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Swarmlake

Swarmlake

Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

Released Mar 12, 2018 Developer Dominique Grieshofer Platforms Windows FPSArena ShooterRetroFirst-PersonBullet Hell
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

94.9%positive1,943 reviews
Recommended · 128 found this helpful

“An arena shooter... from the guy who made Refunct? Heck yes. Ok, look. I play Devil Daggers. I know that you see the similarities between this and Devil Daggers. I get it. We all get it. But rather than do a compare and contrast, I am tempted to dump that line of thought…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 46 found this helpful

“Swarmlake Game Review : - Not gonna lie the game gave me feel mayhem while playing. You will feel like you are thrown in a pool of crocodile and you have to run for saving your life. It will give you goosebumps while playing. Only way to survival is to run and catch the diamond…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 59 found this helpful

“There is a lake you see, a metaphysical lake to be. No water in sight though blue under the light. One weapon to fire, don't call me a liar. Shapes abound, red bombs make an ample sound. Destruction rains particles to collect, if you're not quick enough you must reset. The swarm…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

403all-time peak
0 10 20 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 17 avg · Jul 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

27achievements
32.7%median completion
11.5%rarest: Swarmlake
61.2% of players 58.7% of players 55.4% of players 52.2% of players 49.5% of players 47.3% of players 45.1% of players 43.3% of players 41.5% of players 40.1% of players 38.0% of players 36.1% of players 34.4% of players 32.7% of players 31.2% of players 28.2% of players 25.7% of players 24.0% of players 22.3% of players 20.8% of players 19.4% of players 18.2% of players 17.0% of players 15.4% of players 13.9% of players 12.6% of players 11.5% of players 61.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
61.2%Bomb Heal —
58.7%Pull Bombs —
55.4%Projectile Shield —
Rarest badges of honor
11.5%Swarmlake — 20,000+
12.6%18,000 —
13.9%16,000 —

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$0.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-27
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.40 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan600 JPY
Brazil17.40 BRL
China30.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.4 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-31 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-22

Latest official news

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

Jul 28, 2026
Swarmlake 4.2

Hi, the definitive, free Swarmlake 4.2 update is out now: Added rival runs : Pick any leaderboard entry as your rival and their run is overlaid directly on your stats chart, curve for curve, so you ca

Jun 24, 2026
Swarmlake 4.1

Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.1 update is out now. Where 4.0 rebuilt the game, 4.1 deepens it at both ends: more ways in for new players, and more room to master for everyone else. Added assists: Optional

May 25, 2026
Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith

Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith update is out now. 8 years after release, this is the definitive version of Swarmlake:Added shooting beam: A manual fire mode that charges and fires a concentrated e

Sep 13, 2023
Swarmlake 3.0

Hi, the free Swarmlake 3.0 Update is out now: Added player health Improves understandability of game overs which was by far the most common complaint since release. In the past the binary nature of on

Jun 16, 2023
Swarmlake 2.14

Hey all, Swarmlake 2.14 is out to improve understandability and depth: Added arena limit Increases the required decision making and adds more positioning and meaning to space. It improves the depth tr

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsFPS · Arena Shooter · Retro · First-Person · Bullet Hell · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric · Casual · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, S…
ControllerFull support
Achievements27
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 @ 2.4GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 10 MB available space Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.3+