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Solsgames · Published by Solsgames
Very Positive — 83% positive (53 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The Swarm is an abyssal boss rush. Defeat your enemy, upgrade your skills, start over.
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Action, Indie, Free To Play · 2022 · More free games
Embark on relentless battles against increasingly formidable foes in The Swarm. As you upgrade your skills, prepare for an ever-escalating challenge that tests your reflexes and strategy.
About this game
The swarm is an Abysal Boss rush.
Defeat your enemy, upgrade your stats, go to the next boss and repeat !
use your remaining life points (materialized by little glowing fireflies) to deal damage.
You can only be killed if there is no more firefly surrouding you.
How many creatures will you deafeat before being vaniquished ?
The Game is still in BETA.
Upcoming Updates will add new contents but all the main Gameplay mechanics are already there.
Defeat your enemy, upgrade your stats, go to the next boss and repeat !
use your remaining life points (materialized by little glowing fireflies) to deal damage.
You can only be killed if there is no more firefly surrouding you.
How many creatures will you deafeat before being vaniquished ?
The Game is still in BETA.
Upcoming Updates will add new contents but all the main Gameplay mechanics are already there.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i7 6700k
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Storage: 180 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel i7 9700k
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- Storage: 360 MB available space
Supported Languages
English*, French*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
The Swarm 2 Demo Is out !!
The Swarm 2 is about to be launched this month !The Free demo is out and available for everyone : Join my Discord to follow the developpement : https://discord.gg/FMU5wuwU2M Here is a few Screenshot of an early version of the game Succeed challenges to unlock mutations and body configurations ! Choose your body configuration (unlockable with challenges)Place mutations on your creature !Apex Class monsters :Read full article on Community Announcements (Solstium)AnnouncementsOfficial
The swarm Beta 0.7.0A
Hello there ! First, thanks to everyone for playing and sharing this project ! So ! What's new in 0.7.0A ? Less features than previous major Updates, but great features ! Added : - Final boss : Parasyte and it's musical theme - New boss : Dart and it's musical theme - New boss weapon : Beam - Ultradash : you can avoid death 2 times before being killed (Upgrades will allow you to increase that number in a future update) Parasyte : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/cb3b422471d5ded62f98b96689e29c5b703aa165.png Changes : - Void burst now deal damage to everything that is trapped in - HUGE Performance improvement on colissions - Some Inapropriate messages has been removed from the random message list in the main menu UltraDash : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/fbfccb9e14d3b1e88c3d2f948c8d3de5881cf418.png Fixed bugs : - you can't use Void burst when you are on the "Retry screen" anymore - you can now refocus on buttons in main menu when you use gamepad Dart : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/6f8233cecb8665c42ffddb77f94f87ec0a5ce9db.png Ultra dash recovery : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/02619ad0c5de606e6d28f2c19e065c96e271ee6d.png Beam weapon : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/9479c727c63ed4c74d891113a8699255558689c8.png known bugs : - The game freeze sometime in the menu or in gameRead full article on Community Announcements (Solstium)Patch NotesOfficial
Cheating on Death
Added : A system to allow the player to avoid death by using a special ability. Also : Discord Joining button is now fixed ! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/4d10b4abfd84e07b8a2e2f974d48618a627600c7.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/790a83db1db06ec32af7e25f9553d226fc48e02e.pngRead full article on Community Announcements (Solstium)Patch NotesOfficial
Discord link (if the button don't work)
Here it is : https://discord.gg/Kv8paguVmNRead full article on Community Announcements (Solstium)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Swarm Beta 0.6
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/19736c66ff26eb002ed2b9a995ebc360e3bca1de.png The Swarm Beta 0.6 is now live ! Added : - New Boss : Crab and its musical theme - New common enemy : Glubbling - New common enemy : Starfish - Added a parameter for low performance Computer - Added a parameter for low performance Player - Added new sound effects and visual effects - Added Boss variation for the Kraken - Added Permanent upgrades in the main menu (Hearts of the sea are obtained by killing bosses) - Added new Upgrade : Light Size - Player can now change default color in the Upgrade menu New Boss : Crab {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/49518c16a2a7ea481ddc1ba12a1137978621c567.png Upgrade menu : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/731e7608b612dd9d671084cb970a5644dc164e1c.png New Accesibility Parameters : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/1317b5a427f10d82793526a7301c4e986f2f173e.png New Enemies : Glubbling and Starfish {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/2b2d7cf7fce5c41a693d4e0d57faefa09b8ad71e.png Changes : - Menu visual improvement - Player can now restart a new run right after dying without going back to main menu - Camera now unzoom when the player is far from the boss - Player default light size has been reduce to feet the new upgrade - Unlock condition has been rework for Tardigrad and Covidax - Void Burst charge faster Restart a run : {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/b8e2d413a22948b648657b69ef6cc4f7117e779b.png Bug Fixes : - Weapons that shoot projectiles that follow the play now work properly - Removed the 0x0 resolution in resolution options list - Tardigrade and Covidax can now be unlocked {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43191358/edccae1f92c6ae1da37a40d0c33985efd515e54e.png THE DISCORD SERVER IS NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC ! https://discord.gg/Kv8paguVmNRead full article on Community Announcements (Solstium)
