DEAD GROUNDS

DEAD GROUNDS is a first-person zombie wave shooter that runs right in your browser. Hold a moonlit graveyard against an endless, escalating horde with a pistol, a shotgun, a rifle and a flashlight.

HOW IT PLAYS

• Endless waves. Every wave brings more zombies, faster and tougher than the last. Between waves you get a short breather, a survival bonus and a supply drop.
• The dead rise from the ground. Zombies claw their way out of the soil around you, so keep moving and keep watching the dark.
• Aim for the head. Headshots deal 2.5x damage and score bonus points.
• Chain kills for a score multiplier (up to x2). Each kill within three seconds of the last keeps the chain alive; getting hit breaks it.
• Scavenge. Zombies sometimes drop ammo (amber light beam) and medkits (green beam), and every cleared wave airdrops a supply crate. Medkits are only taken when you are hurt, so they wait for you.
• Shove (F). Knock zombies back, stagger them and interrupt an attack mid-swing. It is your panic button when the magazine runs dry.
• Know where it hurts. Red wedges around the crosshair point toward whatever just hit you, and health regenerates after a few seconds out of danger.
• Beat your best. Your best run is saved in the browser, and mouse sensitivity, field of view and volume can be adjusted in Settings.

THE DEAD

• Zombie: the standard shambler, from wave 1.
• Runner: a pale ghoul in a tattered nightgown that sprints at you, from wave 2. Fragile, but it closes the gap fast.
• Brute: big, slow and brutal, with 2.7x health and heavy hits. It resists knockback. From wave 3.
• The Gravekeeper: a boss that rises every fifth wave, with its own health bar and a huge health pool. It drops ammo and a medkit when it falls.

ARSENAL

• M1911: semi-automatic sidearm with infinite reserve ammo.
• PUMP-12: eight-pellet shotgun with heavy knockback.
• AK-74: full-auto rifle. Watch the spread bloom.

Reserves for the shotgun and the rifle are finite, so pick up drops, and fall back on the pistol and the shove when you run low.

ATMOSPHERE A procedurally built night graveyard with gravestones, dead trees, ruined walls with glowing windows, burning barrels, drifting dust and a moonlit sky. The flashlight lags slightly behind your aim like a hand-held torch. Zombie groans are positional, your heartbeat pounds at low health, and a church bell tolls at the start of every wave.

NOTES

• Desktop browser (Chrome, Edge or Firefox) with keyboard and mouse, or an Xbox / standard gamepad. Click ENTER THE GROUNDS to capture the mouse, press Esc (or Start) to pause and click Resume to continue.
• Everything runs locally in your browser. No accounts and no network access are needed.