Rank 01Why this
Shares difficulty scaling and tactical positioning with The Swashbugglers.
- $12.49 (Price checked Oct 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like The Swashbugglers
- 18 games
- Updated Sep 4, 2026
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The closest matches to The Swashbugglers: Hive Blight, Underboard, Backpack Battles, Meme Mayhem, and CROPS!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares tactical positioning and build variety with The Swashbugglers.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares tactical positioning and auto battle with The Swashbugglers.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 16)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Meme Mayhem
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and auto battle with The Swashbugglers.
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Become the Moon
Why this: Shares auto battle and skill progression with The Swashbugglers.
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Gods vs Horrors
Why this: Shares auto battle and build variety with The Swashbugglers.
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Knightica
Why this: Also Auto Battler and Roguelike, like The Swashbugglers.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Swashbugglers
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- 1Hive Blight
Shares difficulty scaling and tactical positioning with The Swashbugglers.
- 96% of 128 reviews
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- 3Backpack Battles
Shares tactical positioning and auto battle with The Swashbugglers.
- 93% of 5,349 reviews
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- 19The King is Watching
Shares difficulty scaling and roguelite progression with The Swashbugglers.
- 90% of 3,028 reviews
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- 22Armello
Shares tactical positioning and character customization with The Swashbugglers.
- 83% of 5,464 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Asmodeus Game
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 10
- 79% of 183 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cartoon insect heroes with distinct personalities and skills
- Deep character builds via skills equipment runes and relics
- Endless mode for replayability after defeating all bosses
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Comedic
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Backpack Battles
Why this: Shares tactical positioning and auto battle with The Swashbugglers.
Meme Mayhem
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and auto battle with The Swashbugglers.
Gods vs Horrors
Why this: Shares auto battle and build variety with The Swashbugglers.
About The Swashbugglers
The closest matches to The Swashbugglers: Hive Blight, Underboard, Backpack Battles, Meme Mayhem, and CROPS!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Swashbugglers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hive Blight, Underboard and Backpack Battles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and comedic, and single out its auto battle and build variety. 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 The Swashbugglers: A cartoon-style 2D roguelike autochess focused on tactical strategy. Recruit insect "heroes" from the forest to form a team. Develop their skills, equipment, and stone inscriptions through battles to defeat the source of chaos within the time limit.
Is The Swashbugglers worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 183 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cartoon insect heroes with distinct personalities and skills
- Deep character builds via skills equipment runes and relics
- Endless mode for replayability after defeating all bosses
- Morale system lets you retreat and retry failed battles
People who play it also play: Hive Blight, Underboard, Backpack Battles
Frequently asked about The Swashbugglers
Can I run it?
How much does The Swashbugglers cost?
The Swashbugglers is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Swashbugglers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Swashbugglers are Hive Blight, Underboard, Backpack Battles.
Who developed The Swashbugglers?
The Swashbugglers was developed by Asmodeus Game and published by Shuffle Play Games.