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Command TF-1 Ark, the last carrier task force for humanity, as Los Angeles falls to the undead. Move from the operations map into 3D pixel-art battles, direct troops and vehicles, and plan evacuations, fire support, bases, and supply routes. Ebbtide has not been released.
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What Is Ebbtide?
Ebbtide is an upcoming single-player zombie survival real-time strategy game developed and published by ProjectAlive. Players command the TF-1 Ark carrier task force across a besieged Los Angeles using a continuous operations map and 3D pixel-art battlefields.
The announced experience includes squad and vehicle control, helicopter evacuations, naval and air support, forward operating bases, and vulnerable supply routes. Decisions in Los Angeles are planned to carry into a wider world campaign; features described before release may change.

Developer
ProjectAlive
Platform
Steam · Windows and Apple Silicon macOS listed
Genre
Single-Player Zombie Survival RTS
LA Districts
15 (developer-described)
Map Speed
Paused to 4×
Windows Storage
10 GB minimum listed
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Browse announced systems and current release information for the upcoming zombie survival RTS by ProjectAlive.
Ebbtide Release Date and Platforms
Check the release status of ProjectAlive's zombie survival strategy game Ebbtide. The Steam page says Coming Soon, with no confirmed launch date, price, or public demo as of October 22, 2026.
Coming Soon on Steam; no specific launch day, month, or year has been announced.
Steam lists a Windows version.
The Mac version requires Apple Silicon; Intel-based Macs are explicitly unsupported.
ProjectAlive develops and publishes Ebbtide.
Steam lists single-player only; co-op or multiplayer has not been announced.
The game can be wishlisted, but cannot yet be purchased or played.
Eleven interface and subtitle languages are listed, including English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Ebbtide Beginner Guide
Understand Ebbtide's announced gameplay loop, from commanding TF-1 Ark to rescuing civilians and managing a real-time battlefield. These steps summarize developer-confirmed mechanics rather than a tested walkthrough of the unreleased game.
- 1Lead TF-1 Ark, humanity's last carrier task force, and begin operations in zombie-overrun Los Angeles.
- 2Survey the operations map, where 15 Los Angeles districts can decline from holding to critical to fallen.
- 3Order National Guard, LAPD, and sheriff units to defend, delay approaching hordes, or withdraw.
- 4Call Marine reinforcements from Camp Pendleton and deploy armored units to threatened areas.
- 5Zoom into any street to enter the persistent 3D pixel-art battlefield without a loading screen.
- 6Set squad formations and engagement postures, or press TAB to directly control a soldier, tank, or helicopter.
- 7Send protected truck or helicopter convoys to evacuate survivors and transport supplies and troops.
- 8Call artillery, naval, or air support, rescue specialists, and expand the carrier task force for later operations.
Ebbtide Units and Vehicles
Explore the infantry, armored vehicles, and helicopters identified by ProjectAlive. Their existence and general roles are confirmed, but no detailed unit statistics have been released for a reliable tier list.
Defensive troops that can be ordered to hold, delay hordes, or withdraw.
Los Angeles police and county sheriff units can be assigned defensive and delaying actions.
Marine reinforcements can be called in from Camp Pendleton.
Armored vehicles can be commanded during battles and directly controlled using TAB.
The official ground-vehicle lineup names Bradley fighting vehicles, LAVs, and Humvees.
Attack helicopters available for battlefield command or direct control.
Transport helicopter that can fast-rope troops and land on rooftops to deploy squads.
Ebbtide Los Angeles Map and Campaign
Learn how Ebbtide links citywide strategy with combat fought on the streets below. The opening operation spans 15 Los Angeles districts, while the wider campaign expands to other parts of the world.
Districts progress between holding, critical, and fallen states.
One of the recognizable locations in the Los Angeles opening theater.
The harbor area is also part of the opening theater.
Zoom from the operations map to a 3D battle without a loading screen; combat continues after zooming out.
Pause the operations map or advance simulation time up to 4× speed.
Only zombie hordes observed by friendly forces are displayed on the operations map.
Operations extend beyond Los Angeles; reporting on the reveal says rescued personnel contribute to forces available in later regions.
Ebbtide Zombies and Nexus
Study the zombie behaviors revealed for Ebbtide, including its enormous hordes and the coordinating Nexus hive mind. This covers confirmed threats without inventing enemy classes, bosses, or combat statistics.
The developer describes one million or possibly more zombies across Los Angeles.
A collective intelligence named Nexus directs zombie hordes against survivors and military forces.
Nexus can ambush convoys and block roads.
Hordes surround bases and target isolated units.
Zombies climb over one another to reach walls and rooftops.
Zombies can grab onto helicopters hovering at low altitude.
Soldiers killed by hordes can rise again as zombies.
The developer says attacks are preceded by warnings, allowing players to reroute forces, retreat, or call fire support.
Ebbtide Evacuation and Supply Guide
Plan civilian rescue operations and battlefield logistics around the systems announced for Ebbtide. Evacuation priorities, truck and helicopter transports, and threatened supply routes are essential mechanics, though no tested mission routes are available yet.
- 1Monitor the 15 Los Angeles districts to identify areas threatened by advancing zombie hordes.
- 2Prioritize people for evacuation because the developer explicitly warns that not everyone can be saved.
- 3Order defensive troops to hold, delay, or withdraw while extraction is prepared.
- 4Dispatch trucks and helicopters to move survivors, supplies, and reinforcements.
- 5Protect convoy routes from Nexus ambushes and roadblocks.
- 6Rescue trapped troops and irreplaceable specialists, including pilots you cannot train yourself.
- 7Preserve surviving forces and welcome allied ships to enlarge the carrier task force for later operations.
Ebbtide Weapons and Fire Support
Review the artillery, naval weapons, and aircraft support options officially named by ProjectAlive. These are announced assets callable from the operations map or battlefield, without confirmed damage numbers or cooldowns.
M777 artillery is a confirmed fire-support option.
HIMARS rocket artillery is officially named.
Destroyers can provide naval gunfire support.
Tomahawk cruise missiles are available as a naval strike option.
Carrier-based F/A-18 aircraft can deliver airstrikes.
Both aircraft are named as air-support platforms.
A-10 aircraft are also included among available airstrike assets.
Ebbtide System Requirements
Check the preliminary Windows and macOS requirements published on Ebbtide's official Steam page. Many processor and graphics specifications are not yet disclosed, so these should not be mistaken for final performance targets.
Windows 10, 64-bit, is the listed minimum operating system.
The minimum processor requirement is To be announced.
The minimum graphics requirement is To be announced.
DirectX 11 is listed for Windows.
10 GB of available storage is listed for Windows.
Apple Silicon is required; Intel-based Macs are explicitly unsupported.
The minimum macOS version has not been specified.
Final recommended requirements have not been announced, and the developer says final system requirements will be published before release.
Frequently Asked Questions
Current answers based on the official Ebbtide Steam listing and published materials.
Hold Los Angeles. Save Survivors. Keep the Ark Supplied.
Review announced tactical systems and prepare for the carrier task force campaign before Ebbtide launches.