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SynthwaveZ

Shadow Games · 2024-03-19

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A fast-paced, wave-based zombie shooter set in an alternate 1980s dystopia. Call in airstrikes, deploy support bots, upgrade wild weapons, and survive the horde—solo or with friends. No grinding. No paid DLC. Just pure, chaotic fun.

SynthwaveZ is an Action game released in 2024, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (85% of 13 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 13 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 90% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

All-time low: $1.29 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220242026Week of 2024-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$1.292024-03-192026-07-092024-03-19 — best price $12.992024-04-22 — best price $8.442024-04-29 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $7.792024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-08-27 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $5.992024-11-04 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-04-07 — best price $5.992025-04-14 — best price $9.992025-05-26 — best price $4.992025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-10-03 — best price $2.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-10-27 — best price $3.992025-11-03 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-04-08 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $1.292026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
28.3%
earned "Newbie"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pace

Player tags

FPSPvE1980sActionArcadeHorrorShooterZombiesSurvivalDystopian

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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