Drone Swarm

Real-time space tactics where your weapons also serve as shields

stillalive studios · Published by astragon Entertainment · Released Oct 20, 2020

Reviews: Mixed; 62% of 293
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 3, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 460; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Drone Swarm?

In this single-player space tactics game, you draw paths for a swarm of 32,000 drones while protecting a stationary mothership. Choose drone behaviors, counter enemy defenses, and push asteroids or ships into enemies. You fight through attack waves, upgrade your swarm and mothership, and travel between systems in search of New Earth.

For you if...

+you like countering enemy abilities with creative, physics-based tactics
+you prefer directing one swarm over managing multiple unit types

Not for you if...

−you want base building and resource gathering in strategy games
−you prefer slow-paced combat without constant real-time reactions

What players say

62% of 293 reviews are positive

Players praise the swarm-control concept and the tactical possibilities it creates, but criticize the short campaign and limited replay value. Recent reviewers also report crashes and bugs that disrupt missions.

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Drone Swarm system requirements

Minimum: GTX 460, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 3,3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 975 3,6 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5970 / AMD Radeon RX 550
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Does Drone Swarm have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Drone 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 text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Drone 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