The adventure begins here. A sleek intro screen — WASD to move — E to dash — Q to updraft
A simple, fun game screen where you fight zombies, watch your health, see your score, check the minimap, and survive wave after wave
Enemies that fire slime projectiles—dodge or get splatted!
Settings let you tweak music, sound effects, crosshair style, and more to your liking.
A game-over screen that shows your final score and lets you reflect on how long you survived.

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🧟‍♂️ zombs.tech – A First-Person Zombie Survival Web Game

🎮 Inspiration

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with browser-based first-person shooters like ShellShockers and Krunker.io. They weren’t just games—they were friendship factories, moments of joy, and core memories. I've always dreamed of creating my own FPS web game that could give someone else that same thrill. Throw in some Doom inspiration, and boom—zombs.tech was born.

⚔️ What It Does

zombs.tech is a fast-paced, first-person shooter where you take down waves of zombies and slimes, leveling up as you go and chasing that high score. Every wave gets harder. You’ll dash, updraft, and shoot your way through chaos, racking up kills and dodging enemy fire like a boss.

🛠️ How I Built It

I built this beast using JavaScript with Three.js to handle all the 3D magic. It’s running on a web-based HTML framework and features a custom UI/UX design that brings the whole thing to life. Every model, mechanic, and texture was hand-crafted, tested, and refined for smooth gameplay.

😵‍💫 Challenges I Ran Into

BRO. THERE WERE SO. MANY. BUGS.

Texturing? Took ages to figure out how to make textures attach.
Projectiles? Had to learn raycasting just to figure out if a bullet hit an enemy or me.
Walls? My character kept phasing through them for TWO HOURS until I coded collision physics from scratch.
Map creation? Every wall had to be placed by hand with specific coordinates—ugh.
UI/UX? Total overhaul midway through because the original was trash.
Testing? I wrote actual unit tests for a web game just to track down sneaky bugs.

But I pushed through, and I’m so freaking proud of where it landed.

🏆 Accomplishments I'm Proud Of

I packed in a TON of features in a short time, and now I feel like I’ve truly mastered Three.js. Designing and building this game is second nature to me now. Here's what’s in the game:

Core Gameplay:

🔫 FPS mechanics with WASD + mouse look
🧟‍♂️ Wave-based survival
⚔️ Two enemy types: melee zombies & ranged slime shooters (from wave 3)
❤️ Health system (100 HP)
🧮 Score and wave progression system

Player Abilities:

Dash (E) – 6s cooldown
Updraft (Q) – 8s cooldown

Enemies:

Zombies chase and hit you up close
Ranged enemies shoot green projectiles, can't shoot through walls, have smarter AI (150 HP!)

Environment:

3D map with full collision detection
Projectile collisions
Minimap and spawn point systems

UI Elements:

🚀 Start screen with title, instructions, credits, etc.
In-game HUD:
- Health bar
- Score tracker
- Wave progress
- Cooldown indicators
- Crosshair
🪦 Game over screen
⚙️ Settings menu:
- Mouse sensitivity
- Crosshair style
- Music & SFX volume sliders
- Mute all option

Visual Effects:

Gun animations, glowing bullets, enemy death animations
Hit markers, score pop-ups, and health bar color changes
Damage screen flash for that extra drama

Audio System:

Background music
Laser shots, zombie groans, dash and updraft sounds
Full volume control and mute options

📚 What I Learned

Three.js & 3D Graphics:

Scene setup, camera movement, lighting, materials
Texture mapping and UVs
Raycasting and hit detection

Advanced JavaScript:

Game loop logic and timing
OOP with game classes
State management & event systems
Vector math and 3D calculations

Browser APIs:

requestAnimationFrame for performance
Pointer Lock API for smooth FPS controls
Web Audio API for all the juicy sounds
Canvas rendering for the minimap

UI/UX Development:

Built fully responsive menus and in-game HUDs
Added animations, transitions, and visual feedback for all game states

Game Dev Concepts:

Wave-based progression and enemy balancing
Cooldown-based abilities
AI behaviors with pathfinding and attack logic

Physics & Math:

Collision systems for players, enemies, and bullets
Movement and camera rotation in 3D space

Development Best Practices:

Well-structured code with clear game states
Performance tuning and resource management
Debugging and writing unit tests for game logic

🚀 What’s Next for zombs.tech

Oh man, I’ve got big plans:

Multiplayer battles (1v1s, team fights, co-op survival)
Boss fights with crazy mechanics
New enemies, new maps, and new game modes
Even smoother movement and combat mechanics
Ability to choose your own music and sound packs
Graphics upgrade (thinking shaders & better models)
Leaderboards, account systems, and more polish all around

Thanks for checking out zombs.tech! If you love browser shooters or just want to blast zombies for fun, I hope this game brings you the same joy that inspired me to build it 💥🎯