Overview:

  • Estimated trophy difficulty: 4.78/10
  • Total trophies: 12
  • Offline (breakdown): [7 | 4 | 1 ]
  • Online (breakdown): 0
  • Approximate amount of time to 100%?: 5-8 Hours
  • Minimum number of playthroughs needed?: 1 + Clean up
  • Number of missable trophies?: 0 (level select)
  • Glitched trophies?: None
  • Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
  • Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats available
  • Online Pass required?: No

Introduction

Swarm is quite an interesting game. You take the role of a large group of little blue creatures called Swarmites. Your objective is to go through levels and collect as many points as possible by picking up point orbs laying around or found by destroying objects. One unique feature about the point system in Swarm is that you gain points by killing your Swarmites, be careful however, because if you kill all of your Swarmites then you have to start over from the latest checkpoint. When you pick up point orbs your multiplier will increase allowing you to rack up some serious points. If you go for a long enough period without picking up point orbs or by not killing Swarmites then your multiplier will end and your current points will be added to your total. Some larger point orbs may require you to have a specific number of Swarmites to step on a pad, or by stacking your Swarmites onto each other to create a tower in order to reach them.

Walkthrough

Consult the Encyclopedia for tips.

Step 1. Completing the Game

When you start the game just mess around a little bit and learn how to control your Swarmites. Some abilities won’t be unlocked such as Stacking your Swarmites and the Smash ability until you complete later levels. The first trophy you will unlock will most likely be the "Sacrificial Lambs" trophy which is unlocked by killing 50 of your Swarmites. Play through the game collecting any of the DNA strands that you come across, most of them are in plain sight so they won’t be hard to find, however you may need one of the abilities that you unlock later to pick up some of the DNA. Try to collect as many of the strands as possible for the "Genetic Blueprint" trophy during this step so as to minimize the amount of levels that you need to replay. As you progress take a look at the list of Death Medals found in the pause menu. Don’t worry too much about the Death Medals on this first playthrough though as you can go back and get anything you may have missed in Step 2. To unlock the first boss level you will need to have completed level 5 and have collected at least 15 DNA strands, once you defeat the boss you will unlock the "King of the Hill" trophy. To unlock the final boss you will need to have completed level 11 and have collected 30 DNA strands, and after defeating the final boss you will unlock the "Hat for Momma" trophy. Before the end of this playthrough you will also unlock "The First Million" trophy through the course of the game.

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:
Sacrificial Lambs
The First Million
Medals of Honor
King of the Hill
Hat for Momma

Step 2. Collectibles Clean up, Death Medals, and Multiplier Trophies

Now that you’ve completed the game you can go through and collect any DNA strands that you may have missed. Once you’ve collected all 50 strands you will unlock the "Genetic Blueprint" trophy. The next trophy you will be going for is the "Replay" trophy. Start at level 1 and just go through this level as fast as you can and reach the end with a 2X multiplier or higher. Doing this with achieve you the "In A Hurry" trophy. Continue to replay levels 2 and 3 and you will achieve the "Replay" trophy. After that you’ll be focusing on unlocking all of the Death Medals. Follow my Death Medal Guide in the Encyclopedia to help you with any of the difficult Mega Death Medals and Progressive Death Medals. After you unlock all of the Death Medals you will achieve the "Death Becomes You" trophy. Now it’s time to get the multiplier trophies.

Start by going for "The Answer" trophy. While you’re trying to get this trophy you will unlock the "You Are On Fire" trophy if you haven't already. Choose level 8 and play through the level as fast as you can, focusing on getting as many point orbs as you can without losing your multiplier. For a walkthrough on how to get this trophy consult the video I’ve linked in the Trophy Guide. Next up, you’ll be going for the "Multiplicator" trophy. This trophy is similar to "The Answer" except you’re not rushing to the end to finish with a time multiplier. The best level to get this trophy on is level 4. Focus on picking up as many point orbs as possible and building up your multiplier. Kill Swarmites when no point orbs are in reach. For a walkthrough on how to get this trophy consult the video walkthrough I’ve linked in the trophy guide.

