Attack of the Zektoids launches 1,000-wave defense

Attack of the Zektoids launched on August 21 with a 1,000-wave defense campaign that combines incremental progression and active ability timing. Players build elemental turrets, choose their upgrade paths and collect gear while driving back an alien invasion, with Limitless Mode waiting after the main campaign.

Attack of the Zektoids: confirmed details

Five tiers of weaponry advance from basic blasters and missiles to systems such as the Singularity Projector, Annihilator Beam and Absolute Zero turret. Ten usable abilities include Orbital Bombardment and Overdrive. Elemental interactions reward coordinated defenses, while stronger Zektoids can drop equipment that changes later waves.

What changes for players

The long campaign turns small percentage gains into meaningful progress, but active abilities stop the defense from becoming completely hands-off. Prestige exchanges immediate wave position for permanent upgrades, creating a decision about when a stalled run has produced enough value. Turret paths also let one element cover another’s weakness.

Timing and wider context

Velvox developed and published the single-player release. The official page presents 1,000 waves as the path to Limitless Mode rather than an estimate of endless content. Balance patches can alter the best prestige timing or weapon path, so live values should take priority over early community calculations.

The feature list and timing above reflect the developer’s announcement published on August 21, 2026. Future hotfixes can adjust balance or availability, so live values should be checked against the current client.

For Attack of the Zektoids!, the practical checkpoint is the live client: confirm the installed version, platform notes and regional rollout before relying on a scheduled feature. Store availability, maintenance windows and certification can create timing differences even when the developer announces one date for the wider release.

Source: official Steam store page. All release dates, named features and numerical values in this report come from that primary source; the analysis is our own.

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