Ebbtide World Campaign and the Ark Carrier Task Force

Ebbtide, the zombie survival RTS by ProjectAlive, begins with TF-1 “Ark”—described on Steam as humanity’s last carrier task force—fighting through Los Angeles, then expands into a world campaign fed by whoever and whatever you extract to the Port of LA.

The Los Angeles layer is detailed on operations map and districts and supply and logistics. The Nexus hive mind covers the enemy you hunt at campaign scale. Release date and FAQ pages track what is still unannounced.

What starts the Ebbtide world campaign?

Steam’s About This Game states you command TF-1 “Ark” while war starts in Los Angeles “from the Hollywood Hills to the Port of LA.” The people, units, equipment, and supplies you bring to the Port of LA become the starting force aboard the Ark for the world campaign.

Developer posts on October 16, 2026 frame the prologue and chapter one as that fighting withdrawal toward the Port of LA on the operations map—see the gameplay overview for seamless map-to-battlefield play.

Media coverage summarized by Yomimono ( relaying Game*Spark ) notes rescued survivors feeding world campaign starting strength—secondary wording aligned with Steam’s carryover line, not a separate mechanics list.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

What can you do on the world campaign layer?

Steam lists these world campaign actions (without announcing scope or timing):

• Choose which regions to aid
• Bring carrier group guns and aircraft into range
• Resupply at friendly ports
• Rescue pilots and experts who cannot be trained from scratch
• Expand the fleet with Allied warships
• Hunt hidden Nexus command nodes

Naval and carrier visuals appear in developer posts from October 8–12, 2026 on ProjectAliveDev—destroyer CIWS, Tomahawk, deck gun support, and carrier deck cycles (launch and recovery)—catalogued on fire support and naval and helicopters.

What does the official Steam trailer show?

The Official Steam Trailer (59f_XjUgFdE) on the Ebbtide YouTube channel is the primary announce video on the store page—useful for tone and scale, with the same early-footage caveat as screenshots.

Ebbtide — Official Steam Trailer | Zombie Survival RTS — YouTube

Ebbtide — Official Steam Trailer | Zombie Survival RTS

How does the carrier appear in development footage?

October 12, 2026 developer clips described carrier air-to-ground missiles, precision bombing, strafing, building damage, and flight-deck operations (pilots boarding, moving to catapults, launching, recovering, parking). Store screenshots show CVN-68 Nimitz labelling on deck UI in development—visible text, not a claim about final naming or rosters.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

How does Los Angeles connect on the same strategic map?

The world map UI shown in Steam screenshots includes Los Angeles among labelled cities with threat rings—parallel to the tactical fifteen-district map, without listing every future region name on the store page.

Image: official Steam store screenshot © ProjectAlive. Early development footage — details may change before release.

Base building during the LA phase remains on FOB and base defense. Wishlist milestones and Steam updates are mirrored under development news when that page is live.

Sources

• Ebbtide on Steam — observed 2026-10-22
• ProjectAliveDev on X — observed 2026-10-22
• Ebbtide on YouTube — observed 2026-10-22
• Yomimono — ProjectAlive Steam page coverage — observed 2026-10-22