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Hiveswap Friendsim cover art

Hiveswap Friendsim

What Pumpkin Games, Inc. · Fellow Traveller · 2018-04-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Franchise: Homestuck · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 07, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), May 11, 2018 (Android), Apr 13, 2018 (Linux), Apr 13, 2018 (Mac), Apr 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 07, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

You’ve crash landed on a dangerous alien planet with no food, medicine, or prospects, but you do know one thing—you are absolutely desperate for friendship.

Hiveswap Friendsim is an Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $1.94, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1386 reviews).

4
playing now
92%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (16 downloads)
4.51★
PlayStation Store rating (45 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.94
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Hiveswap is a 2017 episodic adventure game developed by What Pumpkin Games and overseen by Andrew Hussie and Cohen Edenfield. Based in the universe of Hussie's MS Paint Adventures webcomic Homestuck, it focuses on a girl, Joey Claire, who is accidentally transported to the planet of Alternia—home of the troll species seen in Homestuck.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (291 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–83k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,386 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.95-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2018-06-21) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 54 of 97 observed days · $1.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26926920182026Week of 2018-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
422Apr 2018Aug 2026Apr 2018 — avg 29 · peak 294Jul 2018 — avg 22 · peak 195Oct 2018 — avg 25 · peak 347Jan 2019 — avg 21 · peak 61Apr 2019 — avg 11 · peak 29Jul 2019 — avg 11 · peak 24Oct 2019 — avg 17 · peak 37Jan 2020 — avg 16 · peak 39Apr 2020 — avg 13 · peak 35Jul 2020 — avg 9 · peak 21Oct 2020 — avg 9 · peak 33Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.492018-04-142026-10-142018-04-14 — best price $0.992019-10-28 — best price $0.492020-03-06 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.492021-09-28 — best price $10.392021-11-29 — best price $12.992022-01-27 — best price $4.412022-03-23 — best price $10.392022-06-08 — best price $10.392022-08-05 — best price $3.242022-09-29 — best price $12.992022-12-02 — best price $12.992023-01-18 — best price $11.622023-03-20 — best price $2.592023-06-01 — best price $10.282023-07-01 — best price $10.222023-08-07 — best price $2.592023-09-12 — best price $12.992023-10-12 — best price $12.992023-11-16 — best price $10.222023-12-20 — best price $12.992024-01-25 — best price $2.592024-03-04 — best price $2.592024-04-20 — best price $12.992024-06-14 — best price $10.222024-07-19 — best price $11.692024-09-02 — best price $12.992024-10-14 — best price $2.602024-12-02 — best price $12.992025-02-20 — best price $2.592025-05-01 — best price $2.592025-07-31 — best price $12.992025-11-10 — best price $2.592026-02-04 — best price $12.992026-05-07 — best price $1.942026-08-27 — best price $1.952026-09-11 — best price $12.992026-09-26 — best price $1.952026-10-11 — best price $12.992026-10-14 — best price $1.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

199512026-05-29 — 62 pageviews2026-06-02 — 61 pageviews2026-06-06 — 89 pageviews2026-06-10 — 107 pageviews2026-06-14 — 78 pageviews2026-06-18 — 51 pageviews2026-06-22 — 75 pageviews2026-06-26 — 151 pageviews2026-06-30 — 139 pageviews2026-07-04 — 175 pageviews2026-07-08 — 142 pageviews2026-07-12 — 135 pageviews2026-07-16 — 104 pageviews2026-07-20 — 158 pageviews2026-07-24 — 135 pageviews2026-07-28 — 135 pageviews2026-08-01 — 111 pageviews2026-08-05 — 119 pageviews2026-08-09 — 125 pageviews2026-08-13 — 115 pageviews2026-08-17 — 100 pageviews2026-08-21 — 143 pageviews2026-08-25 — 118 pageviews2026-08-29 — 125 pageviews2026-09-02 — 95 pageviews2026-09-06 — 143 pageviews2026-09-10 — 112 pageviews2026-09-14 — 197 pageviews2026-09-18 — 116 pageviews2026-09-22 — 97 pageviews2026-09-26 — 106 pageviews2026-09-30 — 78 pageviews2026-10-04 — 80 pageviews2026-10-07 — 111 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)19997%12
PS4 (PlayStation)19899%12
PS5 (PlayStation)16496%12
PS4 (PlayStation)16198%12
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

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

Player tags

RPGAnimeIndieMemesCasualLGBTQ+ViolentAdventureDating SimSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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