SWARMRIDERS

Buy89%

Very Positive · 627 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • Linux

Walter Machado · Action · Jun 15, 2016

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
4
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
103
Full audio103 of 103
Subtitles103 of 103

Should I buy SWARMRIDERS?

Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 627 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Players can expect a few minutes of elegant gameplay, responsive controls and a heart pumping original soundtrack.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They match the pace and tone of the game and one of the five is randomly chosen each time you start a new run which is a nice touch and helps to alleviate the numbingly repetitive nature of the gameplay (especially if you are aiming for the achievements).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yet for players who enjoy arcade-style challenges, this steep difficulty curve becomes one of the game's greatest strengths rather than a weakness.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics use nice-looking assets (which I believe are hand-drawn) but it's hard to see the details while the game is in motion, especially among the enemy explosions which are so enormous that they obscure other enemies beneath them and even yourself which can lead you to taking damage out of seemingly nowhere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Audio33 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
67% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified