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Bacterial Swarm

Bacterial Swarm

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Overview

A biologist engineered a good bacterium — and released it into the heart of the infection. Steer a living cell that auto-fires spores at endless swarms of evil microbes. Survive wave after wave, collect nutrient orbs and level up. On each level-up, choose your upgrades: boost your main cannon or pick up new biological weapons — orbiting phages, infectious clouds, predatory bacteria and more. Every few waves a boss appears, each with its own deadly mechanic. Defeat it, bank biomass, and spend it between runs on permanent upgrades and combat antibodies. Simple controls, deep progression and addictive survivors-like action. How long can you last?

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How to play

  1. Open the game

    Press Play now and the game opens on its own screen.

  2. Follow the in-game instructions

    The controls and goals are shown inside the game as you play.

  3. Use the game menu

    The floating button over the game reloads it, saves it to your favourites, or takes you back out.

Game instructions

On desktop the cell follows your cursor by default — click to toggle that on or off. Move with WASD or the arrow keys (on mobile, use the on-screen joystick). Your weapons auto-fire at the nearest enemies — your job is to dodge the swarm. Collect nutrient orbs to level up. On each level-up, pick 1 of 3 upgrade cards (with the mouse or keys 1 / 2 / 3). Press ESC to pause. The longer you survive, the more biomass you bank for permanent upgrades. Good luck!

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