Alien-esque Co-op Tactical Shooter DarkSwarm Is Getting A Closed Alpha Test Next Month

If you’ve been looking for an online co-op game with some Alien vibes, the upcoming top-down tactical shooter DarkSwarm might just tickle your fancy. The debut title from Bitfire Games, and published by Deep Rock Galactic developer Ghost Ship Games, DarkSwarm is receiving its first closed alpha next month, and the pair of studios has confirmed just when that kicks off: September 2.

In DarkSwarm, you play as a team of “synthetically engineered elite mercenaries,” tasked with various missions in dark corners of space to take on an alien infection. The game has four player classes to choose from, setting you out across procedurally generated, semi-destructible maps, and various weapons to choose from. Gameplay features include some stealth segments, hacking, and most notably, some top-down shooting against waves and waves of enemies. You’ll also be able to play it in both online and local co-op.

Bitfire Games released a new trailer today that you can check out above, showing off some atmospheric lighting and the kind of moment-to-moment gameplay you can expect from DarkSwarm. If you are interested in trying DarkSwarm out, you can just head to the game’s Steam page to sign up for its alpha test–Bitfire Games did previously note that spots are limited, so you might not get a chance to try it out.

DarkSwarm doesn’t currently have a release date, but whenever it does come out, it’s currently planned to do so in early access on Steam.

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