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Alien Swarm

Valve · Valve

Alien Swarm

gameAppID 630Released
Release dateJul 19, 2010

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Player statistics

Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Fresh · Range: 6/14/2026, 8:35:23 AM - 6/21/2026, 2:21:52 AM

Current Players12
24h Peak30
All-Time Peak32
24h Player-Hours446 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours18.763.6724.33%30
Last 7 Days15.2700%32
Last 30 Days15.2700%32
Last 12 Months15.2700%32
2026-0615.2700%32

Details

DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
FreeYes
Required ageNone

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

Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with countless loadout configurations against a wide variety of aliens. Blaze your way through an overrun, off-world colony, eradicating the alien infestation in environments ranging from the icy planet's surface, to a subterranean lava-flooded mining facility. Along with the game get the complete code base for Alien Swarm that features updates to the Source engine as well as the SDK. Alien Swarm adds 3rd person camera, depth of field, improved dynamic shadows and a wide variety of gameplay additions to the Source engine. Tactical, 4 player co-op action game with a top-down perspective Complete game code and mod tools Unlock persistent items by gaining levels Over 40 weapons and equipment with countless loadout configurations 4 unique classes and 8 unique characters Matchmaking, Steam Cloud, Steam Stats 64 achievements Tile-based map generation tool Powered by Source and Steam

Genres and categories

ActionFree To PlaySingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsCaptions availableCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam CloudStatsIncludes level editor

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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Ratings and content

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Recommendations294
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