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HIVESWAP: ACT 2 cover art

HIVESWAP: ACT 2

What Pumpkin Games, Inc. · 2020-11-25

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPG

Franchise: Homestuck · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 25, 2020 (Mac), Nov 25, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 25, 2020 (Linux)

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

HIVESWAP: ACT 2 is an Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 1197 reviews).

8
playing now
87%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 85 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (391 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 29,022 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–54k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,197 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 58 observed days · $12.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33833820202026Week of 2020-11-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-15 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
512Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 51 · peak 236Feb 2021 — avg 11 · peak 26Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 28Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 21Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 22Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.242020-11-252026-10-152020-11-25 — best price $13.492021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-04-28 — best price $13.492021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992021-12-05 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $11.242022-02-07 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $9.742023-08-14 — best price $14.992023-12-22 — best price $8.242025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $3.742026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $2.242026-07-27 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.992026-09-04 — best price $14.992026-09-07 — best price $14.992026-09-10 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-16 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $14.992026-09-25 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $14.992026-10-04 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "Just In Time"
34.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-11-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)66210%49

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieComedyPuzzleColorfulAdventureNarrativeHand-drawnSoundtrack

Census log

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

Recent updates

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