Underplayed Gems

Swarmlake (2018)

Swarmlake cover
Developer
Dominique Grieshofer
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 1,921 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A hyperkinetic first-person ballet of vertical combat against a record-breaking swarm, combining deterministic controls with a relentless highscore chase.

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What players say

Players call it a simple time waster for chasing high scores. It runs well on low-end hardware, but enemies are repetitive and there is no story or difficulty options. Performance can drop when many enemies are on screen.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.