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Swarm Idle

Swarm Idle is a prestige idle/incremental game where you command an alien queen and her swarm: devour 100 cities, develop eight lineages, optimize your Mutations, and progress even while offline until the whole Earth is ravaged.

Release date
September 30, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Omicra Lyrae
Publisher
Omicra Lyrae
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About Swarm Idle

EARTH IS YOUR FOODSwarm Idle is a prestige idle/incremental game where you command an alien queen and her swarm in the conquest of Earth. Invade cities district by district, devour everything in your path, and face the Wardens standing in your way. Grow your swarm, push your limits, then Mutate and start over stronger than before.100 cities. 1,000 districts. One Earth to ravage.GROW AND EVOLVE YOUR SWARMDevelop eight creature lineages. Buy levels, unlock upgrades and talents, reach new power milestones, and use their abilities at the right moment.

Then comes Evolution. Sacrifice the levels and upgrades accumulated by a lineage to have it reborn in an immensely more powerful form. It starts again at level 1, but its potential has entered an entirely new scale.MUTATE. START AGAIN. BREAK YOUR LIMIT. When your progress finally hits a wall, trigger a Mutation. Your swarm starts over from nothing, but your permanent power remains. What once took hours can now fall in moments. Reach your former frontier. Break through it.

Hit a new wall. Start again stronger. Mutated Wardens provide Genome: keep it to directly strengthen your entire swarm, or invest it in nine Princesses that permanently reshape your progression.CHOOSE WHERE TO CONCENTRATE YOUR POWERBioflux is a rare resource used to place Infusions on the lineages of your choice, directly increasing their damage. Concentrate your Infusions on your strongest lineage or spread them across several creatures.…

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★ 7.8/10Steam · 45 ratings
SteamLast checked November 2, 2026

Most helpful8

Not recommended
While Swarm Idle will scratch that 'numbers go up' itch, after a couple ascentions I have to say it's a very shallow game both mechanic…
Recommended
Do you remember that cutscene at the start of Heart of the Swarm, in Starcraft 2? The one with the leviathan and the big battle…
Not recommended
I bought the game because it had mostly positive reviews, personally I would say it is extremely lacking but I am hoping based on the…
Recommended
its a game that does incremental its fun for what it is get an auto clicker.
Recommended
I was eager for this game to come out bought it day one i love things that are zerg/flood style type of aliens and i…
Not recommended
This is so obviously a Starcraft Cash Grab. And it isn't even a good one.

Most recent8

Recommended
Do you remember that cutscene at the start of Heart of the Swarm, in Starcraft 2? The one with the leviathan and the big battle…
Not recommended
I bought the game because it had mostly positive reviews, personally I would say it is extremely lacking but I am hoping based on the…
Not recommended
This is so obviously a Starcraft Cash Grab. And it isn't even a good one.
Not recommended
While Swarm Idle will scratch that 'numbers go up' itch, after a couple ascentions I have to say it's a very shallow game both mechanic…
Recommended
I was eager for this game to come out bought it day one i love things that are zerg/flood style type of aliens and i…
Recommended
its a game that does incremental its fun for what it is get an auto clicker.

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