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Deathwave

Use an arsenal of deadly weaponry and magic as you struggle to defeat a relentless enemy at the gate between your world and theirs in this arcade FPS.

Action Indie Early Access FPS
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Deathwave is a arcade shooter where you fight hordes of fantastical enemies using both futuristic guns and magic.

The game offers an “Old School” FPS Arcade gameplay which was inspired by Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem and Serious Sam.

At the game’s core is its gunplay and movement, the enemies are smart, they are many and unless you use your weapons cleverly you are probably going to be defeated quite fast.

Spells and Guns


You have a vast arsenal of science fiction weapons, including laser guns, pistols and shotguns.Which you combine with a big list of spells you can also use to fight your enemies. You can freeze them with an ice spell then destroy them while they are unable to move, or just blast them with a fireball.

Flexible Gameplay and Replayability


You select which spells you want to use, and you get several weapons to use as you like. This variety of playstyles will be balanced so you can choose the way you want to play. The game will take record of your performance each game and give you a scoreboard. Try to win as many rounds as possible while defeating high level bosses.

Variety Of Enemies


There is a lot of different enemies to defeat, the game will launch with 4 classes of enemies ( skeletons, knights, mages and cyborgs) . Each one of those classes will have several types, for example, skeletons can use swords, guns, and different kinds of armors, while there are many types of spellcasters depending on the element of their magic.

Challenging Bossfights


Every several rounds, a boss round will happen. The game will launch with 3 bosses, the Necromancer, the Lord Knight, and the Archmague. Each one of those is completely different and has advanced AI to fight you.

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Trading cards added. Promotional discount. 0.8 Update. "Fire and Ice". TWO new maps plus a host of bugfixes and tweaks. Dev Blog 1: Launch Days
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel I3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 750GT
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: None needed
  • Additional Notes: 60 FPS on low

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i7
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 970GTX
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: None needed
  • Additional Notes: 100+ FPS constant on max graphics at 1080p
Game details Languages, features & support
Achievements
6
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Spanish - Spain
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (2)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $4.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~13 days until next sale

Value Score

Great Value — 89th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 89th percentile. Priced as Market at $4.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Value Ratio Top 11%

Early Access Abandoned

Time in EA
267 days
Updates
3

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Deathwave worth buying right now?
Watch — $4.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Deathwave go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Deathwave free to play?
Deathwave costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is Deathwave?
Deathwave is a Action, Indie, Early Access game.
What platforms does Deathwave support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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