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Night Swarm
Developer Fubu Games
Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer. From the Steam store page
255 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
166 positive · 67 negative
95% range 65–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 166 | 67 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 20 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
487 of 601 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
70% recommend · 160 yes, 69 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 229 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,021 of 1,281 positive).
Many reviewers criticize the heavy use of AI-generated art and voiceovers. [1][2][3] Some players feel the game is undercooked for a full release. [4][5][6]
Representative posts
- [2]
Basically, its AI slop. AI has its place in game design, and this ain't it, chief. Dialog (including the content of said dialog), flavor text, item descriptions, character descriptions, art (including thumbnails) and more. Its all AI generated, meaningless drivel with a faint "vampire" theme sprinkled here and there so it has some sort of echo of cohesive direction. None of this is disclosed on the page other than …
- [4]
cant really believe this game isnt an early access game but i guess devs just decided to release it anyway like it has the base of every survivor like game but unlike them there is no reason to actually interact with most of its systems The whole "Trials" quest thingy is actually a waste of time i ran out of things to actually use the resources on before i finished the "20 runs" trial The three difficulties are …
- [1]
The combat loop is satisfying, the node-based progression works, and the price is fair. However, the heavy use of AI art is hard to ignore, and the game runs out of surprises faster than it should. After a few runs, you realize you’re mostly playing on muscle memory rather than curiosity. Still, it’s a fun project with clear potential and hopefully a learning step toward something bolder next time.
- [10]
Night swarm is a lot of fun and a tight knit game that knows what it offers and does it well. Heres a quick review. Graphics - Stylized and interesting. Table top style characters that have fluid movement as if they werent, interesting overall. Effects are awesome, skills look cool and fun, overall solid. Gameplay - Super fun! short levels that are quick and rewarding. Each area has multiple 2-3 minute areas with …
- [7]
[後半に日本語レビューあり] A Fortress-Rebuilding Survivors-like Action Where Strategy and Builds Intersect As a Vampire Lord, this is a Survivors-like action game centered on a classic revenge story to reclaim your stolen castle and territory from the hands of werewolves. What first catches the eye is the unique, somewhat "wobbly" animation, as if board game pieces were racing across the battlefield. This doll-like movement …
Summarised from 34 of the 251 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
70% of the 229 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Night Swarm. The complaint that keeps coming up: heavy use of AI-generated art and voiceovers. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 255 · most liked firstBasically, its AI slop. AI has its place in game design, and this ain't it, chief. Dialog (including the content of said dialog), flavor text, item descriptions, character descriptions, art (including thumbnails) and more. Its all AI generated, meaningless drivel with a faint "vampire" theme sprinkled here and there so it has some sort of echo of cohesive direction. None of this is disclosed on the page other than the character voices. Its soulless. Not worth your time. Edited for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the mix of roguelite and survivor genre. The art and boardgame token style is charming. But the game doesn't feel 'fun'. It needs more tuning to play better. The weapon upgrades and power-ups don't feel impactful. It feels like you need 6-7+ levels in any kind of weapon size, cooldown, damage, ability upgrade, for it to 'feel' like it's getting powerful, hence the growth curve is way too slow. Damage numbers, particularly 'big' numbers like crits don't pop out so all the damage feels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dear devs, let the big mommy milkers companion vampire step on me. In all seriousness, this plays like a Hades-lite with VS elements. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/BAEuro/recommended/3275010?snr=1_5_9__402]Beware, however, the developers abandoned their prior title ‘Rogue Loops’ - A good game, but it certainly needed more time in the oven before 1.0. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/BAEuro/recommended/2067920?snr=1_5_9__402]I also recommend Rogue: Genesia, which is similar, but better.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cant really believe this game isnt an early access game but i guess devs just decided to release it anyway like it has the base of every survivor like game but unlike them there is no reason to actually interact with most of its systems The whole "Trials" quest thingy is actually a waste of time i ran out of things to actually use the resources on before i finished the "20 runs" trial The three difficulties are another useless mechanic they let you earn more and drop better gear but thats…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically all the art is AI-generated. No disclosure on the Steam page. It's also too easy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam should make a rule that if you haven't played 10-20 hours of a game, you're NOT allowed to leave a review, because it feels like people are rushing to buy a game, run it, just to negatively review it and then refund it (you can refund a game if you've played under 2 hours of it). Positives: +Fun as hell (especially if you've never played any survivor-like games, including Vampire Survivor) +Art style & game concept (though not original) is so good +Price point is good - Props to Mad…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First game I've refunded in a while, mainly because it runs horribly on Steam Deck, is not optimised whatsoever and the text is basically so small it's unreadable. The devs have not thought about SD here at all. On top of that, there's no way to simply back out to the main menu or adjust settings in game (which I needed to do due to resolution issues and terrible frame rate). There's also zero practical graphics settings. Throw in the fact that this is "1.0" and NOT "early access", the terrible…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had failed to notice (way way down on the Steam page) the "AI disclosure" for Night Swarm that they use AI-generated voiceovers in the game. Disappointing as the game is fun and many games of its type don't use voiceovers at all or hire voice actors. And if they use AI for that, then what else?
