Part of the reason Helldivers 2 was my favorite game of last year was that it managed to maintain the frantic, pulse-pounding action of Arrowheads original top-down entry. Ive always loved the dynamic that the overhead perspective brings to co-op games such as Valves fantastic, oft-overlooked Alien Swarm. As a result, Im extremely interested in Darkswarm, built by Bitfire Games and published by Deep Rock Galactic studio Ghost Ship. Working with your friends to save humanity from certain doom, its about to enter closed alpha, and you can sign up from today to join the playtest. Continue reading Darkswarm is a terrifying new Helldivers rival, and alpha signups are live nowMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, New PC games, Best PC games