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Deep Among the Swarm

Survival RTS where fueling a drill unleashes monster swarms

Pebble Mountain Games · Released Sep 25, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 141
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 11, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 960
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Deep Among the Swarm?

In this single-player survival RTS roguelite, you expand a base into dark areas, gather Radium to fuel a drill, and position troops and barricades against monster swarms. You customize units and buildings between levels, then use upgrades earned after defeat to push deeper on later runs.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy securing territory and building defensive choke points
  • +you like customizing units between levels and across runs

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike restarting from the beginning after losing
  • −you prefer strategy without resource management or base building

What players say

87% of 141 reviews are positive

Players praise the base defense and gradual expansion, while some complain that levels and runs take too long.

Screenshots and trailer

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Deep Among the Swarm system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Processor
INTEL, AMD 2 cores CPU at 2Ghz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 290X (4 GB)
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Deep Among the Swarm have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Deep Among the Swarm run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
7
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Deep Among the 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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