neutral · AI labelView post →It is serviceable but playing this just made frustrated over the bizarre choices. - Progression is terrible as you either play on a normal difficulty facing no obstacles or just bloated difficulty of making enemies 7x tougher. - There is no real route, and you end of playing slight variables of the same type of map over and over. - Unless you play as Roderic, you get no dialogue for the other characters from npcs or boss fights. The only real difference between them is their dash making…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →gameplay wish, it's fine and fun, it could be faster time wise, most stages last around 3 minutes. If this was in early access it would be promising, but it's not. it's a full release, and the cherry on top is, AI, a lot of AI, it was hard for me to notice at first, but as son as i saw the item icons, i noticed Ai, and from there everything went downhill. There's Text to speech in some parts i think, if it isn't, then it's just AI Maybe in the future the devs might patch it, but for now, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI garbage with nothing new brought to the genre. Its not even a bullet hell. The quirk that it is tabletop minis feels lazy, like they couldn't be bothered to engineer real models with full motion. Also the game doesn't pause for cut screens, so you can die during them. I had it happen to the very first cut screen loading into the first run. There is no tutorial to show you mechanics/items/systems work, it just assumes you know how these games work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another survivors-like game with puddle deep progression. Where the fun runs out a little too quickly, long before you've cleared every map 3 times (normal, hell, nightmare difficulties), but there's really no point in doing the extras difficulties besides the achievement grind. Currently the devs are randomly adding sinks to use all the extra resources, but it's not making the game more fun just giving you a place to dump stuff for piddly 0.5% - 1% upgrades. There's no variation to runs, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished all the achievements for this game and here are my thoughts on it! Starting with the positives: 1. The game is visually pleasant. The fidelity is consistent and vibrant, the art style is perfect for this type of game. Doesn't ask too much and over-delivers on what it promised. 2. The music is incredible. I've found myself humming some of the tracks without even realizing it because of how catchy they are. 10/10 for the music director and directees of these game. Now I'll…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AI disclosure for this game is an absolute joke Its not just the voice acting. It's character art assets, item icons, upgrade and fusion icons the gen AI use is so egregious it makes me question if the rest of the product hasnt been tainted in some way Gameplay wise its fine, expect the same bullet heaven stuff and meta progression as any other survivor-like I just wish the devs took the time to complete art assets with real artists and used actual voice actors They have the bones, they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - Original concept of Vampire Survivors-like game (fast paced battles, rogur-lite map, base building, etc.). - Pretty good graphics (table game concept is a pro for me, too). - Many weapons and their evolutions, many artifacts and temporary buffs. - We can manage what weapons and skills we can encaounter. - 4 biomes, 3 levels each, 3 difficulty levels each. Cons: - The last 3 bosses of the 4th biome seem unfinished? Well, it's actually one and the same boss with two phases. And judging…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The combat loop is satisfying, the node-based progression works, and the price is fair. However, the heavy use of AI art is hard to ignore, and the game runs out of surprises faster than it should. After a few runs, you realize you’re mostly playing on muscle memory rather than curiosity. Still, it’s a fun project with clear potential and hopefully a learning step toward something bolder next time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are bizarre glaring bugs despite the frequent updates, like sliders in the settings menu don't do what you're expecting them to, or your controls freeze for half a second before a companion uses an ability. The graphics are detailed in some places and then muddy and disjointed in others, with the colours in the actual levels being less dark and gothic and more neon vomit. There are way too many useless powerups. There's a Slay the Spire-esque dungeon progression system that doesn't have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night Swarm Fubu Games. WAS disclosed but they removed it, you can see it via archive. -y web.archive.org/web/20251106...
