Swarm: Space Shooter

Roguelite auto shooter: one ship, ten abilities and an endless alien swarm.

Fly a lone spaceship into the storm and hold back an alien swarm in this roguelite space shooter. Your guns and ten abilities fire on their own, so this auto shooter is about the build you choose, not how fast you tap. Play one-handed in portrait mode: the first sortie lasts 40 seconds, and each next one runs a little longer.

How to play:
It plays like a vertical shoot 'em up, except you never press fire. Your ship flies toward the Dock, a sci-fi station with a bright beam over a night ocean, while winged red-eyed creatures pour down from the clouds. Steer by hand on the first sortie, then unlock the autopilot and let it dodge enemy fire for you. When you level up, time freezes and you pick one of three cards: a new ability, more damage, a shorter cooldown, heavier guns or a tougher hull.

What unlocks:
Kills drop Alloy, and the Dock keeps smelting scrap into Alloy while you are away. Spend it on upgrades in the Hangar: unlock Volley, Pulse, Overload, Drone, Mines, Vortex, Shield, Beam, Chain Lightning and Magnet, then raise their levels, the hull and the guns. Pick the right pair of abilities often enough in one sortie and they evolve into Tempest, Bastion or Gravity Beam. Every sector ends with a boss, and later Survival mode opens: an endless run against the alien swarm for a record time.

Features:
• Auto shooter combat with no fire button
• Ten abilities and three evolutions, each with its own trigger
• Roguelite card choices that reshape each run
• Permanent upgrades between sorties
• Boss fights at the end of each sector
• Survival mode for your personal record
• Autopilot that dodges enemy shots

Who it is for:
For anyone who likes a sci-fi shoot 'em up but wants to play it one-handed, with half an eye on the screen. Three daily tasks and a 7-day streak give every day a goal. There are no energy limits, no ads and no purchases: progress comes only from flying.

Every sortie ends at the Dock, and every trip back to the Hangar makes the next one stronger. Pick your cards, watch the swarm burn and find out how long your spaceship lasts in this roguelite space shooter.