SWARMRIDERS

SWARMRIDERS

Released Jun 2016

SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

88% positive · 628 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

SWARMRIDERS is a free arcade minigame released on June 15, 2016 by solo developer Walter Machado, explicitly described as "bonus content for the UBERMOSH community." The game shipped with a single DLC — an original soundtrack — which was released on September 8, 2016. All listed DLC has been released. The developer's news posts for this game are almost entirely cross-promotional announcements about other games in Walter Machado's broader catalog (BLOODSAINT, BULLETHELL, UBERMOSH series), rather than updates to SWARMRIDERS itself. The store description frames the game as a small, self-contained experience: "Players can expect a few minutes of elegant gameplay." There is no roadmap, no announced future content, and no unreleased DLC for SWARMRIDERS specifically. The most recent post tagged as major content for this Steam page (January 23, 2026) is actually an announcement for BLOODSAINT 2, a separate game — not new content for SWARMRIDERS. Similarly, the September 2019 development status post ("THE LAST UBERMOSH?") applies to the UBERMOSH series, not to SWARMRIDERS directly. SWARMRIDERS launched as a compact, finished product. Its only DLC (the soundtrack) shipped in September 2016, and no further content has been communicated for the game since then. The game is complete as originally designed.
Evidence
Game described as a 'machine gun swarm surfing minigame made as bonus content for the UBERMOSH community,' promising 'a few minutes of elegant gameplay' — framing it as a small, self-contained release.
description · Jun 15, 2016 source development ending
high
Developer confirms UBERMOSH:OMEGA will be the final entry in the UBERMOSH series, indicating a deliberate conclusion to that franchise. SWARMRIDERS, described as bonus content for that community, has no further content referenced.
news post · Sep 19, 2019 source development ending
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Walter Machado
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.
400 years before the events of UBERMOSH:BLACK, the Blade Saint was just a mercenary gunner, shredding eyes on the backseat of a bike.

Players can expect a few minutes of elegant gameplay, responsive controls and a heart pumping original soundtrack.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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