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CableHook Games · Published by CableHook Games, IZilla Games · Official site ↗
Content notice: Our game features frequent combat against alien creatures known as the Swarm, as well as the possibility of human characters being killed by these creatures. Players may encounter visual depictions of blood, dismemberment, and decaying corpses for both humans and aliens, contributing to the game's intense and mature atmosphere.
Very Positive — 86% positive (380 reviews) · 57 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
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?
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
In Here Comes The Swarm, lead expeditions to battle the hive mind and build your way to victory at your own pace. Manage resources, defend settlements, and strategize to retake Ulora in this unique Indie, Simulation, Strategy game set for release in 2026.
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The hive is angry. They have claimed this planet. Today, today, today, they whisper to their brothers, to their sisters. The swarm shivers in anticipation. They click, they chitter, they burst. Today, today, today. They move as a river, a steady stream, towards the camp of the walking machines. In unison, they chant: we kill, we kill, we kill.
Will you stop them?
Managing your settlement is crucial in Here Comes The Swarm. Gather enough resources for upgrades and expansion while keeping your population fed and happy. Make sure your defenses are ready when the swarm comes.
Build the army you want, and train your units to ready them for the hive's strongest enemies. Strength comes in numbers for the swarm, and their onslaught will be unrelenting. Get ready to find thousands of fiends trying to breach your walls.
Choose between various deities and their divine powers to help you on your journey. Their blessings may very well be the difference between survival and defeat. Will you focus on attack, defense, or something completely different?
Find Arcane essences on your skirmishes to upgrade your Arcanum, unlocking new, powerful nodes that will change the game. Choose between these new boons to further tailor the game to your own preference.
Enter the expedition map for a whole new adventure. No play session will be the same as you encounter new blessings and empowered enemies. With every new step, your adventure will be further shaped by your decisions.
Don't let time be your enemy; make tactical decisions by pausing the game during critical moments. You can plan the building of your base, assign army movement, or use it to make yourself a hot drink: you deserve it.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 570
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
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Recap | The Swarm at Gamescom... Again!
Another year of Gamescom down, Reapers! Last time we showcased Here Comes The Swarm, it wasn't even released yet, and we had never gone to a convention with it before. This year we were excited to showcase the game not just released, but with several major updates under our belts. In partnership with Infernozilla and publisher IZilla Games, we prepped a new demo build and shipped it off again. This year we were keen to get more feedback on how far the game has come, and were again not disappointed. Big thanks to everyone who came by and tried Here Comes The Swarm, and a special thanks to the ANNO devs who came by as well! Dev-on-dev feedback can be especially illuminating, and we really appreciate the time taken. With another year down and much more experience gained from last year, we are already looking forward to the next year and hope to see you there too. Thanks again, Reapers, for another wonderful year! Join The SwarmHere Comes The Swarm On DiscordHere Comes The Swarm On RedditFollow On SocialsHere Comes The Swarm On XHere Comes The Swarm On InstagramHere Comes The Swarm On TikTokHere Comes The Swarm On YouTubeOut Now! Play today and leave a review. 💛Read full article on Community Announcements (timbre)Patch NotesOfficial
Stability Patch 0.3.4816
Hello Reapers,This small patch is focused on stability. We have fixed several crashes that could happen when launching the game, leaving a match and placing or deleting large road networks.Stability Patch Notes 0.3.4816FixesFixed crashes that could occur when leaving a match. Fixed a crash on launch when Steam failed to initialize. Fixed a crash on launch caused by a corrupt Arcanum loadout.Fixed a crash on launch caused by corrupt hotkey or empty save files.Fixed resource HUD crashes at match start and after a match ended.Fixed a crash when placing roads if a very large area of tiles was visible.Fixed a crash when deleting roads from a large connected network.Fixed units finishing training after their building was destroyed.Fixed targeted spells becoming ground casts, or failing to load, if their target had already died.Thank you all for your feedback and bug reports. If you run into a bug or have feedback, please let us know on Discord or by using the bug report button in-game.Good luck in Ulora Reapers,Join The SwarmHere Comes The Swarm On DiscordHere Comes The Swarm On RedditFollow On SocialsHere Comes The Swarm On XHere Comes The Swarm On InstagramHere Comes The Swarm On TikTokHere Comes The Swarm On YouTubeOut Now! Play today and leave a review. 💛Read full article on Community Announcements (timbre)AnnouncementsOfficial
Save on Here Comes The Swarm During the Steam Daily Deal!
We're running a Daily Deal on Steam! From Aug 24th to Sept 7th, pick up Here Comes The Swarm for 30% OFF! Gift yourself or a friend the infested planet of Ulora during Steam’s Daily Deal. Good luck in Ulora Reapers,Join The SwarmHere Comes The Swarm On DiscordHere Comes The Swarm On RedditFollow On SocialsHere Comes The Swarm On XHere Comes The Swarm On InstagramHere Comes The Swarm On TikTokHere Comes The Swarm On YouTubeOut Now! Play today and leave a review. 💛Read full article on Community Announcements (timbre)AnnouncementsOfficial
Play Here Comes The Swarm at Gamescom '26!
Here Comes The Swarm is going to Gamescom '26! We are thrilled to be showcasing Here Comes The Swarm again at Gamescom! Stop by the Infernozilla booth with your questions and face the swarm in person! Where To Find Us 📅 Aug. 26-30📍Hall 10.2 | Stand F044g - E061gWithin the Indie Area See you there, Reapers! Join The SwarmHere Comes The Swarm On DiscordHere Comes The Swarm On RedditFollow On SocialsHere Comes The Swarm On XHere Comes The Swarm On InstagramHere Comes The Swarm On TikTokHere Comes The Swarm On YouTubeOut Now! Play today and leave a review💛Read full article on Community Announcements (timbre)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes 0.3.4708
Hello Reapers,Today we bring you a patch full of fixes and balancing updates. In between our content updates, we are dedicated to keeping the game stable and the build opportunities varied. We listened to the feedback given, and we have stats available to see which essences and talents are used a lot and which are underperforming. In the notes below, you can see which essences got a pass this time. Next to that, we noticed knights underperforming in the early game, and Priests not yet hitting their intended strength in the mid and late game. To improve this, we have buffed the Knight's survivability, which is mostly felt early on, and buffed the Priest's healing power. Meanwhile, we are working on the Garrison update and the Campaign. Work is progressing nicely, and we will share more when the time is right. Check out all the other changes, keep sharing your feedback, and carry on eradicating the Swarm! Changes and AdditionsAdded AutoCast support for abilities.Stonewall now AutoCasts when the Knight drops below 20% health.Stomp now AutoCasts when the Knight is below 50% health and in combat with a Guardian or Brute.Units now continue their previous action after manually casting abilities that do not require a target (such as Knight Stomp).Units spawning from Barracks now spawn on the closest Core-connected road tile to the waypoint, reducing cases where units get stuck in blocked-off areas.The Cheaper Research talent now also affects building and unit unlock research (Ballista, Storage, Trebuchet, Pyromaniac, and Stone Tier).The Core is now invulnerable as soon as the Eradication animation starts.The Out of Combat condition has been removed from the Scout essence, as it was not shown in the tooltip.Chilled effects from all sources now share a snowflake icon instead of using the Arbalist Frost Arrows icon.Buy/Sell Jade keybindings have been disabled.Spitters can no longer spawn within 60 tiles of the base.Boss biomes can no longer spawn close to the base.Idle Scorpli...Read full article on Community Announcements (timbre)
