Games like The Swarm
If The Swarm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Golgalian, Dustin Sunset and Maze Mice — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Swarm: The game is about destroying aliens and fighting never ending waves of enemies. It is a retro, bullet hell, arcade like game where you try to score the highest number of points possible. After you die restart from the beginning.
Players who liked The Swarm also play
Steam players who put hours into 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.
Golgalian
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Dustin Sunset
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
A post-apocalyptic world, a bastion of hope, the wasteland gangs united to destroy it, and only one man crazy enough to try to save it. Dustin Sunset is a vertical shoot ’em up with a touch of bullet hell and a whole lot of love, made by fans of the genre for fans of the genre.
Maze Mice
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace.
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
GunSuit Guardians
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Biolab Wars
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
Outer Terror
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.
Disc Room
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Swarm at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Swarm.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Swarm.
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!
TYRONE vs COPS
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Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Landlord of the Woods
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Swarm.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Swarm.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Swarm.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Lily's Well
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Swarm.
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Swarm.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
GunSuit Guardians
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Biolab Wars
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Swarm.
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
Disc Room
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Swarm.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
Frequently asked about The Swarm
- How much does The Swarm cost?
- The Swarm is listed on Steam at 1.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Swarm?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Swarm are Golgalian, Dustin Sunset, Maze Mice.
- Who developed The Swarm?
- The Swarm was developed by Shattered Realms.
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 The Swarm.
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