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Here Comes The Swarm

Here Comes The Swarm

Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

Released Mar 5, 2026 Developer CableHook Games Publisher CableHook Games, IZilla Games Platforms Windows Early AccessStrategySurvivalBase BuildingColony Sim
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

85.8%positive379 reviews
Recommended · 133 found this helpful

“A user friendly version of They Are Billions. I'm glad they give the player map and skill level options. I'm so sick of devs thinking hard=good and not giving players options that suit their play style and comfort level. This game gives you the skill and map options and yes, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Being a "veteran" on Strategy games like Starcraft and C&C, it pleases me that finally there is another Strategy games that is decent in graphics, in gameplay, and in varieties. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed the Endless mode and have survived until at least 29-30 rounds of…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“It's basically They Are Billions, but with a fantasy aesthetic instead of Steampunk, Warcraft 3 style graphics, and a couple of different gameplay features (you can level up various powers), and on-map creeps are a bit less likely to wander into your settlement unprovoked. If…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

328all-time peak
0 100 200 132 avg · Mar 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

57achievements
17.1%median completion
0.7%rarest: Legendary Reaper
78.8% of players 69.5% of players 66.6% of players 66.5% of players 64.4% of players 63.0% of players 60.6% of players 54.3% of players 51.0% of players 50.4% of players 49.7% of players 39.6% of players 37.3% of players 35.4% of players 35.2% of players 35.2% of players 35.1% of players 34.8% of players 34.7% of players 33.9% of players 31.5% of players 27.6% of players 26.2% of players 25.6% of players 21.8% of players 20.4% of players 19.8% of players 17.8% of players 17.1% of players 16.6% of players 15.7% of players 14.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.3% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 8.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.3% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.4% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 78.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.8%A Blow To The Hive! — Win your first Skirmish match.
69.5%Field Commander — Win a Skirmish on Easy (or higher).
66.6%Pushing The Swarm Back — Defeat 5,000 enemies across Skirmishes.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Legendary Reaper — Win 100 Skirmishes.
0.8%Infested V — Win a Skirmish on Infestation V.
1.1%Infested IV — Win a Skirmish on Infestation IV (or higher).

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia29.99 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 03, 2026
Recap | The Swarm at Gamescom... Again!

Last time we showcased Here Comes The Swarm, it wasn't even released yet, and we had never gone to a convention with it before. This year we were excited to showcase the game not just released, but wi

Sep 03, 2026
Stability Patch 0.3.4816

Hello Reapers, This small patch is focused on stability. We have fixed several crashes that could happen when launching the game, leaving a match and placing or deleting large road networks. Stability

Aug 25, 2026
Save on Here Comes The Swarm During the Steam Daily Deal!

We're running a Daily Deal on Steam! Aug 24th to Sept 7th , pick up Here Comes The Swarm for 30% OFF ! Gift yourself or a friend the infested planet of Ulora during Steam’s Daily Deal. Good luck in Ul

Aug 20, 2026
Play Here Comes The Swarm at Gamescom '26!

Here Comes The Swarm is going to Gamescom '26! Where To Find Us 📅 Aug. 26-30 📍Hall 10.2 | Stand F044g - E061g Within the Indie Area See you there, Reapers! Join The Swarm Here Comes The Swarm On Disco

Aug 05, 2026
Patch Notes 0.3.4708

Hello Reapers, Today we bring you a patch full of fixes and balancing updates. In between our content updates, we are dedicated to keeping the game stable and the build opportunities varied. We listen

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Strategy · Survival · Base Building · Colony Sim · RTS · Resource Management · Real-Time with Pause · Action RTS · Tower Defense · Simulation · Economy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements57
Official sitehttps://herecomestheswarm.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 6 GB available space