Arena Modes and Waves | Yet Another Zombie Survivors

Full Release 1.0 has 5 Arenas. Open one Arena to check its modes, access, event, final boss, one run context, and one wave.

Isolated City

Arena 1 of 5. No map-specific event.

Available from the start.Final boss: Tower7 modes

Arena 1 of 5. No map-specific environmental event is stored for this Arena.

Available from the start.

Arena access: Available from the start.
Enemy health base: 1× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Enemy damage base: 1× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Spawn intensity base: 1× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.

Mode access

Mode	Unlock requirement	Run structure
Default	Available from the start.	20:00 window with 19 stored waves
Endurance	Yet Another Zombie Survivors: Be the witness of a new dawn Counter: Default wins: Isolated City > 0	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Hardcore	Used to Live Here: Survive 20 minutes on Endurance Mode in The Isolated City Counter: Best Endurance time: Isolated City > 20:00	10:00 window with 19 stored waves
Extermination	I'm Pro Gamer!: Survive the Hardcore version of The Isolated City Counter: Hardcore wins: Isolated City > 0	20 kill-gated waves
One hit	Hasta La Vista, Baby: Annihilate all enemies in the Extermination mode in the Isolated City Counter: Extermination wins: Isolated City > 0	30:00 window with 6 stored waves
Infinite	Now It's a Ghost Town: Survive 30 minutes on Endurance Mode in The Isolated City Counter: Best Endurance time: Isolated City > 30:00	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Boss Rush	I'm Pro Gamer!: Survive the Hardcore version of The Isolated City Counter: Hardcore wins: Isolated City > 0	10:00 preparation, then the Arena boss

No map-specific event

No map-specific environmental event is stored for this Arena.

Final Arena boss

Tower

Difficulty I to III health: 750,000, 1,500,000, 3,000,000.

Boss Rush gives 10:00 preparation, then waits 1.5 seconds for the boss.

I'm The Boss: Defeat the final boss of the Isolated City.

Difficulty I · Default · Horde 1

Recorded enemy-side inputs

Use these recorded baseline inputs before changing the run conditions. Read each source separately rather than treating the row as a combined multiplier.

Enemy health: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Movement speed: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Enemy damage: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Spawn intensity: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Experience: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Tempo: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×

Opening wave

Duration: 1:00
Danger: 1
Fixed enemies: 0

Enemy	Pattern	Rate or count	Delay
Basic Zombie	Continuous	2 per second	0–25 sec
Runner	Continuous	0 per second	0–25 sec

Vile Wasteland

Arena 2 of 5. Desert Worm.

Be the witness of a new dawnFinal boss: The Devourer7 modes

Arena 2 of 5. First appears at 1:30, then returns on a variable timer.

Be the witness of a new dawn

Arena access: Yet Another Zombie Survivors: Be the witness of a new dawn. Default wins: Isolated City > 0
Enemy health base: 1.1× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Enemy damage base: 1.05× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Spawn intensity base: 1.25× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.

Mode access

Mode	Unlock requirement	Run structure
Default	Yet Another Zombie Survivors: Be the witness of a new dawn Counter: Default wins: Isolated City > 0	20:00 window with 20 stored waves
Endurance	Arrived at Your Desert Nation: Survive until dawn in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Default wins: Vile Wasteland > 0	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Hardcore	Dead Rude Sandstorm: Survive 20 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Best Endurance time: Vile Wasteland >= 20:00	10:00 window with 20 stored waves
Extermination	Un-Dead Redemption: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Hardcore wins: Vile Wasteland > 0	20 kill-gated waves
One hit	Waves In The Sand: Annihilate all enemies in the Extermination mode in the Vile Wastelands Counter: Extermination wins: Vile Wasteland > 0	30:00 window with 6 stored waves
Infinite	Wild Wild West: Survive 30 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Best Endurance time: Vile Wasteland >= 30:00	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Boss Rush	Un-Dead Redemption: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Hardcore wins: Vile Wasteland > 0	10:00 preparation, then the Arena boss

Desert Worm

First appears at 1:30, then returns on a variable timer.

First appearance: 1:30
Warnings: 4 seconds, then 2.5 seconds
Repeat timing: 20 second base interval, 25% variation
Impact radius: 3.5
Player base damage: 500
Enemy base damage: 1,500

Final Arena boss

The Devourer

Difficulty I to III health: 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 5,000,000.

Boss Rush gives 10:00 preparation, then waits 1.5 seconds for the boss.

I Must Not Fear: Defeat the final boss of the Vile Wasteland.

Environment challenges

Deworming

Complete a run in the Vile Wasteland without coming into contact with the Worm

Om Nom Nom

Feed the Undead Worm with 500 zombies

Zombies eaten by the Desert Worm >= 500

Why Didn't You Dodge!?

In a single run, get hit by the Worm 5 times and survive

Monty On The Run

Survive 60 minutes in the Vile Wasteland without interacting with the Desert Worm

Any registered Desert Worm interaction sets a permanent failure flag for that run.

Tis But A Scratch

Get hit by the Desert Worm 30 times in a single run

Desert Worm hits use a current-run counter and unlock at exactly 30 registered hits.

