$9.99Night Swarm Rule the night, one run at a time
Move through waves of werewolves while your weapons fire themselves, stacking upgrades into overwhelming power between runs at your castle.
Is Night Swarm worth it?
Night Swarm is worth it if…
- you want a survivors-like with a dark vampire twist and a castle to build up between runs
- you like short runs that leave you stronger even when the horde wins
- you enjoy stacking upgrades until the screen fills with your own destruction
- you would rather play the monster than hunt it
- you have bounced off Vampire Survivors and want something with a bit more story around the loop
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The night fights back in waves
Werewolves twisted by a curse come at you in endless, feral waves, and your job is to keep moving while your weapons tear through them. Aiming is not the skill here: the skill is where you stand, when you dash, and which upgrades you take as the horde thickens. A few minutes in, the screen is a wall of bodies and effects, and the right build turns panic into a sweep.
You collect what the fallen drop, level up mid-run, and stack choices until the tide flips your way. Colossal bosses cap each stage, towering monstrosities that demand everything your build has learned to do. On higher difficulties the early minutes become a chase, where you dodge first and kill later.
A castle to call your own
Between runs you return to your castle, where a host of loyal NPCs exist to make your next outing nastier. The Talent Shop shapes your build, the Item Shop stocks you for battle, and other allies each sharpen a different edge. Furniture and rescued NPCs add stats too, so the castle grows as your legend does.
Gold has a darker use as well: ancient totems awaken forgotten powers for those who sacrifice their riches willingly, trading hard-earned coin for skills, scrolls and secrets. As your reputation grows, you summon stronger companions bound to your will, allies who fight at your side run after run. Every visit is another step on the road to the throne.
Short runs, long nights
This is a survivors-like in the classic shape: one character in an arena, weapons firing on their own, hordes swelling by the minute, experience gems to hoover up and upgrades to stack. Runs are short, so one more go is always tempting, and the meta progression between runs means even a failed attempt leaves you stronger.
You can steer your luck, too: nudge what weapons and skills appear, banish powers you do not want, and reroll the pool when it misbehaves. Certain relics fuse into something far greater than their parts, and finding which combinations evolve is half the fun. The first hours are casual enough to clear on a first try if you know the genre's rhythm.
