Swarm

Boss-fight action mixing side-view swordplay with top-down shooting

OKYO GAMES · Released Jun 12, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 339
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Jun 21, 2020
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 650; 4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Swarm?

A free, single-player action game about clearing an infected network by defeating Swarm.exe, a creature driven by music. During the boss battle, you alternate between jumping and slashing with a sword in side view and flying and shooting from above.

For you if...

+you like replaying fights to climb the leaderboards

Not for you if...

−you prefer easy fights that require little practice

What players say

93% of 339 reviews are positive

Players frequently praise the soundtrack. Common complaints concern the limited content and mechanics that are not clearly explained.

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Swarm system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64bit or above
Processor: Intel i3-3220 or Equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or Equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 250 MB available space

Does Swarm have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Swarm run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Swarm use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam