Game
App 1375900
Swarm Grinder
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Price
-56%$7.42
$16.78
Reviews
77%
1,183 · Mostly Positive
Playing now
3
sampled 20h ago
24h peak
3
all-time seen 6
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~35.5K
17.7K – 56.8K
YouTube activity
1
videos · 30 d31
creators306
views · 1 yTwitch activity
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avg viewers · 30 d—
hours watched · 30 d—
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 11h ago- Change number
- 40,917,587 · seen 11h ago
- Public build
- 26,646,884 · Nov 13, 2026 (11h ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 3.5 GB · 374 MB download
- Install folder
Swarm Grinder- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
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- Homepage
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- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested Apr 26, 2024 on build 14,150,262
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 3
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,646,884 | Nov 13, 2026 · 11h ago | |
| beta | 26,646,884 | Nov 13, 2026 · 12h ago | for testing new stuff |
| control | 16,698,708 | Dec 10, 2024 · 1y ago | control for optimization |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,646,884 | public | Nov 13, 2026 14:56 | 11h ago |
| 26,646,884 | beta | Nov 13, 2026 14:38 | 12h ago |
| 26,506,185 | public | Nov 7, 2026 13:41 | 4d ago |
| 26,506,185 | beta | Nov 7, 2026 13:20 | 4d ago |
| 16,698,708 | control | Dec 10, 2024 20:00 | 4d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
Swarm Grinder.exe |
windows | |
Swarm Grinder_Macbook.app |
macos | |
Swarm Grinder.x86_64 |
linux |
Languages · 9
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 482630 | Swarm Grinder | Store or CD key | $7.99 |
Bundles · 39
all bundlesChange numbers
all changes#40,917,587 · 11h ago#40,916,951 · 12h ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Dark Fullscreen and Wasp Nest Fixes: v1.1.0.9 Hi everyone! This is a small update with two fixes for things you reported in the forums. Fixes Fullscreen too dark on Windows. Since the big optimization update, the game has been running on DirectX 12 on Windows. Before that it ran on DirectX 11. It's back on DirectX 11 now. Many of you saw a much darker image in fullscreen, and every workaround you found (switching to windowed and back, changin |
26,506,185 | 3.3 GB total |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Big Optimization Update — v1.1.0.6 Hi everyone! This update is all about performance. Big crowds were where Swarm Grinder struggled the most, so I went through enemies, map tiles, walls, the floor, damage numbers and health bars one by one and made each of them cheaper. Gameplay, balance and enemy counts are unchanged. Performance About 2× the frame rate with big crowds. With 300 enemies on screen, frame rate went from ~55 to ~100– |
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| Oct 13, 2026 | Hornet Update: Patch 1.0.7.0 Hi everyone! This update is mostly about Hornet: many fixes, new Experimental Packages, new items and new rank rewards. It also brings Workshop and translation fixes. Thank you for the bug reports in the forums, reviews and Discord several of the fixes below come straight from them. Hornet: fixes Hornet at Rank 6 can start runs again. A bug blocked every Hornet run at Rank 6; it is fixed. Rank 7 c |
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| Oct 9, 2026 | Major Update v1.0.6.5 — 52 Fixes & Improvements Hey everyone! I've been working through your reports and giving Swarm Grinder's systems, menus, and translations some much-needed attention. This update brings the move to Unity 6, important save fixes, clearer stats, and a big cleanup of Korean text. Thank you to everyone who reported bugs, shared screenshots, and sent me saves to investigate. Those helped me track down several of these issues! U |
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| Jul 8, 2026 | Swarm Grinder Update Swarm Grinder update. Check it and give feedback please. |
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