🛠️ Swarmlake update history
Official announcements the developer posts on Steam—patches, new content, and events—sorted by date. Click a title to read the full post.
July 2026
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7/28Tue🛠️ Patch / update v4.2Swarmlake 4.2
Hi, the definitive, free Swarmlake 4.2 update is out now: Added rival runs: Pick any leaderboard entry as your rival and their run is overlaid directly on your stats chart, curve for curve, so you can…
June 2026
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6/24Wed🛠️ Patch / update v4.1Swarmlake 4.1
Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.1 update is out now. Where 4.0 rebuilt the game, 4.1 deepens it at both ends: more ways in for new players, and more room to master for everyone else. Added assists: Optional …
May 2026
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5/26Tue🛠️ Patch / update v4.0Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith
Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith update is out now. 8 years after release, this is the definitive version of Swarmlake:Added shooting beam: A manual fire mode that charges and fires a concentrated e…
September 2023
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9/14Thu🛠️ Patch / update v3.0Swarmlake 3.0
Hi, the free Swarmlake 3.0 Update is out now: Added player health Improves understandability of game overs which was by far the most common complaint since release. In the past the binary nature of on…
June 2023
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6/17Sat🛠️ Patch / update v2.14Swarmlake 2.14
Hey all, Swarmlake 2.14 is out to improve understandability and depth: Added arena limit Increases the required decision making and adds more positioning and meaning to space. It improves the depth tr…
August 2022
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8/25Thu🛠️ Patch / update v2.13Swarmlake 2.13
Hi, Swarmlake 2.13 is out to improve clarity: Added bomb projectile attract feedback Added death player hitbox pulse Added descriptions to settings and tutorial UI Improved fading out bomb shockwave I…
July 2022
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7/8Fri🛠️ Patch / update v2.12Swarmlake 2.12
Hi all, Swarmlake 2.12 is out to improve depth: Added bombs moving slightly to player on each projectile hit Added pulling shards vertically up to player on jump Added grace time to enemy jump Added e…
June 2022
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6/24Fri🛠️ Patch / update v2.11Swarmlake 2.11
Hey, Swarmlake 2.11 is out: Added gun muzzle flash Added slight horizontal bomb movement (reverted) Improved bomb spawn interval consistency Improved visibility of shadowed enemies Improved visual cla…
May 2022
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5/28Sat🛠️ Patch / update v2.10Swarmlake 2.10
Hi, Swarmlake 2.10 is out to improve clarity: Added third-person death camera Added replay orbit camera mode Added 8x replay speed Added showcasing always a top 10 replay at game start Added gun fire …
January 2022
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1/2Sun🛠️ Patch / update v2.9Swarmlake 2.9
Hey all, Swarmlake 2.9 is out aiming to improve the game based on recent feedback: Decreased distance of replacing bomb on spawn limit when far away from player by 40% Decreased time-based enemy spawn…
December 2021
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12/29Wed🛠️ Patch / update v2.8Swarmlake 2.8
Hi all, Swarmlake 2.8 is out to improve balance: Increased time-based enemy spawn scaling by 20% (reverted in 2.9) Decreased fire-rate increases to 1,000, 3,000 and 6,000 scores Decreased distance of …
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12/23Thu🛠️ Patch / update v2.7Swarmlake 2.7
Hey, Swarmlake 2.7 is out to improve balance: Decreased bomb speed by 95% Increased bomb to bomb avoidance radius by 100% Increased bomb spawn frequency by 20% Added replacing bomb on spawn limit when…
November 2021
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11/25Thu🛠️ Patch / update v2.5Swarmlake 2.5
Hi, the free Swarmlake 2.5 Update is out which improves balance based on player feedback: Readded fire-rate increases at 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 scores (same fire-rate as before 2.4) Added time-based …
October 2021
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10/29Fri🛠️ Patch / update v2.4Swarmlake 2.4
Hey all, the free Swarmlake 2.4 Update is out now which improves balance: Added score-based bomb spawn frequency scaling Increased bomb spawn frequency by 33% Decreased bomb spawn limit from 5 to 3 De…
June 2020
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6/26Fri🛠️ Patch / update v2.0Swarmlake 2.0
Hi all, the free Swarmlake 2.0 Update adds the most requested features since release: Leaderboard replays, a new gun and more! Swarmlake 2.0 is the biggest update yet and required a near complete rewr…
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.
