Hi Tamers! Very soon, a lucky chunk will have the Temtem: Swarm beta in their hands, and that’s so exciting! We want you to know what you’ll be able to experience and what the limits of the Beta are, so you can know what to expect. Let’s take a look!

Co-op, survivor, bullet-heaven!

Temtem: Swarm is a hectic and exciting experience set in the bullet-heaven genre. Your Tem will be surrounded by swarms of enemy Tems, and you must use quick thinking to get rid of them! Your Tem will launch Techniques on these Swarms and attacks come in all shapes and sizes, with some targeting specific Tems, some based on the direction you’re moving, and others being completely random (it depends on the Tech!). You also have a different Ultimate Technique per Temtem that you can cast whenever you want, as long as it’s not on cooldown.

The main goal of each Arena is to defeat its main Boss. If you happen to faint across the line, don’t give up! If you’re playing in co-op you will enter Ghost mode, a last-chance mode that will allow you to stay around while your pals make their way to your soul, left behind where you died, and revive you. While in Ghost Mode you’ll be able to move around freely and knock enemies back to help your friends.

If you know Crema, you know we believe everything is more fun with others, so Temtem: Swarm can be played in online co-op of up to 3 people: you and your two best friends, you and your parents, you and your girlfriend’s evil exes… you choose!

Two Arenas to explore and conquer!

Play in Deniz, a Mediterranean paradise of sandy beaches, or in Cipanku, a techno-oriental promenade under the cherry blossoms! Each map has its own decorations, pickable items, enemies… Of course, this also means different bosses and mini-bosses! Cipanku and Deniz each have two mini-bosses and one final boss per arena, and they have 25 Techniques in total that are exclusive for bosses and mini-bosses. Learn their patterns to plan your attacks!

Obtain victories in both Arenas to unlock Kudos and new Tems!

Four Tems to unlock and play with!

While the full version of Temtem: Swarm will have a good chunk of playable Tems, in the Beta you start out with lovely Platypet, and can unlock Oree, Innki and Pigepic as you play. Completing challenges in each map will make you progress in Kudos, a sort of in-game achievements, and some Kudos will reward you with an egg. Completing a Capture event in any following game will hatch that egg, giving you the chance to play with a new Temtem in following runs!

Your Tems can also evolve! The evolution system is the same as it was in Temtem, so Tems don’t evolve at fixed levels, but rather after gaining a set number of levels. Platypet, for example, will evolve into Platox after gaining 10 levels, and Platox will evolve into Platimous after gaining another 15 levels. Evolutions improve your stats, so keep this in mind while playing!

Platy has two evolutions, and Oree has one, so discover three more Tems while playing the Beta!

Skill Trees to grow and enjoy!

You’ll have even more control over your builds by building your Temtem’s Skill Tree! Every Tem can have its own different progression, since Skill Trees are unique to each Temtem- You can allocate points by using Pansuns, which you’ll earn during your matches. If you want to take on a new progression approach, you can always reset any given Skill Tree and you’ll recover the Pansuns spent. Start from scratch whenever you want!

During the beta you’ll be able to explore the Skill Tree of all four playable Tems: Platypet, Oree, Innki and Pigepic. The Skill Tree changes apply to further evolutions of the Tem.

Techniques, Gears, Kudos and Synergies!

A full world of possibilities unrolls once you start tapping into the different builds you can have in Temtem: Swarm. There are 28 different Techniques in the Beta, some of which are exclusive to certain Tems. By playing matches and achieving Kudos you’ll be able to unlock Synergies, which will make your Techs way more powerful than at its base. Synergies happen when a fully maxed Technique is paired with a certain Gear. You can figure them out as you go, or check out our wiki for the how-to!

Please keep in mind that a lot of stuff in the playtest is simpler than those found in later levels. Expect more options and new, more challenging content once the game is released!

We’re super excited to see you play our new game, to hear your opinions and feedback, and to play a couple of runs with you. Don’t forget to sign up for the Beta playtest, and to wishlist Temtem: Swarm on Steam if you haven’t already!

See you soon on the Arenas, Tamers!