The Hive

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 439 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Skydome Entertainment · RTS · Aug 25, 2016

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy The Hive?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 81 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 439 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise8% are divided67% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starcraft had it all and revolutionized the genre with its narrative as well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice and I do like how the Hive and the units are designed and displayed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There isn’t much in terms of vocal voice acting, but the sounds that all the creatures make are beautifully implemented adding to their unique looks and giving them, all that unique lifelike behaviour.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story93 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility
75% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
65% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Combat
68% still recommend
Interface
68% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
83% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Captions available
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$19.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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