Swarm the City: Full Release Prologue

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We need your voiceSwarm the City Full Release Prologue is the prologue of Swarm the City: Zombies Evolved with new features. We need your voice to help us improve the game quality! Bugs, suggestions, complaints (and recommendations, of course) are all welcomed. Leave your comment on our store page or give us feedback on our discord server. We will pick 20 players to send free CDKs of Swarm the C…

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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76%

Audience ScoreBased on 74 reviews

story6 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and engaging real-time strategy experience, requiring tactical thinking and planning to successfully infect humans and build a zombie army.
The variety of generals and upgrade paths adds depth to the gameplay, allowing players to customize their strategies and enhance their zombie horde.
The atmosphere is well-crafted with nice visuals, a humorous tone, and engaging sound design, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience.

The voice acting is widely criticized for being poor and difficult to understand, detracting from the overall experience.
Some missions feature illogical tactics and frustrating mechanics, making it challenging to progress without resorting to trial and error.
The game suffers from bugs and performance issues, including freezing and unresponsive units, which can hinder gameplay.

story
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
76%
8%
The game's story is generally considered weak and often nonsensical, with a main narrative that is easy to follow but filled with confusing and irrelevant subplots. While the atmosphere and presentation are praised, including effective voice acting and music, many players feel that the tactical gameplay often overshadows the story, which lacks depth and coherence. Overall, the game seems to embrace a wacky tone, but this approach leaves the narrative feeling incomplete and at times frustrating.
- “The campaign consists of 5 chapters, each with a handful of missions and more to come.”
- “There are little cutscenes, the voice of the evil protagonist is terrifying, the music is oppressive (in a good way) and within missions, humans will scream for help, etc. all of this adds to the great atmosphere.”
- “The new version has more storyline than the previous version and is more immersive than the original game.”
- “As for the story, well, let's just say it's nonexistent, so I'm not going to talk about that.”
- “I really think that if you're going for the 'doesn't take itself seriously' funny sort of vibe, you should keep things that way and not have some story that's so confusing it's not even funny anymore.”
- “The story is weak, but the gameplay is promising.”
gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
33%
20%
The gameplay is generally well-received, featuring fun mechanics that blend elements of tower defense and real-time strategy, allowing players to amass and control hordes of zombies. While the core gameplay loop is entertaining and offers varied challenges through different difficulty levels and randomized bonuses, some players feel that controls need improvement and the overall experience may not appeal to everyone. Despite a weak story, the gameplay is considered promising and engaging, with a thematic feel that enhances the fun.
- “The mechanics are fun - amassing a horde of zombies and destroying everything never gets old.”
- “It's essentially an RTS with nice visuals and a fun core gameplay loop: kill, resurrect, kill more.”
- “After completing this stage, it starts to show you more and more interesting mechanics, like the randomized bonus system which makes no stages play the same.”
- “If this prologue is what the gameplay will be like, then I would say no thank you.”
- “The gameplay itself is alright, but still needs a lot of work and better controls.”
- “The mechanics sit well with me, but the rest just wasn't my usual style.”
humor
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with some players appreciating the intentionally absurd and lighthearted tone, while others criticize the confusing story and poor voice acting that detracts from the comedic effect. Despite these flaws, many find the gameplay and dialogue to be genuinely funny, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.
- “I think they're onto something; the overlord-style game and the 'They Are Billions' kind of ambiance, combined with a rather funny setting, are working like a charm.”
- “Great game, lots of fun, and the voice acting is hilarious.”
- “Interesting story in the prologue and funny dialogue.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
22%
33%
The graphics of the game receive mixed feedback; while some players appreciate the unique art style and well-drawn environments, others find it tacky and cheap. Overall, the visuals are considered enjoyable and fitting for the game's theme, with clear enemy distinctions and appealing effects during gameplay.
- “Visuals: looks like a well drawn map and the environment has a very unique art style that I enjoy.”
- “Visuals are nice, enemies are easy to distinguish and everything looks crisp and clean.”
- “Visuals, spells, and generals' abilities are all really well done and fun to see.”
- “This game seems to have potential, but the art style comes off as really tacky and cheap, and the sound effects and voice acting are unbearable.”
- “More will be in full release obviously, but I can't wait to bring that Stubbs the Zombie RTS to life. Honestly, from the videos, I was skeptical graphically, but this was the previous version. This did not disappoint.”
- “Visuals: looks like a well-drawn map, and the environment has a very unique art style that I enjoy.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its impressive presentation, including terrifying voice acting, oppressive music, and immersive sound effects that enhance the experience. While the story may be minor, the combination of these elements creates a compelling and atmospheric environment that captivates players.
- “While the story is just minor, the presentation is very nice and the overall atmosphere is just great.”
- “There are little cutscenes, the voice of the evil protagonist is terrifying, the music is oppressive (in a good way), and within missions, humans will scream for help. All of this adds to the great atmosphere.”
- “It's fun, very atmospheric, tactically demanding, and already offers enough content and possibilities to upgrade your zombies, but it also has its flaws.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The music in the game is described as oppressive yet effective, enhancing the overall atmosphere alongside chilling voice acting and sound effects, such as human screams during missions. This combination contributes significantly to the immersive experience.
- “The music is oppressive (in a good way) and adds to the great atmosphere.”
- “The voice of the evil protagonist is terrifying, enhancing the overall experience.”
- “The background music complements the gameplay perfectly.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the replayability of the game, citing the fun upgrade options and the variety of strategies available in each level. The inclusion of different generals and a randomized bonus system further enhances the experience, encouraging multiple playthroughs.
- “The upgrade options you get in each level are pretty fun too - they add some replayability and allow for different strategies.”
- “You will have a lot to see here when it's all said and done; the generals and randomized bonus system is great and enhances replayability.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players found the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly in the free demo version, where lag issues compounded the experience. Many felt that reaching higher levels, such as level 15, was not worth the effort, especially after completing available content quickly and repetitively.
- “It was okay for a free demo, but had a lot of lag and I could not be bothered grinding to level 15 as I beat what was available before level 7.”
- “I finished the demo and even completed some missions multiple times for grinding purposes.”