Swarm Grinder

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About the Game Buckle up, pilot! We're stationed above an alien planet surrounded with an abandoned mining system and filled with alien bugs.

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Developer:
Last Bite Games
Publisher:
Gamersky Games
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
22 April 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (1123)

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Description

About the Game

Buckle up, pilot! We're stationed above an alien planet surrounded with an abandoned mining system and filled with alien bugs. Your mission? Dive into the tamed sectors, use the mining system to collect upgrade parts and extract the Bioshards from alien minerals. Beware— the system is infested with alien bug cells spreading and waiting to hatch. Stay quick on your feet, and you might just make it out in one piece!

BEWARE OF THE SWARM

At the start of every expedition, the map is procedurally generated, and it's crawling with alien bugs. The cells constantly spread and evolve. When triggered, the bugs burst out from the cells to swarm you down!

EXPLORE TO BUILD SYNERGIES

Equip up to five skills each run: active ones that strike automatically or passive ones that boost your abilities. Upgrade each skill differently to maximize their potential. Discover unique synergies between skills and upgrades to optimize your build. The better your synergies, the easier you'll crush enemies!

FEATURES

  • Unique horde trigger mechanic

  • 3 characters with rank missions

  • 3 maps with 7 evolution difficulties

  • 14 skills with 120+ unique upgrades

  • 8 Gadgets

  • 19 items with rarities

  • 10 enemy varieties with 2 bosses

  • Operator

  • 25+ achievements

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or later
Processor:
Dual Core+
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
1 GB VRAM
Storage:
450 MB available space

recommended*

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User reviews

Pipi Deadlock
Not recommended | 14 Jun 2025
25.9h played

It's very just, 'okay'. Like, it's an acceptable game and even fun for a little bit. But, you'll quickly realize that there's very little content at all, some of the builds and upgrade paths are designed in a way to

Helpful: 7
KeeGooRoomiE
Recommended | 02 Dec 2025
14.4h played

After 15 hours, all achievements unlocked, I can say Swarm Grinder is at its best when it fully leans into chaotic, high-tempo builds. The sawblade build is by far the most fun — fast, aggressive, and genuinely

Helpful: 6
Captain McStinky
Recommended | 16 Sept 2025
7.4h played

Forgot about this game until a recent update put it back in my feed, and I'm glad it did. It's really a unique entry in the survivorslikes genre, combining a bunch of mechanics in new and different ways, and others that

Helpful: 7
synapse16
Not recommended | 19 Feb 2026
18.6h played

A pointless game. Just EXTREME grind and upgrade VERY slowly. 3 levels that are basically the same. Literally no point to the game, just achievements I guess.

Helpful: 5
lorinc
Not recommended | 17 May 2025
12.7h played

It's... okay. It's not bad or anything. Vampire survivor, but enemies only spawn if you pop their cocoon. Upgrade synergy feels less exciting, but that's probably only due to the lack of novelty. After changing

Helpful: 2
S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr
Recommended | 24 Jan 2026
3.4h played

NO & YES Game is fun, but buggy af UI issues likely due to spaghetti code .. Make a game that works bub.. peeps [strike]don't[/strike] shouldn't pay for unfinished, even if minor game bugs.. I see the roadmap i'll

Helpful: 1