Games like Deep Among the Swarm
If Deep Among the Swarm is your kind of game, the closest matches are They Are Billions, From Glory To Goo and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Deep Among the Swarm: Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
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Steam players who put hours into Deep Among the Swarm also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
They Are Billions
WHY THIS
Shares real time strategy, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Top pick for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
From Glory To Goo
WHY THIS
Shares real time strategy, tower defense, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Second-strongest match for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Third-strongest match for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Tower Dominion
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, roguelite progression and a stressful mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Ranked #4 for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Freaking Meatbags
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense with Deep Among the Swarm.
Ranked #5 for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management, survival and a stressful mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Ranked #6 for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Project Of Cooling The Earth
WHY THIS
Shares crafting system, roguelite progression, survival and an atmospheric mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Ranked #7 for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Players must survive in the ruins of the human world and face various survival challenges and dangers. Players need to search for resources in abandoned cities and wilderness, including food, water sources, construction materials, etc., to maintain survival and build safe shelters.
Rebirth evolution
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Ranked #8 for Deep Among the Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Reviewers of Deep Among the Swarm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Deep Among the Swarm.
Reviewers of Deep Among the Swarm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
Reviewers of Deep Among the Swarm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deep Among the Swarm at current Steam store prices.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Deep Among the Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Deep Among the Swarm.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Frequently asked about Deep Among the Swarm
- Does Deep Among the Swarm run on Steam Deck?
- Deep Among the Swarm is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Deep Among the Swarm cost?
- Deep Among the Swarm is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Deep Among the Swarm?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deep Among the Swarm are They Are Billions, From Glory To Goo, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation.
- Who developed Deep Among the Swarm?
- Deep Among the Swarm was developed by Pebble Mountain Games.
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