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Conquer territory with fearsome Stingers and Locusts to become a tycoon of unit production. Sacrifice smaller units for the greater good of the colony and Ascend over and over as you build your Swarm toward its ultimate goal of universe spanning conquest! \n\n== Swarm Simulator Features ==\n\nIdle Clicker Gameplay\n• Endless progression - start with a few lowly units, evolve and hatch your way to unimaginable numbers.\n• Idle mode - the game will keep progressing whether it's open or not, take a break for a few hours and your Swarm will grow and grow!\n• Ascend your Swarm to start over on a new world but with powerful new Mutations.\n\nEvolution Upgrades\n• All new 3D graphics and new units, dozens of 3D bugs in a fully 3D world.\n• Elixirs give short term buffs to your Swarm, use a Rage elixir to capture more territory ... or a Warper elixir to speed up time itself!\n• Golden Bugs can be captured to give long-term bonuses to your Swarm.\n• Swarm Lord Invasions, the HFL, Carapace Shards, unlockable skins for your bugs and more!\n\nThe classic text-based incremental game has been reborn in vibrant 3D. 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