neutral · AI labelView post →[後半に日本語レビューあり] A Fortress-Rebuilding Survivors-like Action Where Strategy and Builds Intersect As a Vampire Lord, this is a Survivors-like action game centered on a classic revenge story to reclaim your stolen castle and territory from the hands of werewolves. What first catches the eye is the unique, somewhat "wobbly" animation, as if board game pieces were racing across the battlefield. This doll-like movement blends with dark, beautiful American comic-style cel-shading to create a unique…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Needs a lot more work to become a decent rogue-like. Items and skills seem very unbalanced. There's a weird soft level cap around 150, numbers go up but you can no longer select passives to upgrade. Can't interact with passive totems either after this point. Stats need to show how much damage each weapon does and how it's calculated.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, after investing some minutes, I can share my thoughts. There are a lot of bullet-hell games around right now, but considering the last one I played (Halls of Torment) I can definitely say that I prefer this one. I’d love to send you the final level playthrough, but I’m having issues with my rig :( The first thing is that each level is only a couple of minutes long. That means you can jump in, play a level, and continue to the next one whenever you have time. You don’t need to spend 30…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game in itself is okay, but use GenAI and there is no disclosure on the store page.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First the good: The art direction/style is good, you can't go wrong with propper vampires. Bonus points for voice acting. You can nudge the runs so that you don't constantly get stuff you don't run, you can pre-ban powers, banish mid run if you don't want more speed or something, and you can reroll, the classic roguelite fixing the drop pool. The meta progression is strong, it's actually a little too strong. The negative: You only need a little Meta progression and you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night swarm is a lot of fun and a tight knit game that knows what it offers and does it well. Heres a quick review. Graphics - Stylized and interesting. Table top style characters that have fluid movement as if they werent, interesting overall. Effects are awesome, skills look cool and fun, overall solid. Gameplay - Super fun! short levels that are quick and rewarding. Each area has multiple 2-3 minute areas with multiple paths to choose from, leading to a boss at the end that are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mixing the progression system of Hades with the gameplay of Vampire Survivors adds long term depth that makes Night Swarm stand out more than any other games in this genre... The pacing is tight, the enemy swarms are intense without feeling unfair, and the moment-to-moment gameplay with a high-pitched OST that kicks in each time you get surrounded by a massive horde of enemies are just a perfect recipe for a great and addictive game is a chef kiss (Played with a controller and experienced no…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've cleared everything in normal difficulty and unlocked basically everything at this point. Overall, probably should have been an early access to get feedback and fine-tune. Gameplay loop is ok and you can be pretty mindless about it. You clear the game in normal difficulty, then just do it all over again for 2 higher difficulties without anything really changing except an increase in monster stats, making some of the bosses take an incredibly long time to finish (according to other reports…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two best parts of this game: 1 - Very unique art style The art style of flat looking graphics fits the gameplay very well. The best part of the art style is how every character is a "board game" character. They don't move and are positioned on a stand as if they belong to a game of D&D or Warhammer. 2 - Not a copy paste of every other bullet hell survivor game Having a headquarters that you are able to walk around in and interact with NPCs to upgrade your character and abilities and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I simply just enjoy playing it and i don't really get why anything else should matter more than that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game. But the token-style characters at all times seem weird to me. It makes sense in the path; okay, that's fine. but when I'm fighting or walking around the castle. It doesn't seem like it should be there. The power-ups are okay at best. I don't feel like I'm controlling the fighting; instead, I'm just moving this token around, avoiding monsters, and my power-ups do their own thing. and again with the token characters while I'm in battle. Why is it there? Why am I not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of the game assets are generated with AI, so they game doesn't really have a consistent art style or theme which honestly does a lot of harm for a game where it's all visuals. Because you can point out what assets were made realistically, and what was thrown into Gen AI. Dialogue is also dull, and I suspect the story and script was also Generated. The game itself is also dull, once you get certain skills you don't really have to do much, and it gets very repetitive. I finished the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there's a wiff of AI with some of the relics and skill icons that the store page doesn't list. I have no proof other then gut feelings and how the stuff looks. but it's really off how some art is focused and to the point well others look really cluttered and almost rendered differently. if it is made with AI that really should be stated on the page. it also puts the full game into question. Do not give this Dev any money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game at a decent price but the devs rushed this. Lots of broken progression parts of the game that the devs knew about before it fully launched. They also nerfed things quite a bit to your character which now upgrading items doesn't respect your time as the upgrades feel almost impact-less. I would give it a thumb sideways if I could but I will thumb downs for now since I know they pushed out a buggy product.