Co-op · Public beta
HULLBREAKER Boss Battle
Up to eight players or bots fight one giant armoured crab across three phases. Dodge the telegraphed attacks, hit the glowing weak points, and drop its health before the clock runs out.
Free browser game · no install
INKWAVE
Paint. Swim. Out-Turf.
INKWAVE is a free browser-based 4v4 turf-war shooter built with Three.js. Paint arenas with ink, swim through your own ink, and control more turf to win — against bots, in private online rooms, or as a squad against HULLBREAKER.
- 4v4 Turf War
- 3-Minute Matches
- Free · Open Source
Browser game · no download · no account
The game
What is INKWAVE?
INKWAVE is an original turf-war shooter that runs entirely in your browser. Two teams of four fight over an arena for three minutes. Your weapon paints the ground wherever it lands; the team holding more turf when the clock runs out wins the match. Play against bots, open a private online room for up to eight players, or join a squad against HULLBREAKER in a co-op Boss Battle.
- 4v4Two teams of four paint one arena.
- 3 minA turf war lasts three minutes; more turf wins.
- 7Seven weapons, each with its own ink and movement.
- 4Four stages, each playable at day and dusk.
- 8Private online rooms hold up to eight players.
- Co-opTeam up against HULLBREAKER in a Boss Battle (public beta).
- BotsPlay against bots at three difficulty levels.
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT license.
No install and no account. Chrome and Edge are the target browsers; Firefox works, and Safari runs but is slower. Learn more about INKWAVE or read the technical overview.
The game loop
Simple. Fast. Addictive.
Every match is the same three beats. Cover the arena, swim your colour, and hold more ground than the other team when the clock hits zero.
- 01
Paint
Cover the arena with your ink. Every shot claims ground wherever it lands.
- 02
Swim
Dive into your own colour to move fast, refill your tank and recover health.
- 03
Out-Turf
Hold more ground than the other team when the clock hits zero.
Stages
Four battlegrounds
A sun-bleached harbour plaza, a container terminal with grate catwalks, a marina split by a car ferry, and an online-only container berth. Every stage plays at day and dusk.
Weapons
Seven ways to paint
One of each class: shooter, roller, charger, blaster, dualies, slosher and splatling. Every kit also carries Splat Bombs and one of two specials.
- 01ShooterSpritzerThe Spritzer is INKWAVE's rapid-fire all-rounder: a forgiving shooter that inks ground quickly and wins most fair fights at close to mid range.
- 02RollerSwell RollerThe Swell Roller paints wide stripes of turf by rolling and flicks a heavy arc of ink for close-range splats.
- 03ChargerGlint ChargerThe Glint Charger is a long-range charger that fires a piercing line of ink and splats in one fully charged shot.
- 04BlasterPopper BlasterThe Popper Blaster fires slow ink shots that burst in mid-air, splatting a direct hit and damaging anyone behind cover.
- 05DualiesTwinfin DualiesThe Twinfin Dualies are twin pistols with a dodge roll that lets you slip sideways while firing.
- 06SlosherTidebucket SlosherThe Tidebucket Slosher heaves an arc of ink over cover and up ledges, hitting anything it lands on.
- 07SplatlingGyre SplatlingThe Gyre Splatling spins up before firing a long, fast stream of ink that punishes anyone caught in the open.
Built for movement
How a match works
Two teams of four, Alpha against Bravo, fight over one arena for three minutes. Movement is built on ink: hold Shift to dive into your own colour and you swim faster, refill your tank, regenerate health and climb inked walls. Enemy ink slows you and drains your health, so every fight is also a fight over the floor.
- Squid formSwim fast and refill in your own ink
- Wall swimmingClimb walls painted in your colour
- JumpsHop water gaps and ledges
- Dodge rollsRoll past enemy fire
- Super jumpsFly to a teammate from the map
Three ways to play
Turf War, a private room, or a boss fight
Play solo against bots, open a private online room for up to eight players, or take on HULLBREAKER together. Every mode uses the same ink.
Online · Private rooms
Private rooms for up to eight
Create a room, share the five-character code, and your friends join with their own weapons and looks. The host picks the stage, the time of day, the length and the bots. Cargo Terminal, the online-only berth, needs at least two players.
The locker
Make your squidkid your own
Choose your squidkid from ten presets, then tune it until it looks right. Your team's colour always shows in your hair, so your side reads at a glance.
- Tentacle styleHair shape and colour
- Headgear and eyesHats, headphones and faces
- Skin tonePick from a full range
- Outfit and shoesLayered clothes and sneakers
Latest news
Updates and releases
INKWAVE 1.1 — Online Multiplayer and HULLBREAKER
INKWAVE 1.1 adds private online rooms for up to eight players, the HULLBREAKER co-op Boss Battle in public beta, the online-only Cargo Terminal stage, and a squidkid and lighting overhaul.
INKWAVE 1.0 is out
INKWAVE 1.0 launches as a free browser game: seven weapons, three stages, bot matches and a full locker, playable at inkwavegame.com.
