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SWARMRIDERS

SWARMRIDERS

SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

Released Jun 15, 2016 Developer Walter Machado Platforms Windows · Linux ActionFree to PlayIndieBullet HellArcade
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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88.7%positive486 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Super simple yet entertaining. This creator has some cool work, the games all have good soundtracks including this one. Toaster friendly, doesn't take much to run and is a small file. 10/10 would play again. Rec to friends for some entertainment.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I like this game. even though there's not much to do but fight the swarm, it's really addicting once you lock in.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“So this is a challenging but fun fast paced arcade indie game. It takes some time to adjust. All you need to move and fire. It's an easy 100% achievement provided you can survive 150+ seconds. It takes some little tricks but you can survive after few frustrating playthroughs in…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Jan 23, 2026
NEW STUFF

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/94bde4d38f4e197849a957b7e58cb7d2078499b5.png Howdy, folks, this time, it took more than a year to spawn a new minigame for you. Guided by the awesom

Nov 13, 2024
BLOODSAINT 1.0

https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/d65a58a972c4d9625ef0cab5bd741041c79acecb.png Howdy folks! BLOODSAINT 1.0 is out now! It will be kept a few more days in Early Access to wide-tes

Nov 04, 2024
DUELIST UPDATE!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/fe5fd3c727339c1efb3219d81e9aac45a4337766.png Howdy folks... this one took some time to make, but it is pretty fun! When you get 180s, as soon as you

Sep 08, 2024
BLAM!!!BLAM!!!BLAM!!! UPDATE V. 0.06

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/6c97d8195f50feddf8400712d243eb5adc366e25.png Howdy folks! BLOODSAINT Update 0.06 is online, and it brings pretty nice stuff to this development jour

Aug 26, 2024
GIANT WEAPONS and BRUTAL CAMERA updates

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/22d5d58a483300c5cef66aed956e77c707928e9b.png Howdy folks, BLOODSAINT development keeps flowing. Recently I added more vanguard enemies with giant we

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsAction · Free to Play · Indie · Bullet Hell · Arcade · Fast-Paced · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Twin Stick Shooter · Shooter · Cyberpunk · Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Bulgarian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * , Danish * , Spanish - Latin America * , Finnish * , Greek * , Dutch * , Hungarian *…
ControllerFull support
Achievements4
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.5Ghz+ Graphics: 1GB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 120 MB available space