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style is great. I love the feel of the game. Bad points: All weapons are the same and the upgrades don't change the gameplay at all. There are only 2 status effect which is freeze and burn. Very underwhelming. This game feels good but is so incredibly unsatisfying to play, the weapons are all the same they don't have any special gimmicks, for a game that relies on killing stuff for the entire gameplay it's very disappointting. I played for 22h and honestly I wouldn't play again unless…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely love this game. The aesthetic, gameplay, and overall vibe are fantastic, and the music is genuinely beautiful. It scratches that Vampire Survivors itch, but honestly feels even better to play. That said, I’m really put off by the AI-generated character art and voices. While it doesn’t stop me from enjoying the game, I can’t help but feel that it would reach an entirely new level if those elements were replaced with real human-made art and voice acting. The game has massive…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**READ BEFORE PURCHASE** Timers on each level is not something i'm really into, unfortunately. The board game piece aesthetic is also kinda meh. To each their own, it just isn't the game for me. Requested a refund on this one. I am not going to thumbs down it because its not a BAD game per say, it does what it says. It just isn't right for me. The abilities seem cool, the sound track is good and it seems to run fine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is criminal how badly designed all systems of the game are, like meta progression, run repetitiveness, etc. However, music, style of the game and general environment are more than enjoyable for the asking price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game was a little fun before the update, now is boring grind rng simulator looks like the dev of the game is not that nice and dont listen the players, good luck farming for silk and upgrade items the dev increase the prices by x5 i wish i could refund. Lots of nerfs on drops exp too..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you looking for a Vampire Survivors-like game with nice gameplay, enjoyable content and intriguing mechanics? If so, please do look further. Among many other great examples in this genre, this game stands out as one of the most disappointing for me. Story-wise, the only cohesive element is the fact that everything is centered around a "vampire" theme. There is nothing in the game that builds on top of it, and as a result the story feels hollow and soulless. Now in a game like this, you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You are a vampire. Can you survive? This game asks the question other developers are afraid to ask.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After spending a bit playing Night Swarm, there's some stuff in there I like, but all of it is drowning in AI assets that I can't stomach supporting. At the very least the dev should disclose the use of AI on the steam page and say if these are placeholders or not. I'd probably give it another try if the AI icons and portraits were replaced with actual art.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good music but the ai voices were really grating and no way to mute them
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You get 90% passive skill upgrades, 2 rounds away from boss only 3 attack skills highest lvl 6. Auto attack doesn't hit the way your looking or even at closest enemy. Worst game of this genre I've played by far just buy halls of torment, vampire survivors or any other
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game. Just played for 4 straight hours after purchasing and already itching to jump back in. Runs play out similarly to Rogue Genesia but the way unlocks and upgrades are handled back at your base/castle are way more interesting. And there are tons of unlocks, upgrades, and even gear to craft and upgrade. The only negative is the AI-voiced characters. The store page says they did this to add more life to the characters, but the AI "acting" is quite lifeless. I'm still early on in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big, tall and beautiful vampire mommy Corvus, and the game is good too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very uninspired vampire survivors clone. The artistic design is pretty good, the music is nice and the graphics works well. Technically it is solid, it feels smooth and the UI is neat. But it's just not very fun.. the first difficulty is way too easy but changing difficulty is bound to meta progression (which is wayyyyyy over the top btw), you won't do enough damage without grinding to change the difficulty... so yeah the runs are boring, whatever you do doesn't matter much. There isn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pro: Fun look on the vampire survivor game. I love that every level has a magnet bell that gathers all the missing XP from the level. The quests motivate you to replay different areas. The voice overs acting is nice. The price feels good for this game. Cons: Quests are bugged and won't move to the next tier. The resources in the game to improve your castle, campions, upgrade skills, silk