Difficulty I · Default · Horde 1

Recorded enemy-side inputs

Use these recorded baseline inputs before changing the run conditions. Read each source separately rather than treating the row as a combined multiplier.

Enemy health: Arena base 1.1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Movement speed: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Enemy damage: Arena base 1.05× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Spawn intensity: Arena base 1.25× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Experience: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Tempo: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×

Opening wave

Duration: 1:00
Danger: 1
Fixed enemies: 1

Enemy	Pattern	Rate or count	Delay
Basic Zombie	Continuous	4 per second	0–25 sec
Spider	Fixed	1	30–40 sec

Green Hell

Arena 3 of 5. Acid pools.

Survive until dawn in the Vile WastelandFinal boss: Hermit7 modes

Arena 3 of 5. 17 fixed acid pools are present in this Arena.

Survive until dawn in the Vile Wasteland

Arena access: Arrived at Your Desert Nation: Survive until dawn in the Vile Wasteland. Default wins: Vile Wasteland > 0
Enemy health base: 1.2× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Enemy damage base: 1.1× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Spawn intensity base: 1.5× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.

Mode access

Mode	Unlock requirement	Run structure
Default	Arrived at Your Desert Nation: Survive until dawn in the Vile Wasteland Counter: Default wins: Vile Wasteland > 0	20:00 window with 19 stored waves
Endurance	Cruel, Cruel Moon: Survive until dawn in the Green Hell Counter: Default wins: Green Hell >= 1	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Hardcore	Song Of Sorrow And Grieving: Survive 20 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Green Hell Counter: Best Endurance time: Green Hell >= 20:00	10:00 window with 19 stored waves
Extermination	I Graduated Green Berets: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Green Hell Counter: Hardcore wins: Green Hell > 0	20 kill-gated waves
One hit	Blood Makes The Grass Grow: Annihilate all enemies in the Extermination mode in the Green Hell Counter: Extermination wins: Green Hell > 0	30:00 window with 6 stored waves
Infinite	The Moonlight Shadow: Survive 30 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Green Hell Counter: Best Endurance time: Green Hell >= 30:00	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Boss Rush	I Graduated Green Berets: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Green Hell Counter: Hardcore wins: Green Hell > 0	10:00 preparation, then the Arena boss

Acid pools

17 fixed acid pools are present in this Arena.

Fixed pools: 17

Final Arena boss

Hermit

Difficulty I to III health: 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 5,000,000.

Boss Rush gives 10:00 preparation, then waits 1.5 seconds for the boss.

Wendi Go Away: Defeat the final boss of the Green Hell.

Environment challenges

Floor is... Acid?

Complete a run in the Green Hell without touching any acid pools

The timer advances while at least one acid-pool contact is active. Leaving every pool resets the streak to 0, so all 600 seconds must be continuous. Overlapping pools do not make the timer advance faster.

Keep Your Feet Dry

Survive 60 minutes in the Green Hell without interacting with any acid pools

Any registered acid-pool interaction sets a permanent failure flag for that run; avoiding damage alone is not enough.

Difficulty I · Default · Horde 1

Recorded enemy-side inputs

Use these recorded baseline inputs before changing the run conditions. Read each source separately rather than treating the row as a combined multiplier.

Enemy health: Arena base 1.2× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Movement speed: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Enemy damage: Arena base 1.1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Spawn intensity: Arena base 1.5× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Experience: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Tempo: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×

Opening wave

Duration: 1:00
Danger: 1
Fixed enemies: 16

Enemy	Pattern	Rate or count	Delay
Basic Zombie	Continuous	3 per second	0–25 sec
Basic Zombie	Fixed	10	0–2 sec
Boomer	Fixed	6	0–5 sec
Boomer	Continuous	0.1 per second	20–25 sec

Dead Terminal

Arena 4 of 5. Trains.

Survive until dawn in the Green HellFinal boss: Chariot7 modes

Arena 4 of 5. The first train arrives at 0:50.

Survive until dawn in the Green Hell

Arena access: Cruel, Cruel Moon: Survive until dawn in the Green Hell. Default wins: Green Hell >= 1
Enemy health base: 1.35× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Enemy damage base: 1.15× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Spawn intensity base: 1.75× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.

Mode access

Mode	Unlock requirement	Run structure
Default	Cruel, Cruel Moon: Survive until dawn in the Green Hell Counter: Default wins: Green Hell >= 1	20:00 window with 19 stored waves
Endurance	Tickets Please!: Survive until dawn in the Dead Terminal Counter: Default wins: Dead Terminal >= 1	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Hardcore	Fright Train: Survive 20 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Dead Terminal Counter: Best Endurance time: Dead Terminal >= 20:00	10:00 window with 20 stored waves
Extermination	Bullet Train: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Dead Terminal Counter: Hardcore wins: Dead Terminal > 0	20 kill-gated waves
One hit	Final Destination: Survive 20 waves of the Extermination mode in the Dead Terminal Counter: Extermination wins: Dead Terminal > 0	30:00 window with 6 stored waves
Infinite	Crazy Train: Survive 30 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Dead Terminal Counter: Best Endurance time: Dead Terminal >= 30:00	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Boss Rush	Bullet Train: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Dead Terminal Counter: Hardcore wins: Dead Terminal > 0	10:00 preparation, then the Arena boss

Trains

The first train arrives at 0:50.

