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The Hive

Fantasy real-time strategy where defeated enemies fuel your swarm’s evolution

Skydome Entertainment · Released Aug 25, 2016

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 326
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 15, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 650
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Hive?

You command an insectoid hive mind in a single-player real-time strategy campaign beneath New Eden, fighting toward the surface to uncover the truth about your existence. Missions involve gathering resources, building a colony, leading creatures into battle, and harvesting enemy DNA to unlock units and abilities.

For you if...

  • +you like developing veteran units through experience and equipment
  • +you enjoy exploring the ruins of lost fantasy civilizations

Not for you if...

  • −you want competitive multiplayer rather than a solo campaign
  • −you prefer combat without resource gathering or base construction

What players say

70% of 326 reviews are positive

Players praise the art style and insectoid fantasy setting. Recent complaints focus on saving and loading problems, including missing items, lost upgrades, and disrupted control groups.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Hive system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
1024x768 minimum display resolution

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 / Windows 11 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
1920x1080 display recommended

Does The Hive have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Hive run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
37
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does The Hive use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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