Sands of the Dead is a free first-person zombie wave shooter that runs right in your browser — no download, no install. Night has fallen on the island, and the tide keeps returning wave after wave of rotten toy soldiers. Hold the beach with your water-blaster arsenal: unlock the Super Soaker SMG at wave 3 and the Tide Breaker shotgun at wave 5, then spend points on an attack dog, a survivor buddy or a chopper sweep from the weapon wheel. Every 5th wave a named boss rises from the sand — bring it down for a points explosion and double drops. Golden loot zombies, ammo and health drops, headshot streaks and between-wave upgrades keep every run moving.

How to play: WASD to move, mouse to aim, click to shoot, right-click to zoom, Shift to sprint, R to reload, V to swap between first- and third-person. Hold Q to open the weapon wheel (time slows), 1/2/3 for guns, 4/5/6 to buy supports, F/H between waves for max ammo / full heal. On phones, the left stick moves, dragging the right side aims, and the ⭕ button opens the weapon wheel.

Is it free? Yes — completely free, forever.
Does my progress save? Yes — your best score, stats and a wave checkpoint save locally in your browser.
Can I play on mobile? Yes — full touch controls are built in.