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The Hive cover art

The Hive

Skydome Entertainment · 2016-08-25

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 25, 2016 (Linux), Aug 25, 2016 (Mac), Aug 25, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?

The Hive is a 2016 Indie and Strategy game priced at $19.99, with a Mostly Positive sentiment (73% of 439 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

0
playing now
73%
positive of 439 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
30/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 50,052 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 439 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Humble Store (2018-10-15) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 92 of 118 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020172026Week of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
70Oct 2014Jul 2026Oct 2014 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2015 — avg 0 · peak 6Apr 2015 — avg 0 · peak 6Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 8Oct 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Apr 2016 — avg 2 · peak 11Jul 2016 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 12Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2018 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 16Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 22Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.742015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $15.192015-09-28 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $9.992016-08-25 — best price $15.992017-01-23 — best price $13.992017-08-24 — best price $3.882017-12-13 — best price $4.992018-05-24 — best price $9.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992019-03-25 — best price $9.992019-11-21 — best price $7.492020-04-08 — best price $6.742020-10-19 — best price $7.492021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-11-19 — best price $7.492022-05-09 — best price $7.492022-10-24 — best price $7.492023-05-15 — best price $7.492023-09-08 — best price $7.492024-01-24 — best price $14.992024-04-30 — best price $7.492024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-09-10 — best price $7.492024-12-02 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-04-15 — best price $14.992025-07-17 — best price $7.492025-09-12 — best price $3.742025-10-28 — best price $3.742025-12-30 — best price $14.992026-03-11 — best price $9.992026-05-13 — best price $19.992026-08-10 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
45.3%
earned "Orb of Wisdom"
8.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-02-28, latest 2026-05-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5592%37

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

Player tags

3DRPGRTSAliensFantasyBuildingStrategyTop-DownDinosaursStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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