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Games like Swarm Sweeper

If Swarm Sweeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Irradiant Skies, The Way of Ping-Pong and BALL x PIT — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Swarm Sweeper: In an abandoned space station that is being overrun by aliens, you are assigned a mission to destroy the facility. You'll enjoy wiping out alien swarm and fighting for survival alongside your lovely pug.

2025Indie2.99 USDWindowsby Hi-Develop
Swarm Sweeper — Steam game cover

Players who liked Swarm Sweeper also play

Steam players who put hours into Swarm Sweeper 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.

  1. Irradiant Skies

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Irradiant Skies is an arcade roguelite blending brick-breaking and bullet-parrying combat. Reflect enemy attacks, chain powerful upgrades, and master unique ships as you ascend through waves of enemies.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. The Way of Ping-Pong

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. BALL x PIT

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gunlocked 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!

    2026ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Homesider Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    HOMESIDER SURVIVORS is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. You find yourself far from home against countless hordes of aliens...but they're the ones who have to survive, because they kidnapped the wrong guy. Kill, die, level up, and try again until you get home.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Rotten Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Fight massive hordes of bizarre zombies! Start with an axe and upgrade to a bazooka, equip a rifle and a katana, or a machine gun and a grenade launcher. Create your own play style and become an unstoppable force! But the question is... Are YOU stuck with THEM, or are THEY stuck with YOU?

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Protocol : Kill Switch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Survive the mainframe in this Digital-Noir roguelite. Outrun the Magenta Corruption, overclock your code at risky Shrines, and fight alongside your upgraded DAEMON. Master high-voltage weaponry to clear swarms of predatory logic. In this arena, you aren't a bug—you’re the virus.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Nano Squadron

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Swarm Sweeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Manage your shields, evolve your ship, defend Earth. Nano Squadron is a top-down space roguelite where every run brings new upgrades and every mistake leaves you exposed.

    2026ActionIndie4.79 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Swarm Sweeper at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Swarm Sweeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Hi-Develop

Other recommendable Steam games by Hi-Develop, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Killer Pass: Season 1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hi-Develop, the studio behind Swarm Sweeper.

    The Killer Pass: Season 1 - a tactical soccer game where your decisions lead to victory. Lead Prakaidao through intense matches, position players strategically, and outsmart opponents. From swift counterattacks to breaking defenses, prove yourself as the ultimate playmaker!

    2025SportsStrategy2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Happy Nuclear

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hi-Develop, the studio behind Swarm Sweeper. Shares Indie with Swarm Sweeper.

    Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Grim-chan's Soul Fight

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hi-Develop, the studio behind Swarm Sweeper.

    When the grim reaper isn’t just a skeleton, but a super cute girl! Enter a dark fantasy world as Grimchan, who must collect souls to fight against terrifying demons, battling through the minions of the dangerous Demon King for peace."

    2025Casual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Swarm Sweeper

How much does Swarm Sweeper cost?
Swarm Sweeper is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Swarm Sweeper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Swarm Sweeper are Irradiant Skies, The Way of Ping-Pong, BALL x PIT.
Who developed Swarm Sweeper?
Swarm Sweeper was developed by Hi-Develop.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Swarm Sweeper.

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