# Swarm Queen

Summer DB entity ID: ac4e9d4d\-7a29\-4af7\-97cc\-fa2d6381d3d0

Steam App ID: 701870

You're an insectoid alien fighting over Jupiter’s moon Europa\.  It’ll be a  tough  battle \- a test of your strategy, intuition, and perseverance\.                                                        Your minions  control themselves , using "fuzzy logic" to pick the best target\.  Your job as the queen is to focus on  strategy \.       Mutate your eggs  so you can create combat minions \- but you only have 4 "egg slots", so you  must choose \.  Make sure to spawn  Harvester  bugs to collect  nectar  resources\.         When  and  what  you choose to  spawn  or  mutate  is a big part of the tactical choice\.  And always  watch the chaos of battle \. Predicting the outcome of a fight can help you decide your next move\.      In each of the  21 campaign levels , the enemy Swarm Queen has  a new unit or ability , which you then  unlock for use in later levels \.                                                  The enemy queen spawns Harvesters, collects nectar, and unlocks units  just like you do\.   She judges the situation and tries to counter you as best as she can \.  The enemy’s advantage is that she has a surprise  new unit or ability  in each level\. But, she usually only has access to a  few  other units\.  \(You can view the enemy’s unit list before starting the level or in the “pause” screen in\-game\.\)                                            Completing the campaign unlocks some “ challenge levels ”, which put a twist on normal gameplay\.  You could also try going back and beating levels on  hard mode  \(good luck\!\), or starting a “New Game Plus” \(added in a free update\) with extra nectar for both queens\.            In the biggest update yet, version 2\.0 includes an  alternate "cartoon" art style ,  Steam achievements , visible enemy " emotions ", an "easy"  difficulty setting , and  more \!               Swarm Queen is inspired by  insects , and classic sci\-fi aliens like Xenomorphs, Zerg, and the "Bugs" from Starship Troopers\. It's like a war between ant colonies, but  in space\!                                 A “100% scientifically accurate” depiction of Jupiter’s moon Europa,  including  all of the alien life\. :\)                                                                 Swarm Queen is a  one\-man indie game  from Canadian developer  Helmi Bastami  \(it rhymes with "sell me pastrami"\), and my first commercial release\. I used to be a hobbyist animator and creator of Flash games on  Flyborg dot net \.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Helmi Bastami \(Flyborg\.net\)

- Publisher: Helmi Bastami \(Flyborg\.net\)

- Release date: Dec 19, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Touch Only Option, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/a3c0185ff0435fa9fa3bf446be198335a428517c/ss\_a3c0185ff0435fa9fa3bf446be198335a428517c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/6dde61ac1d998a04623eb2507f8dfe06066a63c4/ss\_6dde61ac1d998a04623eb2507f8dfe06066a63c4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/1bca496cdcbd0cb6b6589bceee8d031aa2fc98cd/ss\_1bca496cdcbd0cb6b6589bceee8d031aa2fc98cd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/c28edde5dedf9ae29be0f805c630be688f0b3ba9/ss\_c28edde5dedf9ae29be0f805c630be688f0b3ba9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/12e2f61c5db6f9e83737ee08193f1297c2350f1a/ss\_12e2f61c5db6f9e83737ee08193f1297c2350f1a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/4c377fd68762d0c89443cd20f0641a5ef8316a4b/ss\_4c377fd68762d0c89443cd20f0641a5ef8316a4b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/b55ea446820f4fc2442afb2b3a8b6b7b61f53baf/ss\_b55ea446820f4fc2442afb2b3a8b6b7b61f53baf\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/295a361733b624a88c4eecf75cf087ad31188e27/ss\_295a361733b624a88c4eecf75cf087ad31188e27\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/28e600abc3650aab0c6b78210e2fe0877b6096df/ss\_28e600abc3650aab0c6b78210e2fe0877b6096df\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/701870/721177095fda0ab6685836d3ec93fc62a16a3992/ss\_721177095fda0ab6685836d3ec93fc62a16a3992\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780961288

- Price: 749 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 2

- Steam review count: 412

- Steam positive reviews: 382

- Steam negative reviews: 30

- Steam positive percentage: 92.71844660194175%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:48:48\.775936\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:48:49\.941272\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T02:48:49\.704365\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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