Get on Play Store"Zombie Waves" is a Role Playing game and a Roguelike sequel from the "Mow Zombies" team, where players face endless waves of zombies with exceptional game mechanics and compelling visuals. However, be prepared for grinding, annoying ads, and numerous bugs. Despite its flaws, the game offers plenty of humor, providing a unique and entertaining experience.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The game has great graphics and smooth gameplay.
- It's fun and addictive, providing a good challenge.
- The variety of weapons and upgrades keeps the gameplay interesting.
- The game quickly becomes pay-to-win, making it difficult to progress without spending money.
- Many players experience issues with ads not working or being unable to close them.
- There are frequent bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, such as crashing and data backup errors.
- monetization609 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 6 % neutral mentions
- 88 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism, with many players expressing frustration over the overwhelming number of ads required to progress. While some appreciate the option to watch ads for rewards, the ads are often long, glitchy, and sometimes fail to provide the promised benefits, leading to a frustrating experience. Additionally, in-app purchases are perceived as excessively priced, contributing to a "pay-to-win" atmosphere that detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“I don't mind shelling out $5-8 for in-game purchases as I do for other games, but the prices for this game are absolutely ridiculous and I question how much they'll help you in the long run.”
“In-app purchases will make your life easy but are not required.”
“Love that when you pay for no ads, they really mean it and not try to get you to still watch ads for bonuses.”
“The amount of ads makes the game distasteful.”
“Game is enjoyable but doesn't get 5 stars because there are so many ads, and you have to buy guns or upgrades to make it past a certain point.”
“This game is basically an ads-to-progress kind of game; premium currency requires watching ads, and if you want more money, you have to watch ads again.”
- graphics95 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game are widely praised for their stunning visuals, unique style, and smooth performance, contributing to an immersive experience. However, some players have noted issues with performance during intense gameplay, suggesting the need for options to adjust graphical settings to enhance device compatibility. While many appreciate the artistic design, there are mixed feelings about recent changes that have affected the game's visual appeal.
“The graphics are stunning, making the apocalypse feel real.”
“Beautiful 3D graphics and nice particle effects.”
“Great graphics and gameplay.”
“I'm suggesting to make an option to lower graphics settings since in late stages the animation burden on my device is too heavy, making the game laggy.”
“Graphics were good before the rebrand; now they suck.”
“Graphics were way better before; now it's just stickmen running around and very little effort put into the background.”
- gameplay89 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, engaging, and visually appealing, with many users enjoying the mechanics and challenges it offers. However, there are significant complaints regarding monetization practices, including pay-to-win elements and excessive ads that disrupt the experience. Additionally, some players have reported issues with power-ups not functioning correctly and a lack of clarity in gameplay, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
“Design is gorgeous, gameplay is a heck of a lot of fun, and the freemium model is one of the fairest I've ever seen.”
“The gameplay is awesome and just feels right.”
“It's fun, it's easy, it's catchy, it's pretty awesome and great gameplay.”
“Many of the power-ups acquired during gameplay simply do not take effect, making chapter progress impossible.”
“While the game is fun, it definitely has the worst things to date: requires online access every time despite most of the gameplay being single player, weapons are real-world money price locked, and upgrades can take up to a week to progress due to the bullet sponge enemies.”
“The gameplay is absolutely different from what they showed in the advertisement.”
- story32 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The story of the game is generally well-received, with players finding it engaging and fun; however, many express frustration with the quest system, which often feels arbitrary and overly reliant on watching ads or making purchases. Players report issues with mission progression, bugs that prevent them from completing quests, and a repetitive grind that detracts from the overall experience. Overall, while the narrative has potential, the execution is marred by technical problems and a pay-to-win structure that limits enjoyment.
“The story is great; the game is fun and addicting.”
“I have cleared up until stage 12, but in the camp upgrades and the first 7 days quest, it says that I have only cleared stage 7.”
“Currently on a mission for my camp where I must clear 40 levels.”
