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Swarmlake

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

What works

  • Addictive and fast-paced gameplay
  • Excellent value for price
  • Smooth controls and optimized performance
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Challenging score chasing with leaderboards

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and repetitive gameplay
  • Single mode only
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Lack of narrative or story
  • Some players find difficulty curve steep

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • UBERMOSH

  • UBERMOSH:BLACK

  • KILLBUG

  • Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition

  • Echoes+

  • Swarm

More expressive

Games that feels like Swarmlake but with more self-expression and customization

  • DESYNC

  • Sektori

  • Trials Survivors

  • ROUNDS

  • Void Invaders

  • KILL KNIGHT

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Swarmlake. These titles are not in What to play next.

Swarmlake: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026