Valve Corporation · Valve^*

Alien Swarm

2010 science fiction video game · shooter game · Top-down shooter^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
Single-player^*
multiplayer^*

Series

Alien Swarm

Game facts

Developers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Publishers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Engines

Source

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Platforms

Microsoft Windows

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
36^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP^*
Processor alternatives
Pentium 4 3.0GHz^*
Memory
1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better^*
Storage
At least 2.5 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Co-op^*
Steam Achievements^*
Captions available^*
Camera Comfort^*
Color Alternatives^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Stereo Sound^*
Surround Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Includes level editor^*

Store genres

Action^*
Free To Play^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Alien Swarm

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Screenshot 3 from Alien Swarm

* Provisional data