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Waves

Video game concept

A structured series of increasingly challenging enemy encounters or obstacles for players to defeat as they progress through the game.

122
games
27
platforms
Terrorhedron (Windows)
Terrorhedron
WIN 2011-12-16
Orion: Prelude (Windows)
Orion: Prelude
WIN 2012-05-04
Defense Grid 2 (Linux)
Defense Grid 2
LIN 2014-09-24
Arcadia (VIC-20)
Arcadia
VIC 1982
Iron Brigade (Xbox 360)
Iron Brigade
X360 2011-06
Auriga (Commodore 16/Plus 4)
Auriga
C16 1986
EG: A New Hope (Windows 3.1)
EG: A New Hope
W31 1992
Wasteland Angel (Windows)
Wasteland Angel
WIN 2011-10
Robo Defense (Android)
Robo Defense
ANDR 2009
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (Flash)
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
FLA 2014
GRave Defense HD (Android)
GRave Defense HD
ANDR 2011? *
Defense Grid 2 (Windows)
Defense Grid 2
WIN 2014-09-23
The waves can come sequentially after one another or at somewhat rigid intervals, so if the player can't deal with the prior wave, he'll have two or more waves to deal simultaneously.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Shooter elements

Games by year

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The first Waves video game was released on July 1981.

Trendy Entertainment, Tripwire Interactive and 505 Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 37
Linux 14
Android 9
Mac OS X 8
X360 7
C64 6
Flash 5
iOS 4
Amiga 4
PS3 3
Atari ST 3
C16/Plus4 3
MS-DOS 3
MSX 2
PS4 2
Zeebo 1
Arcade 1
Dragon32 1
Archimedes 1
PS Vita 1
Win3.1 1
Atari 400/800 1
Xbox One 1
VIC-20 1
Sharp MZ 1
Sharp X1 1
Master System 1

Most common companies

Trendy Entertainment8
Tripwire Interactive7
505 Games5
Game in a Bottle4
Origin8 Technologies4
Tikipod3
Atlus3
Plug In Digital3
Coffee Stain Studios3
Ephemere Games2
PopCap Games2
ArtOfBytes2
Dempa2
Microsoft Studios2
Kingsoft2