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Infected (They Are Billions)

GamesInfected, still aliveVariesA virus2010 to today

The hordes of a 2017 real-time strategy game about holding a colony behind walls. A single infected inside the perimeter can turn the whole settlement, and every game builds toward one very large final horde.1

Battle it
First appeared
2017
They Are Billions (2017)
Source work
They Are Billions (2017)
Numantian Games
Made in
Spain
What causes it
A virus
Rabies Z, a mutated rabies-like virus that caused a worldwide pandemic.
How you become one
An infected that reaches a colony building infects the people inside, who then attack the next building.
How it moves
Varies
Most walk; Harpies are extremely fast.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • walls, towers, turrets and traps

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2017

They Are Billions (2017)

field notes

What the sources say

1

One breach can set off a chain reaction through a crowded colony1

2

Harpies are fast, Chubbies soak up damage, and the Infected Giant is strong enough to be marked on the minimap1

3

Each game ends with a single enormous final horde1

4

Set in a steampunk future in late 22nd-century North America1

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Infected (They Are Billions) about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. They Are Billions - Wikipedia

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