First appearance: 0:50
Repeat timing: 25 second base interval, 15% variation
Train speed: 27
Train models: 3
Damage: 400

Final Arena boss

Chariot

Difficulty I to III health: 1,500,000, 3,000,000, 5,000,000.

Boss Rush gives 10:00 preparation, then waits 1.5 seconds for the boss.

Train Suplex: Defeat the final boss of the Dead Terminal.

Environment challenges

I Hate Trains

Complete a run in the Dead Terminal without getting hit by a train

I Like Trains

In a single run, get hit by a train 5 times and survive

I Will Survive

Get hit by a train 30 times in a single run and don't die

Train hits use a current-run counter. The completion check requires 30 hits and positive current health.

Motion Sickness

Survive 60 minutes in the Dead Terminal without interacting with any trains

Any registered train interaction sets a permanent failure flag for that run.

Difficulty I · Default · Horde 1

Recorded enemy-side inputs

Use these recorded baseline inputs before changing the run conditions. Read each source separately rather than treating the row as a combined multiplier.

Enemy health: Arena base 1.35× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Movement speed: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Enemy damage: Arena base 1.15× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Spawn intensity: Arena base 1.75× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Experience: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Tempo: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×

Opening wave

Duration: 1:00
Danger: 1
Fixed enemies: 5

Enemy	Pattern	Rate or count	Delay
Basic Zombie	Continuous	4 per second	0–25 sec
Bricklayer	Fixed	5	0–35 sec
Boomer	Continuous	0.2 per second	0–25 sec

Bio Lab

Arena 5 of 5. Decontamination zone.

Survive until dawn in the Dead TerminalFinal boss: The Alpha Infected7 modes

Arena 5 of 5. Every 2:00, the safe area contracts and then reopens.

Survive until dawn in the Dead Terminal

Arena access: Tickets Please!: Survive until dawn in the Dead Terminal. Default wins: Dead Terminal >= 1
Enemy health base: 1.5× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Enemy damage base: 1.2× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.
Spawn intensity base: 2× before difficulty, mode, and Horde.

Mode access

Mode	Unlock requirement	Run structure
Default	Tickets Please!: Survive until dawn in the Dead Terminal Counter: Default wins: Dead Terminal >= 1	20:00 window with 20 stored waves
Endurance	The Cake Is A Lie: Survive until dawn in the Bio Lab Counter: Default wins: Bio Lab >= 1	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Hardcore	I'm Making a Note Here: Survive 20 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Bio Lab Counter: Best Endurance time: Bio Lab >= 20:00	10:00 window with 19 stored waves
Extermination	I Don't Blame You: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Bio Lab Counter: Hardcore wins: Bio Lab > 0	20 kill-gated waves
One hit	No Hard Feelings: Annihilate all enemies in the Extermination mode in the Bio Lab Counter: Extermination wins: Bio Lab > 0	30:00 window with 6 stored waves
Infinite	Great Success!: Survive 30 minutes on Endurance Mode in the Bio Lab Counter: Best Endurance time: Bio Lab >= 30:00	30:00 window with 5 stored waves
Boss Rush	I Don't Blame You: Survive a Hardcore mode run in the Bio Lab Counter: Hardcore wins: Bio Lab > 0	10:00 preparation, then the Arena boss

Decontamination zone

Every 2:00, the safe area contracts and then reopens.

Radius: 64 to 15
Contraction: 30 seconds
Hold: 10 seconds
Restore: 5 seconds
Cycle interval: 2:00
Damage: 100 every 1 second

Final Arena boss

The Alpha Infected

Difficulty I to III health: 1,500,000, 3,000,000, 5,000,000.

Boss Rush gives 10:00 preparation, then waits 1.5 seconds for the boss.

Still Alive: Defeat the final boss of the Bio Lab.

Environment challenges

In Search For The Cake

Spend 10 minutes total inside of the decontamination zone in a single run and don't die

Zone time is cumulative within the run: leaving the zone pauses the counter instead of resetting it. Reach 600 total seconds while alive.

Difficulty I · Default · Horde 1

Recorded enemy-side inputs

Use these recorded baseline inputs before changing the run conditions. Read each source separately rather than treating the row as a combined multiplier.

Enemy health: Arena base 1.5× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Movement speed: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Enemy damage: Arena base 1.2× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Spawn intensity: Arena base 2× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Experience: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×
Tempo: Arena base 1× · Difficulty change 0 · Mode change 0 · Horde factor 1×

Opening wave

Duration: 1:00
Danger: 1
Fixed enemies: 2

Enemy	Pattern	Rate or count	Delay
Basic Zombie	Continuous	2.5 per second	0–25 sec
Runner	Continuous	1 per second	0–25 sec
Spitter	Continuous	0.3 per second	0–25 sec
Blisterer	Fixed	2	40–50 sec

Showing 5 of 5 Arenas.