Choose Blood Waves
Choose Blood Waves if you want a Strategy and Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. Blood Waves launched in 2018.
Blood Waves vs Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse
Blood Waves and Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Blood Waves (2018) is 3 years older than Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse (2021). Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Blood Waves (57.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse
Choose Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse launched in 2021.
Both Blood Waves and Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blood Waves |  Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 57.4% positive (68 reviews) | 71.4% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Light Road Games | upjers GmbH |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Blood Waves (2018) is 3 years older than Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse (2021).
- Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Blood Waves (57.4% positive).
- Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse is free; Blood Waves is paid (9.99 USD).
Blood Waves vs Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse — FAQ
- Should I play Blood Waves or Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Waves (2018) came out before Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Blood Waves and Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse free?
- Yes — Keep Trying! Zombie Apocalypse is a free-to-play Steam title. Blood Waves is paid (9.99 USD).