Hive Jump

Hive Jump

Steam Deck Playable

Graphite Lab · Platformer · Jan 18, 2017

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $17.78.

68%
Mixed
371 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 371 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 276 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It’s an experience that pays tribute to the side-scrolling shooters of the past while adding a layer of strategy and replayability that keeps it fresh for modern audiences.
64 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The intensity scales beautifully in co-op—chaos fills the screen as alien hordes swarm, and teamwork becomes essential to keep the transponder backpack safe.
57 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, pulsing with synthetic energy, complements the visuals with a sense of relentless urgency.
34 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack and audio are excellent.
24 of 276 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 love4 themes
Gameplay64 reviews
Co-op57 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer76 reviews
68%
Story and characters52 reviews
81%
Difficulty25 reviews
76%
Servers and matchmaking11 reviews
55%
Controls9 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat59 reviews
76%
Bugs18 reviews
44%
Performance17 reviews
47%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.78.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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