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Hive Jump cover art

Hive Jump

Graphite Lab · 2017-01-18

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 18, 2017 (Linux), Jan 11, 2019 (Xbox One), Oct 12, 2016 (Mac), Jan 18, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2017 (Wii U), Jan 11, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements.

Hive Jump is a 2017 Action, Indie priced at $19.99, with Mixed (68% of 371 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.

0
playing now
68%
positive of 371 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

"In the 24th century, humanity is at war with a hostile alien race. Outnumbered a million to one, mankind’s only hope of survival is the J.U.M.P. Corps. Its mission is to fight the alien menace hive by hive and planet by planet."(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (51 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.3k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 371 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2019-10-17) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 1 of 3 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320162026Week of 2016-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.00$1.992016-07-212026-04-252016-07-21 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992018-01-11 — best price $4.992018-09-13 — best price $19.992019-06-10 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $3.992020-01-13 — best price $9.992020-05-12 — best price $14.692020-06-06 — best price $19.992020-06-21 — best price $19.992020-07-17 — best price $17.882020-08-01 — best price $17.882020-08-16 — best price $17.882020-09-01 — best price $17.882020-09-16 — best price $17.882020-10-04 — best price $17.882020-10-19 — best price $17.882020-11-04 — best price $17.882020-11-19 — best price $17.882020-12-06 — best price $17.882020-12-23 — best price $14.692021-01-17 — best price $19.992021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-02-16 — best price $19.992021-03-08 — best price $19.992021-03-23 — best price $19.992021-04-07 — best price $19.992021-04-22 — best price $19.992021-05-07 — best price $19.992021-05-22 — best price $19.992021-06-06 — best price $19.992021-10-07 — best price $19.992022-02-01 — best price $17.882022-05-23 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-06-13 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $17.88
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
57.2%
earned "Fall from Heaven"
4.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-01-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3820%40
Xbox One (Xbox)3961%40
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DCo-opActionAliensArcadeSci-fiShooterColorfulPlatformerRogue-like

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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