Alien Swarm

Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Alien Swarm is a free to play, co-op and action game developed and published by Valve.
Released on July 19th 2010 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 21,173 reviews of which 20,091 were positive and 1,082 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Alien Swarm into these genres:

Free to Play Co-op Action Multiplayer Online Co-Op Aliens Shooter Sci-fi Top-Down Top-Down Shooter Survival Class-Based PvE Third Person Team-Based Third-Person Shooter Moddable Singleplayer Strategy Adventure

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Feb. 2017

What a beautiful piece of art this is, one of the better Free to Play games. The game would've been perfect if it supported Workshop. :) Definitely a game you can sink a bunch of hours into with friends!

Feb. 2017

If you are looking for an action shooter with team cooperation where mindless running will get you killed this is a game for You. On most dificulties the games enemies coming in waves enforce cooperation. Fireing lanes start to matter and even when you are not on point but securing the back You feel like Your job matters. The game offers 8 marines to pick from. A pair of each of 4 archetypes. The medic, whos main role is to heal any damage and cure infestations. The Autogunner whos there to push the group forward or to set up supressing fire defending the group. The demolitions marine is best suited to dealing with heavier targets with the use of flamethrowers, mines grenades fire traps and the mean end of a shotgun. Finaly theres the technician for those who want to make the missions easier by welding doors and hacking security and objectives. Individual skill is rewarded with all of these archetypes without the loss of sense of benefiting from the teamwork of entire group. The setting pays hommage to classic movies and games of the alien franchise yet remains its own kind of alien style with a bit more arcade look. The topdown camera gives a more tactical feel for the gameplay in comparission to first person. Each marine has his own quips and oneliners, and character. Since its free i cannot see how you wouldnt recommend it.

Jan. 2017

This is one of those rare game's that you can replay without it feeling dull the second time. And weapon progress is nice and seen its f2p you have to try it its really worth your time. Its just good give it a try

Jan. 2017

Positives It's free. You kill alien bugs. Replayability with different weapons, and characters, or difficulties. Achievements make you feel like you achieved something. (Hah) Negatives Died again! Again! Gah!

Jan. 2017

WAIT! For those that dont know, which is likely most of you because it's kind of underground. There is a BETTER SECOND GAME coming out this year!! Just a heads up for the Alien Swarm fans. It is expected to be released early this year! If you liked the first or maybe haven't tried it, now's the time to decide. You've got nothing to lose

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Free to play

9.3

20,091

1,082

Online players

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Valve

Release 19 Jul 2010

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