DarkSwarm: Steam release date & page score
View on Steam ↗Capsule 93Page copy 85Screenshots 49Setup 72checked 2026-11-11
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Feedback on my Steam page? DarkSwarm Hi all! I'm working on DarkSwarm and would love honest feedback on the Steam page before I push more traffic to it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303200/ I ran it through a page checker and it scored 74/100 (Strong). The weakest parts were demo & social proof (35), screenshots (49), tags (78), so I'd especially like your take on: 1. Would a demo or playtest make you more likely to wishlist? 2. Which of the first 4 screenshots makes you want to click? Which one would you cut? 3. Do the top tags match the game you see in the screenshots? Full breakdown if you're curious: https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/darkswarm Thanks, and happy to return the favour on your page!
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DarkSwarm at a glance
DarkSwarm is a top-down tactical co-op shooter for 1-4 players. Deploy to lost colonies, face thousands of enemies, and extract valuable resources through procedurally generated levels. Combine four distinct classes and watch your fire!
- Price
- Not priced yet
- Release
- Coming soon
- Steam reviews
- Not released yet, so no reviews
- Followers
- 15,276
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Bitfire Games
- Languages
- 10 (English, French, Italian, German…)
Games like DarkSwarm
Similar games: screenshots 63/255 · 4 trailers · 9 languages
DarkSwarmBitfire Games · 20 tags · 7 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Horror · Shooter & FPS · Co-op
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<a href="https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/darkswarm"><img src="https://www.steampagechecker.com/badge/darkswarm.svg" alt="DarkSwarm Steam page score on StoreCheck: 74/100" height="22"></a>Side by side with the 3 games Steam shows next to it, section by section. Free, shareable link.
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 8 ISSUES
criticalNo demo on a Coming Soon page+5 pts
Steam Next Fest requires a demo, and each game gets one Next Fest.
Ship a short demo before your Next Fest and add the download button above the fold.
critical2 of your first 5 screenshots are near-black+4 pts
Screenshots #2 (15), #4 (21) of 255 at thumbnail size. Steam shows the first 4 to 5 before the arrow.
Move your brightest shots forward: #3 (89) and #5 (53).
6 more fixes worth +6 points. Fix everything and this page goes from 74 to about 89 (Standout).
- ✓ Every fix, ranked, with the exact change to make
- ✓ 3 rewrites of your short description
- ✓ Your best screenshot order, measured
- ✓ Tag plan and launch checklist
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How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 131/255, contrast 77, colorfulness 46, 13% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 80 · long 92
Short description · 236 / 300DarkSwarm is a top-down tactical co-op shooter for 1-4 players. Deploy to lost colonies, face thousands of enemies, and extract valuable resources through procedurally generated levels. Combine four distinct classes and watch your fire!
Opens with the game's name. Starts "DarkSwarm is a…", which wastes the first words.
🔒 3 rewrites of your short description + more notesA rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45). Measurements for screenshots 3–7 and your best new order are in the full report.
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- fixNo demo on a Coming Soon page. Next Fest needs one.
- warn3 trailers; the games Steam shows next to you have 4.
- 🔒 5 more in the full report
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 12 GIFs or clips in the description
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- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All 8 fixes, ranked
- ✓ 3 short description rewrites
- ✓ Best screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
- ✓ Full reports, unlimited
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
- ✓ Daily rival tracking
- ✓ Creators + Player Jury
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play DarkSwarm
1 Twitch streamer streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- Flambass Twitch · 44 views on these streams and clips“Mid week mix Frenzy, this new game is fire...we literally need moar fireeeee !info !streamloots !hudfx” · Nov 11, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
DarkSwarm: common questions
Is DarkSwarm on Steam?
Yes. DarkSwarm is on Steam (app ID 2303200) at store.steampowered.com/app/2303200. It isn't released yet, so you can wishlist it.
When does DarkSwarm come out?
DarkSwarm is listed as coming To be announced on Steam. Wishlist it to get an email when it launches.
How much does DarkSwarm cost on Steam?
DarkSwarm doesn't have a price on Steam yet.
Are DarkSwarm's Steam reviews good?
DarkSwarm has no Steam reviews yet.
Does DarkSwarm have a demo?
There was no demo on DarkSwarm's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made DarkSwarm?
DarkSwarm is made by Bitfire Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing.
What kind of game is DarkSwarm?
Steam players tag it Early Access, Top-Down Shooter, Online Co-Op, Action, Horror. DarkSwarm is a top-down tactical co-op shooter for 1-4 players. Deploy to lost colonies, face thousands of enemies, and extract valuable resources through procedurally generated levels. Combine four distinct classes and watch your fire!
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.