Rank 01Why this
Shares real time strategy and tower defense with Deep Among the Swarm.
- $7.79 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Deep Among the Swarm
- 26 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Deep Among the Swarm also play
The closest matches to Deep Among the Swarm: From Glory To Goo, Here Comes The Swarm, Against the Storm, Warlords Under Siege, and Creeping Dusk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares tower defense and difficulty scaling with Deep Among the Swarm.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Rank 04 
Warlords Under Siege
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Rank 05 
Creeping Dusk
Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Deep Among the Swarm.
Rank 06 
ShapeHero Factory
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Deep Among the Swarm.
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Rank 08 
They Are Billions
Why this: Shares real time strategy and procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Deep Among the Swarm
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1From Glory To Goo
Shares real time strategy and tower defense with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 97% of 1,294 reviews
- 2Here Comes The Swarm
Shares tower defense and difficulty scaling with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 86% of 109 reviews
- 3Against the Storm
Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 95% of 18,297 reviews
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- 8They Are Billions
Shares real time strategy and procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 80% of 18,746 reviews
- 9Tower Dominion
Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 87% of 2,467 reviews
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- 16Diplomacy is Not an Option
Shares tower defense and resource management with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 84% of 4,634 reviews
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- 23Infested Planet
Shares procedural generation and resource management with Deep Among the Swarm.
- 95% of 1,860 reviews
- 24
- Released: 2024
- Developer: Pebble Mountain Games
- Price: $8.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 117 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Addictive run based gameplay loop
- Base building supply chains vulnerable to single point failures
- Build variety changes each run significantly
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Intense
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Deep Among the Swarm.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deep Among the Swarm at current Steam store prices.
Acid Planet
Why this: Shares real time strategy and tower defense with Deep Among the Swarm.
Hexguardian
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Deep Among the Swarm.
Kingdom's Deck
Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Deep Among the Swarm.
Gnomes
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Utopia Must Fall
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Deep Among the Swarm.
City Defense Z
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Time Management, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Minimalist Tower Defense
Why this: Shares tower defense and upgrade system with Deep Among the Swarm.
clickyland
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Deep Among the Swarm, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Outpost
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Deep Among the Swarm.
Zombie Defense
Why this: Shares resource management with Deep Among the Swarm.
Zero-K
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Deep Among the Swarm.
10 Minutes Till Dawn
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Deep Among the Swarm.
Dota 2
Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Deep Among the Swarm.
About Deep Among the Swarm
The closest matches to Deep Among the Swarm: From Glory To Goo, Here Comes The Swarm, Against the Storm, Warlords Under Siege, and Creeping Dusk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Deep Among the Swarm is your kind of game, the closest matches are From Glory To Goo, Here Comes The Swarm and Against the Storm — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and intense, and single out its base building and base building supply chains. 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.
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?
Is Deep Among the Swarm worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 117 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 25 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive run based gameplay loop
- Base building supply chains vulnerable to single point failures
- Build variety changes each run significantly
- Deep drilling into enemy territory with escalating stakes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game's form of balance is a gym instructor who runs along-side you. If you speed up, they speed up... If you slow down, they dock you points and you have to run extra hard. The idea of "getting ahead" in this game doesn't exist and it…”
“I really wanted to like this game as I generally like these sort of alien swarm / TD games. I could not get over how bad the controls were, it took all the fun out of the game. Yes I can rebind some things but my biggest complaint is the…”
People who play it also play: From Glory To Goo, Here Comes The Swarm, Against the Storm
Frequently asked about Deep Among the Swarm
Can I run it?
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 From Glory To Goo, Here Comes The Swarm, Against the Storm.
Who developed Deep Among the Swarm?
Deep Among the Swarm was developed by Pebble Mountain Games.