OPEN ALPHA · EST. 2025
FREE OPEN ALPHA V0.13

DEADWAVE — free co-op zombie survival game in your browser

A free co-op zombie survival game in your browser. Hold the Core, outlast the waves, and do not ask what happens when the countdown ends.

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// GLOBAL STATS · OPEN ALPHA

THE WAVE NEVER ENDS

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Waves survived
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Drawn eliminated
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Squads deployed
// THE GAME

FOUR LEFT,
ONE CORE

Someone is holding the north wall. Someone is out of ammo. The Core is at forty percent and wave nine is still coming. Nobody planned any of this.

Up to 4 players, or drop in with strangers
Named bosses that do not play fair
One link. No install. No account.
// CONTROLS

TEN SECONDS
TO LEARN

WASDMove
LMBShoot
RMBAim
RReload
EBuild / Revive
ShiftSprint
1-4Weapons
TabScoreboard
// SITE MRD-7

WHAT HAPPENED HERE

APEX Research Division spent two years studying an anomaly they did not understand. Then they tried to move it.

The Meridian went down at 400 metres. Thirty-one people did not make it. Eleven did.

The Core pushes the fog back. The Core also calls them in. Shut it off and the Veil takes the plateau. Keep it running and they keep coming.

There is no third option.

Site MRD-7 — the crashed Meridian on the plateau
// ROADMAP

STILL BUILDING

Full changelog →

Built by one person. Something new lands every few weeks.

✓Shipped
•Airdrops & blueprints•Fabricator rebuild•Tab scoreboard
→In progress
•Accounts & profiles•Weekly leaderboard•Trophies
oNext up
•Better player models•Balancing•Run challenges
// FAQ

QUICK ANSWERS

01Is DEADWAVE really free?

Yes. No purchase, no subscription. The whole game runs in your browser.

02Do I need to download anything?

No. There is no installer, no launcher and no plugin. Click the link and you are playing.

03Do I need an account?

No. You can play as a guest. An account only saves your stats, trophies and weekly rank.

04Can I play with friends?

Yes, up to four players. Create a private squad and share the link, or drop into an open room with strangers.

05Can I play on my phone?

Not yet. DEADWAVE needs a keyboard and mouse. It runs on any desktop or laptop browser.

06Does it work on a school or work computer?

It runs entirely in the browser with no install, so it works on most locked-down machines.

07How many waves are there?

No limit. The waves keep escalating and named bosses show up along the way. Nobody has found the end.

08What are the Drawn?

The creatures the Veil left behind at Site MRD-7. They are pulled toward the Core, which is why they never stop coming.

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