Alien Swarm
Free top-down co-op shooter with marine classes and squad tactics
Valve · Released Jul 19, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 22K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 36 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 10
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Aug 18, 2020
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Alien Swarm?
Alien Swarm is a free top-down shooter set in an off-world colony overrun by aliens. In missions, marine squads choose from four classes, equip weapons and gear, and clear aliens from the icy surface and an underground mining facility.
For you if...
- +you enjoy class-based top-down shooting with squad tactics
- +you like replaying missions at higher difficulty settings
Not for you if...
- −you prefer first-person aiming to a top-down view
- −you prefer playing alone to working with a squad
What players say
95% of 21,632 reviews are positive · 94% of 36 in the last 30 days
Players praise playing with friends and trying different weapon loadouts. They complain that public lobbies are scarce and the campaign has limited content; some recommend Reactive Drop instead.
Screenshots and trailer
Alien Swarm system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
- Processor
- Pentium 4 3.0GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
- Memory
- 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
- Storage
- At least 2.5 GB of free space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
- Processor
- Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
- Memory
- 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
- Storage
- At least 2.5 GB of free space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 66
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Free to Play
- Co-op
- Action
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Aliens
- Shooter
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down
- Top-Down Shooter
- Survival
- PvE
- Third Person
- Class-Based
- Team-Based
- Third-Person Shooter
Recent updates
- Aug 18, 2020 · Alien Swarm update released
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