How many people are playing Nova Swarm right now?

0 people are playing Nova Swarm on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 2 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Nova Swarm's all-time peak player count?

Nova Swarm's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2, reached in November 2026.

Is Nova Swarm good? What do Steam reviews say?

91% of 12 Steam user reviews are positive (Positive).

How much does Nova Swarm cost on Steam?

Nova Swarm costs $3.49 on Steam (US), 30% off right now.

Nova Swarm

by Tiny Foundry · Released Jun 9, 2026

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91% positive

Positive12 reviews

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Nov 3, 20261 day ago

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$3.49 −30%

$4.99Lowest ever $3.49 Nov 2026

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Nov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC
Build 26407267+2.1 MB3.7 GB on Windows
Changed: Windows (1 download)
Nov 3, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC
Build 26396479+710 KB3.7 GB on Windows
Changed: Windows (1 download)
Nov 2, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC
Build 26389759+1.1 MB3.7 GB on Windows
Changed: Windows (1 download)
Nov 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC
Build 26362414−1.3 KB3.7 GB on Windows
Changed: Windows (1 download)
Patch notesA Rival Ladder and Nemesis Duels
Nov 1, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC
Build 26360450+5.6 MB3.7 GB on Windows
Changed: Windows (1 download)
Nov 1, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC
Build 26348351the current build when we started tracking3.7 GB on Windows

Betas and other versions (2)

Oct 31, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC
sector-continue-test · build 26348351
test of new mode
Oct 7, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
test-build · build 25778573
test-build

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Oct 30, 2026
PatchSmoother Fights, Six Onslaught Augments and Pure Fixes
Hi pilots, I've been working hard to track down and address several issues reported on the forums. A huge shoutout to Tyrian Mollusk for the incredibly detailed testing that helped make many of these fixes possible, and for the amazing amount of feedback you'v…
Oct 28, 2026
PatchTen New Story Echoes, Sturdier Saves and Steering in the Fly-In
A few days of builds in one post. Most of it came straight from your forum posts, so thank you for those. Ten new Story Echoes Every stretch of ten sectors now has two Story Echoes instead of one. A new one comes early and shows what the last story chapter set…
Oct 25, 2026
PatchA Ten-Chapter Story, Brighter Cores and Smoother Bombs
A few days of builds in one post. The big one is a story. The Last Salute Nova Swarm now tells a story in ten short chapters, with a two-minute prologue before your first run. A chapter plays after you clear Sector 10, 20 and so on, and the finale after Sector…
Oct 23, 2026
PatchHyperspace Fly-Ins, Fifty Bosses and Alien Carriers
I've shipped a lot of builds since the last notes, so here's the batch in one go. Hyperspace between sectors Every sector now opens with a short fly-in: your ship drops out of hyperspace with proper star streaks, and the exit flash hands straight over to the f…
Oct 19, 2026
PatchBoss Rematch, a Living Main Menu and Moving Backdrops
Since Swarm School landed, I've been polishing the moments around the fighting. Here's what's new. Boss Rematch Lose your last life to a boss and you can now rematch it straight away, with the ship, upgrades and lives you had when it arrived. It's practice, so…
Oct 13, 2026
PatchSpace Comes Alive
Since the October 10 update, I’ve been making space feel more alive—and giving you more reasons to explore it. Here’s what’s changed. Space comes alive The 48 space vistas now have their own animated details: swirling weather and clouds, planetary rings, shimm…

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Oct 26, 2026
Since June: A Story, Fifty Bosses and a Whole New Look · 30% Off Until 9 Nov
Nova Swarm came out on 9 June as a small arcade shooter with a lot of rough edges. Since then I have shipped nearly sixty updates, most of them shaped by your reviews, forum posts and clips. If you looked at the game in the summer, it is a very different game …
Oct 17, 2026
Swarm School, Save & Exit and a Whole New Look
This is the biggest update since Planetfall, and most of it is about the first ten minutes. New pilots now get a real flight school, every run can be saved and finished later, and the whole game got a new coat of light, fire and scorched paint. Here's what's n…
Oct 8, 2026
Planetfall Arrives. The Swarm Comes Alive.
Take apart a fortress Planetfall turns the battlefield into a colossal orbital station. Four anchors hold its outer structure together. You can destroy them and pull the station apart, or take your chances against the core when its shutters open. Power travels…
Sep 24, 2026
Onslaught Is Here: Nova Swarm Stops Playing Nice
Onslaught Has Arrived: Build Your Loadout. Chase the Board. Think Nova Swarm is too easy? This is the mode built to answer that. Onslaught is the evolution of the former Overrun mode, rebuilt around one idea: skip the warm-up and get straight to the pressure. …
Sep 15, 2026
One More Honest Review Would Mean a Lot 💙
Nova Swarm has been sitting at 9 Steam reviews for quite a while 😅 That means we are now just one eligible review away from Steam displaying an official review score on the store page. If you bought Nova Swarm on Steam and have played enough to form an opinio…
Sep 9, 2026
Space Snakes, Rare Rewards & a Rebuilt Fleet

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Review score: 91% on 2026-11-02 → 91% today (12 reviews)

Nov 3, 2026New build#26407267
Nov 3, 2026New build#26396479
Nov 2, 2026New build#26389759
Nov 1, 2026New build#26362414
Nov 1, 2026New build#26360450
Nov 1, 2026Sale −30%$3.49 (was $4.99)

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Nova Swarm player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Nova Swarm right now?: 0 people are playing Nova Swarm on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 2 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Nova Swarm's all-time peak player count?: Nova Swarm's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2, reached in November 2026.
Is Nova Swarm good? What do Steam reviews say?: 91% of 12 Steam user reviews are positive (Positive).
How much does Nova Swarm cost on Steam?: Nova Swarm costs $3.49 on Steam (US), 30% off right now.

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The arcade classics, rebuilt for 2026. A vertical shmup where swarms hold formation, then peel off and dive. Read the wave, rescue captured fighters, draft your build and chase real players up the rival ladder, one named pilot at a time, through endless sectors and 50 bosses.

Developer: Tiny Foundry
Publisher: Tiny Foundry
Release date: Jun 9, 2026
Install size: 1 GB minimum
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie · All
Steam app ID: 4765070

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