“Game ran smooth, but gets boring quick; grinding for the same thing and the same quests is too repetitive. If it had an online multiplayer, endless mode, and randomly generated perk equipment to find that perfect build along with a story-driven open world, it would be more than enough to keep one engaged for months, maybe years. Not bad, just not great.”
“Finished the 6 days mission only for the 7th day to be locked out for an unknown reason, and I wasn't able to get the weapon. Never play this game.”
“Awful, very pay-to-play; will give you impossible missions to complete and every tap is ad, ad, ad. Don't bother.”
- grinding23 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that while grinding can be enjoyable and necessary for progression, it often becomes tedious and overly time-consuming, especially for free players. Many users express frustration with the reliance on grinding or spending money to advance, particularly after reaching certain levels where progress stalls. Overall, the game is seen as fun but suffers from repetitive grinding and a lack of engaging content to alleviate the monotony.
“The only way through is spending money or grinding endlessly.”
“You hit a wall where you can't progress without serious grinding or spending, but you can only buy an extra 120 energy per day, so grinding really isn't an option.”
“The game and concept are good, but the amount of grinding you have to do just to advance a single stage is crazy.”
- stability15 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous stability issues, including frequent glitches, freezing during gameplay and menus, and problems with ad rewards not being credited. Users report frustration with the user interface and a lack of confirmation prompts leading to unintended purchases. Overall, while the game has potential, its stability problems significantly detract from the experience.
“The game has glitches that could be rectified.”
“What I've found is the game freezes sometimes when going through menus - then suddenly jumps ahead as if you've been pressing buttons.”
“Great game but extremely frustrating user interface, the store stole over 2k diamonds because there isn't a simple pop-up window asking for confirmation when clicking on offers and if you click on the video offers but the game glitches it activates the 10 crates for 1k diamonds 'deal'.”
- music14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with some users appreciating its quality and noting that it enhances gameplay. However, many players report frustrating issues where the music and sound effects cut out after watching ads or receiving notifications, requiring a restart of the game to restore audio. Additionally, some users find the music to be repetitive and suggest the need for more variety.
“Cool music.”
“Gameplay is good, graphics are decent, music is a bit repetitive but good enough.”
“I'm in love with this game, the graphics and gameplay are super nice; you guys need to add more epic music to it.”
“The music and sound effects cut out after watching an ad, and I have to restart the game to get the music back.”
“Half the time there is no music or sound effects even though they are enabled in the settings and my phone volume is up.”
“After watching an ad, the background music disappears and I need to restart the app for the sound to return, but it disappears again after the next ad.”
- optimization9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting significant performance drops, especially as gameplay progresses. Many players express a need for updates to improve the responsiveness of abilities and reduce screen clutter, indicating that the current state is poorly optimized even on capable devices.
“Would definitely improve performance.”
“Maybe some optimization would help; my phone is not that bad.”
“A little performance update would be appreciated!”
“Abilities don't work right, the screen becomes too cluttered, and the performance drops.”
“Performance gets atrocious after a while too.”
“Horribly optimized”
- humor9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with players finding it funny and entertaining, despite some language errors that add to the charm. However, issues such as lag, bugs, and problems with ad functionality detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game is described as a dynamic and enjoyable comedic experience, though technical problems may hinder gameplay.
“The game is alright to be honest; the English is a little off, but you can work out the perks you upgrade easily enough, so the mistakes in the wording are pretty funny.”
“I enjoy the game; it's a funny experience, but it's a bit laggy and has some bugs after watching a revive video.”
“Very dynamic and funny game.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's replayability due to the variability of levels influenced by random upgrades, which keeps the experience fresh and engaging. The presence of relevant unlockables and a low learning curve further enhances replay value, making it accessible and enjoyable even for those who prefer not to spend money.
“Engaging, exciting, and filled with new in-game relevant unlockables, this game offers great replay value. It has a small learning curve, making it easy to enjoy without spending money, and with a bit more time, it's simple to level up.”
“The levels can vary depending on which random upgrades you get to choose from, which increases replayability.”
“Engaging, exciting, new, in-game relevant unlockables, replay value, small learning curve; if you don't want to spend any money, it's still easy to enjoy, and with a bit more time, simple to level up.”
