Infectious

A Strategic Virus-Themed Tableau Builder Game

Infectious is a strategic tableau-building game where players take on the role of quirky, evolving viruses battling the immune system—and each other—to bring the body to its knees. Packed with asymmetric gameplay, mutation mechanics, and high replayability, Infectious challenges players to adapt, mutate, and dominate in a constantly shifting biological battlefield. The game is a work in progress, all graphics and rules are not final.

Become the Virus

In Infectious, you don’t save the body—you try to destroy it.

Each player controls a unique virus with its own personality, abilities, and mutation paths. No two viruses play the same way, making every match feel fresh and unpredictable. Your goal is to outgrow rival viruses, outmaneuver the immune system, and become the dominant infection.

Core Gameplay Features

Unique Virus Abilities

Every virus has distinct abilities that shape how it mutates, spreads, and fights back. These asymmetric powers make the game deep, strategic, and challenging to master.

Tableau Builder with Mutation

Every virus has distinct abilities that shape how it mutates, spreads, and fights back. These asymmetric powers make the game deep, strategic, and challenging to master.

Cells as Resources

Consumed cells aren’t just for mutation—they also act as resources. Use them to activate powerful action cards in your tableau and create devastating combos.

Cells as Resources

The automated immune system relentlessly hunts viruses, attempting to contain the outbreak and save the body. Ignoring it is never an option—it adapts, escalates, and punishes careless play.

Strategy, Balance, and Replayability

With highly asymmetric viruses and multiple paths to mutation, Infectious is designed for players who love strategic depth and experimentation. Every decision matters, and every mutation can shift the balance of power.

Work in progess

We are still actively developing Infectious. As time goes on, everything you see here may change and evolve.

Below, you’ll find our Development Diary—join us on the journey, share your suggestions, or just say hi!

Infectious Devlog 3 – Back in the Body

Infectious Board Why the Long Silence? Honestly, Infectious hasn’t been at the top of our project priority list. While we never stopped working on it, Wanderlust and Fintastic Sea naturally took the front role. Since we’re developing all of this alongside our regular day jobs, our time is limited—and we had to focus our energy carefully. That said, Infectious has never been abandoned. In fact, the game has evolved so much that it has drifted far away from its original con

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Infectious: Devlog 2

Update of Player Board After the internal play test I realized that the mutation chain is just way too long to reach all mutations at the end of the game. So I shorten the mutation chain to balance out the play time. Also I added player aids and designated places for different tokens on Board so each player can follow virus specific actions. Meanwhile, I resketched some virus concept art for the game. Give them different starting powers and upkeep actions. Although it still n

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Infectious: Devlog 1

Dang dang dang! Now allow us to introduce our third game in the cooking: INFECTIOUS Since this game is still in the middle of development we would like to show you every step of that and maybe you can be a part of our development as well. Infectious is a strategic 2-4 player game. In Infectious, the Player will inhabit the soul of a corky virus, trying to grow your way through the unsuspecting host. Managing your precious RNA to replicate, gaining a variety of powers, eating

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