Unique parasite concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Definitely a Unique Take on a Roguelike Game.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Parasite
Worth buying? What 43 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 43 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 63%Mixed · 63%StarInfidel2026Roguelike · Sandbox · Survival Horror
−20%$9.99$7.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
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The verdict
A hard, unique roguelike about hopping between hosts as a parasite, with great atmosphere but rough balance and divisive AI art. Skip it if AI art bothers you or you dislike punishing difficulty.
Great for
Fans of hard permadeath roguelikes who like experimental concepts and don't mind AI art or rough edges
Main risk
Developer's AI art use, plus punishing, unclear difficulty and limited saving
What players love
Lots of potential and active dev
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It's a good game, lots of potential to be amazing!”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Challenging permadeath that becomes rewarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game is challenging in all the right ways.”
Steam review · 209.8 h played ↗
Great atmosphere and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Minimal graphics allow my mind to fill in the gaps and the fantastic music sets a perfect atmosphere for that immersion.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Evolution and nest-building progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The progressive evolution of your parasite as you build your nest and find out what you really are is just so fun.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Generative AI art
Mentioned in ~4 in 5 negative reviews
“Dev decided to pivot to AI art.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Too hard and punishing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is way too hard. 7 minutes of play time and I've died 3 times.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Slow updates and priorities
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“updates are glacial in pace”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Vague, confusing systems and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“things seem far too vague in telling you what is going like "you feel somebody watching you" but not telling you what the consequences of that even are”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Poorly designed mechanics with weak rewards
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This game is a jumbled mess, with little to no rewards, and the rewards you get ingame often are outweight by their ridiculous downsides.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
No save feature
Mentioned in ~1 in 18 negative reviews
“there is no save feature”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0Ghz or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10 compatible GPU
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0Ghz or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10 compatible GPU
Storage1 GB available space
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