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Swarm Queen

Real-time strategy where alien bugs fight on their own

Helmi Bastami (Flyborg.net) · Released Dec 19, 2017

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 412
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jun 14, 2022
Minimum PC
not required
0.5 GB RAM · 0 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Swarm Queen?

In this single-player real-time strategy game, you play an insectoid queen battling a rival on Jupiter's moon Europa. Across campaign levels, you spawn harvesters to collect nectar, mutate eggs within four available slots, and choose which combat bugs to produce. Your units pick their own targets, and each level introduces an enemy unit or ability you can unlock for later battles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy timing unit spawns and adapting to counters
  • +you like challenging solo campaigns with unlockable units

Not for you if...

  • −you want to command every unit's movements directly
  • −you want multiplayer battles against other players

What players say

93% of 412 reviews are positive

Players praise the tactical choices involved in building a swarm and the challenge of later levels. The most common complaint is that levels become repetitive, and some players want more content. Some also report trouble launching the game, particularly on Linux.

How many players finish Swarm Queen?

29% of Steam players have unlocked «Ultra Mega Gamer», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

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Swarm Queen system requirements

Minimum: not required, 0.5 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Swarm Queen?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Core 2 Duo
Graphics
graphics card not required
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
39 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Windows only. (Does NOT work on Mac, Linux, or Steam Deck)

Recommended

OS
Windows 7+
Processor
Dual Core 2.5 GHz+
Graphics
any graphics card
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
39 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Contains customizable keyboard shortcuts, but a keyboard is not required. Can be played with just a mouse or touch-screen.

Does Swarm Queen have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Swarm Queen run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
55
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Swarm Queen 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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