DreadSwarm

A fast, juicy survivors-style roguelite. Hold your ground against relentless swarms, vacuum up XP, and draft a powerful upgrade every level. Fight through 5 themed levels — each capped by its own named boss — across 3 difficulty modes, then keep going in endless mode. Bank coins to permanently strengthen your character between runs, and compete on the global leaderboard.

Features

• 5 themed levels — each with its own biome, music, and unique boss: Maw of Dread, Crypt Lord, Hive Mother, Bombardier, Death Knight
• Endless mode after you clear the campaign
• 3 difficulty modes — Normal, Hard, Nightmare
• 7 weapons with evolutions — Auto-Shooter, Orbital, Lightning, Force Field, Whip, Boomerang, Aura — plus their evolved forms (Tempest Ring, Thunder God, Aegis, Reaper Scythe, Twin Cyclones, Vortex Aura)
• 17+ upgrades across 4 rarity tiers, drafted on every level-up
• 9 enemy archetypes + elite mini-bosses — basic, fast, tank, ranged, splitter, bomber, swarmling, shielded, summoner, plus oversized gold elites that drop loot bursts
• Meta-progression — spend coins on 5 permanent stat upgrades that carry between runs
• World objectives — altars, treasure chests, NPCs to rescue
• Global leaderboard — compete for the top score
• Multiplayer ghost world (BETA, opt-in) — see other live players running through their runs as semi-transparent ghosts
• Full juice pass — hit-stop, hit-flash, knockback, crit pops, screen shake, damage vignette, animated hero, level-up sparks
• Difficulty ramps the longer you survive

Controls

• Move — WASD / Arrow keys / left stick or D-pad
• Weapons fire automatically — focus on dodging and positioning
• Pause — Esc / Start

Made with Godot 4.6. Currently v0.11.3 — more content, polish, and a deeper multiplayer mode are on the way.

Feedback welcome.