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Here Comes The Swarm on Steam

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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?

Here Comes The Swarm is a early access, strategy and survival game developed by CableHook Games and published by CableHook Games and IZilla Games.
Released on March 05th 2026 is available only on Windows.

It has received 369 reviews of which 315 were positive and 54 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • 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

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49 hours played
Aug. 2026
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 ability to pause and micromanage things instead of frantically scrolling around trying to click on everything as fast as possible. Life happens and a pause button should be in ALL non-multiplayer games - duh. Good game.
15 hours played
Aug. 2026
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 attacks. Depending on the difficulty level, the game pace and the enemies difficulties can be very challenging especially at the start, where one has to start from scratch in the middle of the map. Micromanagement is essential and perhaps, even "Town Planning" itself! As the developer stated, this is "Early Access Game", so I don't have much complaint about it, knowing that they may add more features in the future.
1 hours played
July 2026
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 you like TAB and want more, this game will scratch a very similar itch. If you didn't like TAB, or you've had your fill of that style of gameplay, there probably isn't enough innovation on the original formula to make this game worth your time.
4 hours played
May 2026
Turning to be the actual sucessor of They are Billions. really excited for the future of this game.
5 hours played
May 2026
An absolute gem! I didn't play "They are Billions" but this is similar to The Age of Darkness. And yet, with many things which are different. Besides Skirmish where you can pick size of the map, lengh of the match and other little things, there are Expeditions that I loooove. Choose your path to play against different modifiers, choose your boons, and move down that path for a boss encounter at the last level. Literally what I wanted from a strategy game for a while. You can also unlock and level your own "upgrade tree". Basically puting modifiers to different spots on that tree and choose which ones to get first as you level it up during an actual match. And killing enemies which pop with a bloody pool is very satisfying haha Love it!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here Comes The Swarm is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, Here Comes The Swarm is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Here Comes The Swarm received 315 positive votes out of a total of 369 achieving a rating of 7.94.
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Here Comes The Swarm was developed by CableHook Games and published by CableHook Games and IZilla Games.

Yes, Here Comes The Swarm is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Here Comes The Swarm is not playable on MacOS.

No, Here Comes The Swarm is not playable on Linux.

This information about Here Comes The Swarm is not available yet.

This information about Here Comes The Swarm is not available yet.

No, Here Comes The Swarm does not support VR.

Here Comes The Swarm is a single-player game.

No, Here Comes The Swarm does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Here Comes The Swarm does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Here Comes The Swarm does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Here Comes The Swarm is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Here Comes The Swarm
Rating
7.9
315
54
Game modes
Features
Online players
38
Developer
CableHook Games
Publisher
CableHook Games, IZilla Games
Release 05 Mar 2026
Platforms