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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?

1
playing now
73%
positive of 435 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
30/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 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 38% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 435 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 64 of 86 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

402026-08-11 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.742015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $19.992026-08-30 — 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

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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