Insect Swarm
Released Sep 2024
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
84% positive · 2,652 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Insect Swarm launched its 1.0 version on September 11–12, 2024, marking the conclusion of what had been an Early Access development period. The developer explicitly described the 1.0 release as the "final version" in the launch announcement, and a May 2024 development post had already signaled that the game was "nearing completion" with only the final boss and ending CG remaining to be finished. The 1.0 launch delivered exactly those promised elements — the final boss battle and ending cinematic. Following launch, the developer shipped a handful of balance and bug-fix patches in September 2024 (the most recent recorded communication), but none of these introduced new content or announced plans for future expansions or DLC. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap for post-launch content, and no developer statements indicating further content is planned. The game has no post-launch major content releases beyond the 1.0 itself. The last developer communication on record was September 21, 2024, but the silence since then is consistent with a completed product rather than a concerning gap — the developer wrapped up what they set out to build and has not signaled any intention to continue adding content.
Evidence
Developer announced V1.0 as the completed release, describing it as the 'final version' and thanking players for support during early access
1.0 launch announcement confirmed final boss and new CG as the last major additions, with no mention of post-launch content plans
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Parallel Portal
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
About Insect Swarm
Insect Swarm is a flying shooting game from a top-down perspective, with features that you need to fight against a huge number of insects, explore freely in the borderless map, collect resources, and upgrade your airframe and weapons.You can switch the Mecha mode and equip the Mecha with a melee weapon with extended reach and a heavy Gatling gun.
You can use the Keyboard to control movement and the Mouse to shoot/perform a melee attack, and carry one main weapon and one secondary weapon to fight.
All upgrades have no level cap, players can continue leveling up as long as your resources are sufficient.
Game Story
Only you and countless insects are left on this planet, which was found in the vast space just a few years ago. Though it's a barren desert world, there’re numerous rare minerals discovered on its surface, which contain extremely high energy, so people began to build mining bases to exploit these valuable resources until a terrifying roar came out of the underground in a day, and then a number of alien creatures crawled out, which are called "Blood Insects".
After that, it was unveiled that these minerals are Crystals that are condensed from highly concentrated blood of the Blood Insects! It was our large mining vehicles that had disturbed these creatures slumbering underground, so they launched a fierce retaliatory attack on us, destroying almost all mining bases and equipment. Unfortunately, you were not able to evacuate in time and have to try to survive and escape from this hell. And if you can... destroy this planet to put an end to this trouble once and for all! Good luck!
Solution of a Frequently Encountered Problem
If you encountered black screen on startup, or can’t enter the game when the starting screen loading progress have reached 100%, please update your graphic card drive to the latest versionAre these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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