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Space Survivors: Bug Swarm
Mission briefing
A space crew lands on six alien planets crawling with bugs. Survive 10 minutes on each. Move to dodge the swarm. Your weapons aim at the nearest bugs and fire on their own. Collect the crystals the bugs drop to level up, then pick one of three upgrade cards: a new weapon, a stronger one or a passive item. A level 5 weapon with its partner item evolves into a much stronger version.
Field manual
Mouse or touch: drag anywhere to move (a joystick appears under your finger). Keyboard: arrow keys or WASD. Weapons fire on their own. Click or tap a card to pick an upgrade. Esc or the pause button pauses.
Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.
Field notes for action operations
- First run is reconnaissance. Spend it learning where the danger actually spawns from instead of chasing a score — most action games announce their patterns honestly in the opening minute, then repeat them with worse manners.
- Movement is a defensive stat. A moving target at half health outlives a stationary one at full health in nearly every game on this board, so keep relocating between shots, strikes and reloads.
- Learn the exit before the entrance closes. In arena and chase games alike, the players who survive longest are the ones who noticed the second doorway while everyone else was watching the first.
Space Survivors: Bug Swarm — questions from the ranks
What does it cost to play Space Survivors: Bug Swarm?
Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.
What sort of mission is Space Survivors: Bug Swarm?
Space Survivors: Bug Swarm is filed in our Action theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.
Can I run Space Survivors: Bug Swarm on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.
Do I have to install anything before playing?
No installation of any kind. Space Survivors: Bug Swarm is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.
After-action
Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Action theatre is one click away — The main hall of the board: 469 operations where something is always moving, exploding, escaping or being chased. If a game has a pulse and a problem, it is probably filed here.
