Hotfix Patch Notes — DEADWAVE Steam update #1278482

A small hotfix is now live thanks to your feedback, focused on zombie difficulty tuning and controller support. Zombie Balance Zombies are now slower...

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DEADWAVE (4347680)
Event type
patch note
Published
24 June 2026 - 15:01:05 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
A small hotfix is now live thanks to your feedback, focused on zombie difficulty tuning and controller support. Zombie Balance Zombies are now slower and hit a bit softer across the board combat should feel fairer, especially in the early rounds. Fixed a difficulty bug where many zombies ignored the selected difficulty and ran at full speed regardless. Difficulty (including Easy) now applies consistently to every zombie. Default difficulty is now set to Easy for new players. Controls & Input Reworked gamepad input for smoother, more responsive aiming and movement. Added an Invert Axis option. Added gamepad bindings for Skip Round Countdown, Quit, and Show Scoreboard. Display Added a Window Mode setting; the game now defaults to Windowed Fullscreen. Fixes Fixed the issue with fog on Ancient Ruins map (Level 1). Replaced with a gentler fog that will show up later in the game and stays shor...

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