Swarm Grinder

Swarm Grinder

Released Apr 2024

An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.

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Evaluation

Swarm Grinder launched on April 22, 2024 and has been receiving ongoing updates from the small Last Bite Games team. In January 2026, the developer published a detailed roadmap committing to monthly updates throughout the first half of 2026: balance improvements (January), UI and stats overhauls (February–March), a new playable mech and new skills (April), a complete skill revision (May), new enemies, bosses, and environmental storytelling (June), and ultimately a major "Swarm Grinder 2.0" update with a new endless game mode. The January and March updates shipped as promised. However, the team ran into personal and health issues that pushed subsequent content off schedule. On June 28, 2026, the developer acknowledged being behind but said the new playable mech update was ready and coming "very, very soon." On July 7, 2026, the lead developer posted a personal update explaining they had stepped away for about a month, confirmed they were back, and released a new update the following day (July 8, 2026). That July update represents recent active development, but the larger roadmap commitments — the mech, new enemies and bosses, map redesigns, Swarm Grinder 2.0, and the endless game mode — have not yet arrived, and no revised delivery schedule has been provided. The developer is clearly still engaged with the game and has reaffirmed their intent to continue regular updates, but the sustained delays and lack of a revised timeline for the bulk of the promised content create real uncertainty about when and whether all announced features will ship.
Evidence
A new Swarm Grinder update was released, representing the first update following the developer's return from a personal break.
news post · Jul 8, 2026 source content shipped
high
Lead developer returned from a forced personal leave of about a month, confirmed a new Swarm Grinder update is on the way, and stated plans to resume regular updates.
news post · Jul 7, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Publisher
Null State Protocol
Achievements
31
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Buckle up, pilot! We're stationed above an alien planet surrounded with an abandoned mining system and filled with alien bugs. Your mission? Dive into the tamed sectors, use the mining system to collect upgrade parts and extract the Bioshards from alien minerals. Beware— the system is infested with alien bug cells spreading and waiting to hatch. Stay quick on your feet, and you might just make it out in one piece!

BEWARE OF THE SWARM

At the start of every expedition, the map is procedurally generated, and it's crawling with alien bugs. The cells constantly spread and evolve. When triggered, the bugs burst out from the cells to swarm you down!

EXPLORE TO BUILD SYNERGIES

Equip up to five skills each run: active ones that strike automatically or passive ones that boost your abilities. Upgrade each skill differently to maximize their potential. Discover unique synergies between skills and upgrades to optimize your build. The better your synergies, the easier you'll crush enemies!

FEATURES

  • Unique horde trigger mechanic

  • 3 characters with rank missions

  • 3 maps with 7 evolution difficulties

  • 14 skills with 120+ unique upgrades

  • 8 Gadgets

  • 19 items with rarities

  • 10 enemy varieties with 2 bosses

  • Operator

  • 25+ achievements

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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