall.

It's a good puzzle game but the length (15-20hrs) tends to drag on just a little. It's made in the Source engine so the movement isn't too bad for some of the platforming sections, but even on a high-end rig there seems to be a memory leak issue around some of the more intense parts of the game that causes it to crash on saves. Just turn the memory usage to low to avoid this, you can turn it back up after that

If you like puzzle games and don't mind a longer game, it's definitely worth getting on sale