for equipment, blood to unlock book and stones for upgrading runes is pretty messed up. Pretty quickly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is pretty fun, and I WOULD have recommended it except they've made it WAY too easy. Unlike most roguelikes where you slowly build up and have to grind a bit to unlock new abilities and there is the fun of discovery and seeing what works and how things synergize together.... this game doesn't really have any of that. You progress very quickly, unlock everything fairly quickly, and max out many aspects within the first few days. Even on Hell difficulty, it doesn't take much effort…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Progression is terrible and lacks impact. Too many relics. Item farming is way too slow to be so RNG. Common rarity is useless at first blue drop, same for each rarity upgrade. The rune system being RNG is bad. I have a legendary HP rune so now I’ll sit through 3 lower rarity drops that are useless. Damage sponge enemies that take chunks of your health on contact before even clearing all areas is off putting. I’m saying all this and I like this game, but Army of Ruin had many of these…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Refunded- Firstly, I recommend it for the price, it's a great price point and the quailty of the graphics, sounds and music are all really good... top notch honestly. My issues with this game; Dashing causes noticeble vsync-like stuttering, with Vsync on or off, it still does it. The character model resembles a "minature" meaning it has a base it stands on. While you can mostly ignore it, it makes it hard to see some small ground effects. If there was an option to turn that off, I would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first area works fine but the second area boss crashed my game in the loading screen and required a re-fight twice and now that I'm in the 3rd area (with the freezing mechanic) the game crashes on nearly every loading screen at 89% and sets me back 2-3 stages. Fully unplayable. Too bad it took long than 2 hours to find out the game is an awful mess. Avoid, even on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a much higher quality than its price point suggests. From music to gameplay, it keeps you ticking along without any stress.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly I cannot recommend this game. There are some fun elements to it and it runs fine but just progression in completely imbalanced. After unlocking the first two levels your are stuck there and forced to GRIND for hours and hours as the second level of difficulty is nearly impossible without unlocking a significant amount of the progression tree. This makes the game very boring and repetitive which is completely unnecessary, you either play the impossible difficulty or play the normal…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like this game has gotten some unnecessary backlash. Personally, I am a fan, although even I can admit the limitations. First I'd like to start by saying I appreciate the attempt at a story, with voice acting and genuinely cool graphic design. These features really elevate the game. The roguelike weapon combinations are pretty cool, even though for the most part it's pretty formulaic. I have a lot of fun playing this game, and it certainly feels well rounded in many respects. Now for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played for 10 hours and enjoyed myself so far. Game was only $8.50. 10 hours of fun for $8.50 felt worth it. Definitely recommend. I can honestly see myself enjoying another 90 hours of game play. Feels like a game I'd like to complete 100%.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game, hard to stop playing lol. Devs plan on adding more starting characters so hopefully a female vamp soon, otherwise playing as Roderic is enjoyable. Gear progression and skill perking are sweet, even has some simple base building and follower gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has bugs and feels unfinished. And this isn't early access, it's a full release. The AI voice acting doesn't bring the characters to life, but rather takes it away. I don't know, the only plus is the activity on the map, everything else seems poor quality/lazy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So i played about 30 bullet-hell games. This one isnt it so far. The progression is really grindy, most of the new weapons just feel meh and useless, there are even weapons with no combination at all, which feels even worse to unlock. also i dont see the connection to Hades. it simply isnt there. A bullet-hell with connections to Hades is something like Death Must Die.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was alright, kinda short. The end game felt a little undercooked. Had to turn off the audio, the writing is bad and the voice over is in slow motion. like they had to point at the words as they read the script.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great. Almost didn't give it a chance due to the character design being that of a gameboard piece. It has a likeness to vampire survivors but adds levels and missions. It has a home base that you level up with several interesting characters, much like the underworld of Hades. Works well on steam deck with no noticeable issues during my time on it. Around 2 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a steal of a game. Sure, it's a bit too easy, but there is a LOT of content for $10 USD, and I can see this game being expanded for a long, long time. I'd love to see a proper rebalance one day, to make it feel a bit more (FAIRLY) difficult, but what's here is way better than I was expecting for the price point. I'll be playing and watching this game continue to grow, for sure!
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