Swarm the City: Prologue

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Swarm the City: Prologue is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Magic Fuel Games and was released on August 26, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

replayability1 negative mentions

The game has a unique and fun premise of controlling and upgrading a zombie horde to destroy human civilization.
Graphics are beautiful and create a fitting atmosphere, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
The core gameplay is enjoyable, with a satisfying loop of spreading the zombie plague and upgrading your generals.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and AI issues, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
Pathfinding and control schemes are problematic, making it difficult to manage individual zombies effectively.
The upgrade system feels tedious and lacks clarity, which can frustrate players.

story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is generally well-received, featuring a straightforward narrative that involves using mana to unlock and upgrade special zombies during missions. Players appreciate the potential for environmental variety in future missions, expressing a desire for more diverse settings like cemeteries and hospitals to enhance gameplay. Overall, the storyline is complemented by appealing graphics and an enjoyable real-time strategy experience, though some players find certain missions challenging and suggest the inclusion of easier options.
- “Love the concept, AI needs some improvement, but the storyline is easy to understand.”
- “Actually a pretty good real-time strategy type game, good storyline, graphics are nice, art style is beautiful, and the game itself is very enjoyable to play.”
- “A cemetery with gameplay consequences, a hospital, a zoo, stuff like that with potential to keep mission environments interesting with new twists.”
- “I hope missions will have more environmental variety and key areas.”
- “By the way, I found the mission where the government has to be attacked extremely difficult.”
- “It would be nice to have a few easier missions to choose from first, or an option to lower the difficulty level.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the "spooky" aesthetic, beautiful character artwork, and rich detail that enhance the atmosphere. However, others criticize the outdated 1990s style, poor optimization leading to low frame rates, and a cluttered user interface. Overall, while the graphics are appreciated for their uniqueness and fit within the game's theme, technical issues and design choices detract from the experience for some players.
- “This game hooked me with its gameplay, and the graphics suit it very well.”
- “The character artworks are beautiful, the in-game graphics are simple yet rich in detail, and the colors create a fitting atmosphere.”
- “The graphics are unique and beautiful, in my opinion.”
- “Non-ironically 1990s graphics, horribly unoptimized with slideshow frame rates, and a cluttered and confusing tiny-text UI with far too much going on, little of which really matters.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is engaging and strategically rich, allowing players to command a zombie army and creatively spread a plague across diverse environments. While some critiques mention issues like runaway victory syndrome, overall improvements since the beta have enhanced the experience, making it enjoyable and satisfying with a compelling gameplay loop. The graphics complement the gameplay well, contributing to an immersive experience.
- “This game hooked me with its gameplay, and the graphics suit it very well.”
- “Core gameplay is fun, and they made some good improvements since their summer beta, so the game is in a good place going into the early access release.”
- “The graphics and gameplay are convincing, and as a player, you have various options to strategically outsmart your opponents.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- “There are too many bugs and glitches that disrupt the gameplay, making it frustrating to progress.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is praised for its professional main menu and comprehensive settings, contributing to good overall performance, complemented by beautiful art design.
- “The main menu is professionally designed, with comprehensive settings that enhance the overall experience. Performance is smooth, and the art is stunning.”
- “The optimization of the game is impressive, providing a seamless experience with beautiful visuals and solid performance.”
- “I appreciate the attention to detail in the settings menu, which allows for a tailored experience while maintaining excellent performance.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has limited replayability, with players noting that multiple playthroughs do not offer new experiences, and some maps are reportedly broken during replays, preventing completion.
- “I played through several times to see if there was any replayability, but there isn't, and some of the maps are broken on replays anyway and can't be completed.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is praised for its beautiful character artworks and detailed yet simple in-game graphics, complemented by a color palette that enhances the overall experience.
- “The character artworks are beautiful, the in-game graphics are simple yet rich in detail, and the colors create a fitting atmosphere.”

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Swarm the City: Prologue is a casual role playing game.

Swarm the City: Prologue is available on PC and Windows.

Swarm the City: Prologue was released on August 26, 2021.

Swarm the City: Prologue was developed by Magic Fuel Games.

Swarm the City: Prologue has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Swarm the City: Prologue is a single player game.

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