HOSTILE NPCS / THE HUNGER
Enemy field guide.
Recognise the six infected types by their appearance and attacks. Compare combat stats, elite variants and loot.
Community reference data: the developer announced ability, weapon and enemy-health rebalances in August 2026. These numerical records are not tied to a verified post-rebalance build or the upcoming closed beta. Test status →
BASE ENEMY
Bloat
Explodes into poison gas
Recognisable by its poison-gas explosion. A large body alone is not enough to identify a Bloat; the explosion distinguishes its behaviour.
- Base health
- 60
- Damage
- 30
- Attack range
- 2 m
- Headshot multiplier
- ×2
- Movement
- 0.5 m/s
- Combat speed
- Not reported
- Detection range
- Not reported
- Attack animations
- 1
How to fight
- Keep room to retreat before attacking. Its poison explosion makes close-range finishing dangerous.
- Use a ranged finish when practical, then move away from the corpse and toxic area.
- Wait for the hazard to clear before approaching its trophy.
Avoid: Rushing to loot immediately after the kill.
Variants & hazards
None listed
The source reports a 40-damage explosion within 5 metres and a toxic area left on death.
Reported loot
- Bloat Spine · 100%
Community data checked 4 October 2026. The Brute is artist-identified concept art. Dreg, Waif and Shambler portraits are cropped from the official trailer and matched to developer descriptions, rather than named on screen. The Bloat identity was confirmed by a player; its portrait uses another unobstructed trailer frame. The Drooler screenshot was supplied and identified by a player on 7 October 2026. Stats and loot rates may change with your game build.