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Swelter

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App ID 1815330
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Eduard Rostovtsev, SnowDropEscape development team
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 30014752
Last Record Update 11 July 2025 – 15:35:38 UTC ()
Release Date 26 June 2023 – 10:25:54 UTC ()
😎 89.23%
5k reviews
18
In-Game

Swelter is a story-driven mod set several years before the events of Half-Life 2. It explores the internal tensions within the Resistance during their rebellion against the Combine in a post-Soviet Central Asian city, encircled by the scorching steppe.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer SnowDropEscape development team
community_visible_stats Yes
MustOwnAppToPurchase Half-Life 2 (220)
ReleaseState released
Publisher Eduard Rostovtsev
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 26 June 2023 – 10:25:54 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 26 June 2023 – 10:25:54 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 March 2025 – 12:20:59 UTC () (1742041259)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11711507
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 8 November 2021 – 10:09:39 UTC (), in changelist #13076543
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

16 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Kazakh Yes Yes
Greek Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 🔫 FPS 🔧 Mod 🙌 First-Person 🧊 3D 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Singleplayer 🪖 Military 🆓 Free to Play 🕹️ Old School 👊 Violent 🌲 PvE 🔋 Physics 📏 Linear 🌫 Atmospheric 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧩 Puzzle 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Profile Features Limited

Assets

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timestamp15 March 2025 – 12:22:26 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 18 players right now
  • 30 24-hour peak
  • 675 all-time peak 26 June 2023
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Store data

  • 3,206 followers
  • 5,012 positive reviews
  • 411 negative reviews
  • 92.42% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.23% SteamDB Rating
  • 5,012 92.4% positive reviews
  • 411 7.6% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Swelter right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 18 players live playing Swelter on Steam.

Swelter had an all-time peak of 675 concurrent players on 26 June 2023.

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