Rank 01Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Here Comes The Swarm.
- $7.79 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Here Comes The Swarm
- 19 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Here Comes The Swarm also play
The closest matches to Here Comes The Swarm: From Glory To Goo, Calyx, Diplomacy is Not an Option, They Are Billions, and Monsters are Coming!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
They Are Billions
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Here Comes The Swarm.
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Monsters are Coming!
Why this: Also City Builder and Base Building, like Here Comes The Swarm.
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Against the Storm
Why this: Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Here Comes The Swarm.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Here Comes The Swarm
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- 1From Glory To Goo
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 97% of 1,294 reviews
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- 3Diplomacy is Not an Option
Shares tower defense and resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 84% of 4,634 reviews
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- 5Monsters are Coming!
Also City Builder and Base Building, like Here Comes The Swarm.
- 82% of 1,055 reviews
- 6Against the Storm
Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 95% of 18,297 reviews
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- 10Whiskerwood
Shares difficulty scaling and base building with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 94% of 1,359 reviews
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- 13Welcome Back, Commander
Also Real-Time with Pause and Action RTS, like Here Comes The Swarm.
- 83% of 116 reviews
- 14Corsair Cove
Shares base building and resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 86% of 3,443 reviews
- 15Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Shares wave based survival and base building with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 76% of 99 reviews
- 16Kingdom's Deck
Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 66% of 155 reviews
- 17Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Also Real-Time with Pause and Colony Sim, like Here Comes The Swarm.
- 81% of 1,098 reviews
- 18After Inc: Revival
Shares difficulty scaling and wave based survival with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 87% of 569 reviews
- 19Gold Gold Adventure Gold
Shares base building and roguelite progression with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 83% of 140 reviews
- 20Buggos 2
Shares base building and skill tree progression with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 84% of 470 reviews
- 21Northgard: Definitive Edition
Shares resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 84% of 23,056 reviews
- 22Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Shares tower defense and base building with Here Comes The Swarm.
- 76% of 5,356 reviews
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- 24Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Here Comes The Swarm.
- 83% of 3,039 reviews
- Released: 2026
- Developer: CableHook Games
- Price: $14.99−25%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 86% of 109 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developer communication and roadmap transparency
- Deity loadouts drastically change playstyle
- Developers actively respond to feedback
- Challenging
- Intense
- Punishing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Here Comes The Swarm at current Steam store prices.
Deep Among the Swarm
Why this: Shares tower defense and difficulty scaling with Here Comes The Swarm.
Kingdom's Deck
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Here Comes The Swarm.
Achilles: Survivor
Why this: Shares tower defense and loadout customization with Here Comes The Swarm.
Aven Colony
Why this: Shares procedural generation and resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
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Frostpunk
Why this: Shares resource management with Here Comes The Swarm.
Startopia
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Colony Sim, like Here Comes The Swarm.
Operation: Polygon Storm
Why this: Shares loadout customization and meta progression with Here Comes The Swarm.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Here Comes The Swarm, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like Here Comes The Swarm.
Empires Mod
Why this: Same stressful mood as Here Comes The Swarm.
War Selection
Why this: Also Base Building and RTS, like Here Comes The Swarm.
Dota 2
Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Here Comes The Swarm.
About Here Comes The Swarm
The closest matches to Here Comes The Swarm: From Glory To Goo, Calyx, Diplomacy is Not an Option, They Are Billions, and Monsters are Coming!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Here Comes The Swarm is your kind of game, the closest matches are From Glory To Goo, Calyx and Diplomacy is Not an Option — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, intense and punishing, and single out its base building and deity loadouts. 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 Here Comes The Swarm: Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
Is Here Comes 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.
- 86% of 109 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- On sale: 25% off, now $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active developer communication and roadmap transparency
- Deity loadouts drastically change playstyle
- Developers actively respond to feedback
- Expedition mode adds roguelite variety with random modifiers each run
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Проблема всех стратегий на выживание(Tower Defense RTS/Survival RTS) в том что они хуже чем TAB(They are Billions) практически во всём. Так что и удовольствия от них мало. Проблема же самой TAB в том что разработчики её забросили в "самом…”
People who play it also play: From Glory To Goo, Calyx, Diplomacy is Not an Option
Frequently asked about Here Comes The Swarm
Can I run it?
Does Here Comes The Swarm run on Steam Deck?
Here Comes 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 Here Comes The Swarm cost?
Here Comes The Swarm is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Here Comes The Swarm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Here Comes The Swarm are From Glory To Goo, Calyx, Diplomacy is Not an Option.
Who developed Here Comes The Swarm?
Here Comes The Swarm was developed by CableHook Games.