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SwarmbreakNewsDemo Out Now — Full Difficulty, No Time Limit
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Demo Out Now — Full Difficulty, No Time Limit

Swarmbreak · published 24 Aug 2026, 17:09 UTC

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The Swarmbreak demo is out!

What's in it

  • 4 characters — Recruit, Berserker, Scout and Gunslinger, unlocking exactly the way they do in the full game.
  • 8 weapons — Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, SMG, Gauss Sniper, Rocket Launcher, Laser Rifle and Flamethrower.
  • 14 stackable perks — the real stacking system
  • 3 Threat tiers — Standard, Quarry and Escort. Survive 10:00 at your current tier to earn the next one, same as the full game.
  • Everything else untouched all 6 power-ups, every enemy, every boss variant, the full difficulty curve, the full run length.

What isn't in it — and why you can still see all of it

More characters, more weapons, more perks and four more Threat tiers are full-game content. As I am balancing and iterating on the game before early access release this is a way for you to try a slice of the full game without paying. All feedback on gameloop, balance, systems etc is very much welcome!

The demo has no Steam achievements however. 18(at least) are in the full game.

Then tell me what broke. Which build got stupid, which weapon feels wrong, where minute 12 came apart. Early Access only works if I hear what you actually ran into

How long can you survive?

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In-game event1 Sep 2026The boss got angry...I decided it was about time I got around to implementing special abilties to the 3 boss variants in the game: charger, minion spawning and AoE damage/knockback based on the boss type is now part of the game, including the demo. While I was at it I also improved the graphics on a few different things such as the xp orbs and the bullets Any kind of feedback is much appreciated!Game update2 Aug 2026Gearing up for early accessGearing up for early access, Graphical overhaul, achievements, balance changes I have been working hard on updating all graphical elements in game, and adding new trailers and screenshots. I truly hope and believe this will make the experience better. This includes much improved sprites, effects and general feel of the game. Its a lot less of a empty black void now... Among other things weapons…Game update22 Apr 2026More graphical effects...and weapons!A quick general update on state of things Quite a bit of effort have gone into the game lately after initial publish on steam. A few highlights are : Graphical polish : Shadows to all ententies to provide a bit of depth in a 2d world. Background "texture" to avoid simply walking around on a black void. A few minor other things such as tiny footprints when moving and "dust" particles that move a…