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:
Replay
In A Hurry
You Are On Fire
The Answer
Genetic Blueprint
Multiplicator
Death Becomes You

    [PS3T Would Like to Thank DaFaztFingaz for this Roadmap]

 

Swarm Trophy Guide

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12 trophies ( 7  )

  • Kill 50 Swarmites

    This will probably be the first trophy that you achieve. Just kill 50 of your Swarmites by any means of death and the trophy is yours.

  • High scores add up to more than 1,000,000

    You should achieve this around level 3 or 4. Simply rack up points on levels and you’ll achieve the trophy.

  • Unlock 9 Death Medals

    Please refer to "Death Becomes You".

  • Replay levels 1, 2 and 3 after level 4 is unlocked

    Another easy trophy. Once you unlock level 4 return to levels 1, 2, and 3 via level select and just run through each level until the end not worrying about points.

  • Achieve a 2X time bonus

    This can only be done by replaying a level. Replay a level and just focus on getting to the end. There is a lot of time to reach the finish with a 2X bonus so you shouldn’t have any trouble. The time multiplier can be found in the top right corner of the screen and will slowly count down.

  • Achieve a high score of 42,000,000

    (Credit goes to RoosterTeeth for the video walkthrough)

    One of the two difficult trophies. The best level to achieve this on is level 8. Go through the level quickly while picking up as many point orbs as you can. To keep your multiplier going kill the occasional Swarmite when no point orbs are in reach. Watch the video for an excellent walkthrough.

  • Light your multiplier on fire.

    There are many good levels to get this trophy on. To light your multiplier on fire you must quickly increase your multiplier several times in succession. Just find an area with a lot of point orbs and pick them up as quickly as possible to achieve this trophy.

  • Kill the 1st boss

    (Credit goes to GameFrontDotCom for the video walkthrough)

    Just watch the video and pay attention to the pattern of the blades and this boss won’t prove too difficult.

  • Kill the final boss

    Unfortunately there was no video walkthrough of this boss that I could find. To defeat the Hat boss push a metal ball onto one of the red circular zones in the top corners while dodging the exploding balls being thrown at you. After that step the boss will send drills up through the floor. Be careful not to stand too close to these drills as they will quickly kill your Swarmites. Once a drill has come up through the ground smash your Swarmites into the red targets on the side. After several of the drills have been destroyed the boss will rain arrows down upon the playing field. Before it does this it will make a noise, quickly hide underneath one of the drills to stay alive. If you lose a lot of your Swarmites during the battle then wait a few seconds and the Swarm pod will replenish allowing you to regain Swarmites. The remainder of the battle will consist of the same steps each getting progressively harder. Once all of the red targets have been destroyed on the boss the trophy is yours.

  • Collect all DNA

    There are 50 DNA strands total. Each level contains 5 with the exception of the boss levels. Each level contains one Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, and Red strand of DNA. Each will almost always be found in that order. The DNA strands aren’t difficult to find but can sometimes be tricky to get so learn how to use your Swarmites to reach each strand. You can keep track of your progress at the level select screen or by pausing the game with during gameplay to see what DNA you've collected in that particular level.

    Consult my Swarm ~ DNA Strand Guide for the locations.

  • Reach a 70X multiplier

    (Credit goes to RoosterTeeth for the video walkthrough)

    One of the two difficult trophies. This is the same idea as "The Answer" trophy except that you’re not rushing to the end for a time multiplier bonus. The best level to achieve this trophy on is level 4. Focus on picking up as many of the point orbs as possible and not letting your multiplier drop. Watch the video for an excellent walkthrough.

  • Unlock all Death Medals and turn all Progressive Death Medals to gold.

    Most of the Death Medals will come during the course of the game. To keep track of your Death Medal progress you can view the Death Medals at the main menu or by pausing the game with during gameplay.

    Consult the Encyclopedia to learn about each Death Medal and how to achieve them.

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