DarkSwarm is in pre-release ahead of a Steam Early Access launch in early 2027. A fourth closed alpha test starts November 3.
DarkSwarm is a top-down tactical shooter for up to four players, developed by Bitfire Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing. Two trailers have framed the pitch so far. The June trailer, titled Extinction, showed cooperative action, squad tactics, and battles against alien infected, alongside four classes, procedurally generated maps, and destructible environments. The October trailer moved the swarm itself to the center, presenting the swarm density and a friendly fire system as the parts of a co-op shooter that decide whether squad play holds together.
The setting is now more specific. Players are mercenaries made with bioprinting technology at Valstorm, a private military company, and they take missions to recover data and resources in a world overrun by the DarkSwarm. The two trailers have not contradicted each other on format or features; the later one added the fiction and a sharper emphasis on how the swarm behaves.
Release plans point to Steam Early Access in early 2027, after a fourth closed alpha test that begins November 3. The June trailer described the Early Access release as planned on PC. No release date beyond the early 2027 window has been given.
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Ghost Ship Publishing and Bitfire Games released a new trailer for DarkSwarm, a top-down tactical shooter for up to four players. Players are mercenaries made with bioprinting technology at Valstorm, a private military company, and take missions to recover data and resources in a world overrun by the DarkSwarm. The game enters Steam Early Access in early 2027, with a fourth closed alpha test starting November 3.
Bitfire Games released a new trailer for the online co-op top-down tactical shooter 'DarkSwarm'. The trailer, titled 'Extinction', shows cooperative action, squad tactics, and battles against alien infected. The game features 4 classes, procedurally generated maps, destructible environments, and is planned for Steam Early Access on PC.