Blood Waves

Third-person zombie survival shooter with traps and defensive barricades

Light Road Games · Released May 11, 2018

Reviews: Mixed; 67% of 199
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 8 years ago; Oct 21, 2018
Minimum PC: 650; 4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Blood Waves?

This single-player, third-person arena shooter centers on surviving waves of zombies. You earn cash from kills and use breaks to buy weapons, arrange defenses, repair traps, and replenish ammunition and health. Character skills and upgrades improve your abilities and weapons.

For you if...

+you enjoy budgeting resources and planning defensive layouts

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative survival with friends
−you prefer a story campaign to repeated enemy waves

What players say

67% of 199 reviews are positive

Players praise the straightforward zombie shooting for short sessions, but criticize awkward controls and repetitive combat. One recent player also criticizes restrictive building tools and slow access to stronger weapons and upgrades.

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Blood Waves system requirements

Minimum: 650, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-6350
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 650 or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Blood Waves have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Blood Waves run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 41
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Russian.

Does Blood Waves use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam