VALDIS

Third-person zombie shooting with tower defense and elemental turret combinations

Whale Rock Games · Released Oct 12, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 62
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 weeks ago; Oct 12, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 760; 8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is VALDIS?

This third-person shooter and tower defense game takes place aboard a space station, where you are the last survivor of a zombie outbreak. You place automated turrets, manage resources, and fight with a shotgun to protect the station's energy core through increasingly dangerous enemy waves.

For you if...

+you like balancing defensive planning with hands-on shooting
+you enjoy experimenting with elemental effects and turret placement

Not for you if...

−you want combat without managing turrets or resources
−you dislike defending a base against repeated enemy waves

What players say

77% of 62 reviews are positive

Players praise the moments when turrets cannot contain a horde and they have to intervene with the shotgun. Others find the waves repetitive and criticize the Early Access version's lack of polish.

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VALDIS system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel core i5-9xxx
Graphics: GeForce GTX 760
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does VALDIS have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does VALDIS run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 5
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, Japanese.

Does VALDIS use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Generative AI was used only to create pre-generated artwork for the game's Steam store banner and capsule images. No AI-generated content or code is created during gameplay, and the game does not connect to any external AI services.

The statement mentions: Store page & marketing

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam