Hive

Hive

Steam Deck Verified

BlueLine Games · Asynchronous Multiplayer · Mar 20, 2014

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $3.49.

84%
Very Positive
314 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 314 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 221 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
As multiplayer game, online gaming should be an important part.
39 of 221 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The game succeeds in allowing you to play the strategy board game Hive on Steam utilizing different match parameters including local/online coop and solo play with various difficulty levels.
19 of 221 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Interface for the game is a rather bare-bones at this stage, clean and responsive, but not overly attractive.
18 of 221 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Multiplayer39 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Interface18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay14 reviews
71%
Graphics13 reviews
54%
Audio5 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
44%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.