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Alien Swarm

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App ID 630
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 31912086
Last Record Update 26 October 2025 – 19:19:13 UTC ()
Release Date 19 July 2010 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.60%
21k reviews
5
In-Game
+4
🆓 Free to Play 🤝 Co-op 💥 Action 👥 Online Co-Op 👽 Aliens

Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Additional Information

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

Developer Valve
gamedir swarm
metacritic_name Alien Swarm
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metacritic_score 77
NoServers No
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vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
community_visible_stats Yes
Publisher Valve
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 19 July 2010 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 19 July 2010 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 July 2010 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1279522800)
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:36:23 UTC () (1745368583)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System 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
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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: 18 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5587483
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 🤝 Co-op 💥 Action 🕹️ Multiplayer 👥 Online Co-Op 👽 Aliens 🔫 Shooter 🚀 Sci-fi 🗺️ Top-Down 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🌲 Survival 🌲 PvE 👤 Third Person 🏋️ Class-Based 👥 Team-Based 🔫 Third-Person Shooter 🛠️ Moddable 👤 Singleplayer 💡 Strategy 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Captions available Steam Cloud Stats Includes level editor Multi-player Co-op

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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header_image
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library_hero ↴
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timestamp23 April 2025 – 00:36:25 UTC

Trailer 3613 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:33:20 UTC

Trailer 3822 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:35:31 UTC

Steam charts

  • 5 players right now
  • 29 24-hour peak
  • 60,467 all-time peak 20 July 2010
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 103,722 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 92.60% SteamDB Rating
  • 20,284 94.8% positive reviews
  • 1,105 5.2% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Alien Swarm right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing Alien Swarm on Steam.

Alien Swarm had an all-time peak of 60467 concurrent players on 20 July 2010.

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