Rank 01Games like Blood Waves
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Blood Waves also play
The closest matches to Blood Waves: Yet Another Zombie Defense, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, VERSUS SQUAD, They Are Coming, and Left 4 Dead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Blood Waves.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
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They Are Coming
Why this: Shares wave based survival with Blood Waves.
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Left 4 Dead
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Blood Waves.
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Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Blood Waves.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Blood Waves
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Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Blood Waves.
- 76% of 99 reviews
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Also Third-Person Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Blood Waves.
- 87% of 24,137 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Light Road Games
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 57% of 68 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Self sustain mechanics feel overpowered
- Skill tree progression is deep and rewarding
- Tactical tower defense placement matters
- Challenging
- Dark
- Intense
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Why this: Shares wave based survival with Blood Waves.
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Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Blood Waves at current Steam store prices.
Killing Floor 2
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Blood Waves.
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Why this: Shares wave based survival with Blood Waves.
FatalZone
Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
Ultimate Zombie Defense
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
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Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Third-Person Shooter, like Blood Waves.
YORG.io
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Blood Waves.
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Free games the recommender matches to Blood Waves, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Zumbi Blocks 2 Open Alpha
Why this: Shares wave based survival with Blood Waves.
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Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
Codename CURE
Why this: Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Blood Waves.
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Why this: Also Arena Shooter and Zombies, like Blood Waves.
About Blood Waves
The closest matches to Blood Waves: Yet Another Zombie Defense, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, VERSUS SQUAD, They Are Coming, and Left 4 Dead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Blood Waves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yet Another Zombie Defense, Zombie Army 4: Dead War and VERSUS SQUAD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and intense, and single out its defense tower placement and self sustain regeneration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Blood Waves: Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
Is Blood Waves worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 57% of 68 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Self sustain mechanics feel overpowered
- Skill tree progression is deep and rewarding
- Tactical tower defense placement matters
- Traps are fun to use against zombies
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Pretty generic game, basically you need to kill infinite waves of zombies, the NPC's are brainless and stupid. The way they move are always the same... altho with time it has another kind of zombies but is pretty boring, you can buy with…”
“No save on your progress really messes this game up ! You fight hard along the lower levels and lose any perks you set up along the way. Could be good if progress can be saved and perks rewards can be kept. Easy to lose patience with…”
People who play it also play: Yet Another Zombie Defense, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, VERSUS SQUAD
Frequently asked about Blood Waves
Can I run it?
How much does Blood Waves cost?
Blood Waves is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Blood Waves?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blood Waves are Yet Another Zombie Defense, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, VERSUS SQUAD.
Who developed Blood Waves?
Blood Waves was developed by Light Road Games.