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Bee Simulator

VARSAV Game Studios · Untold Tales · 2020-11-17

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AdventureCasualSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 14, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 12, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 12, 2019 (Xbox One), Nov 14, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Live the big adventure of a small bee! Explore a world brimming with life in which you collect pollen, defy dangerous wasps and save your hive! Play with others in three game modes, including four players co-op and PvP on split screen.

Bee Simulator is an Adventure, Casual, and Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (75% of 1473 reviews).

6
playing now
75%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
3.17★
PlayStation Store rating (5,162 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,473 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.28-84%
GOG$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Fanatical (2025-01-20) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 227 of 232 observed days · $2.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
444420202026Week of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
253Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 11 · peak 41Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2021 — avg 25 · peak 80Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Jan 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2022 — avg 7 · peak 38May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 29Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 21Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 25Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 31Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2024 — avg 14 · peak 67Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 23Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$40.58$1.482019-10-102026-10-142019-10-10 — best price $39.992020-04-11 — best price $33.992020-08-06 — best price $35.892020-10-04 — best price $39.992020-11-28 — best price $29.992021-01-27 — best price $21.512021-03-24 — best price $29.992021-06-17 — best price $29.992021-09-06 — best price $9.602021-11-24 — best price $10.492022-01-31 — best price $29.992022-04-25 — best price $14.692022-07-20 — best price $19.992022-09-30 — best price $8.192022-12-12 — best price $5.592023-03-06 — best price $4.252023-05-18 — best price $4.992023-07-31 — best price $4.992023-10-24 — best price $19.992024-01-18 — best price $1.992024-03-25 — best price $1.562024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-10-03 — best price $19.992024-12-20 — best price $17.992025-03-05 — best price $29.992025-05-14 — best price $22.042025-08-04 — best price $3.992025-10-08 — best price $1.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-01-30 — best price $19.992026-03-23 — best price $15.292026-05-07 — best price $3.002026-06-23 — best price $22.462026-08-16 — best price $15.892026-09-20 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.28
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
75.8%
earned "Hyperdrive"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, German, Polish, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-04-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)19,11813%51
Steam (Steam)3,8187%51
Xbox One (Xbox)2,94312%51
Switch (Nintendo)620%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

PvPCo-opMemesArcadeCasualFlightColorfulRelaxingAdventureEducation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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