HIVESWAP: ACT 1
Point-and-click adventure where a teenager faces monsters and aliens
What Pumpkin Games, Inc. · Released Sep 14, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 4,053
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 3
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Feb 1, 2018
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is HIVESWAP: ACT 1?
This single-player, 2D point-and-click adventure is set in 1994 and the Homestuck universe. Monsters invade teenager Joey Claire’s home, and you play as Joey, her brother Jude, and an alien named Xefros, exploring rooms, inspecting objects, and solving puzzles in the story’s first act.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring rooms and trying item combinations
- +you like character-driven stories with hand-drawn art and music
Not for you if...
- −you want a story that concludes in one installment
- −you dislike point-and-click puzzles and examining objects
What players say
92% of 4,053 reviews are positive
Players praise the art, music, and characters but often complain about the short length. Some also report that an achievement is unobtainable.
Screenshots and trailer
HIVESWAP: ACT 1 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual core 2.2GHz+
- Graphics
- 1 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual core 3.0GHz+
- Graphics
- 2 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 44
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Great Soundtrack
- RPG
- Indie
- Memes
- Female Protagonist
- Aliens
- Story Rich
- Cute
- 2D
- Singleplayer
- Puzzle
- Atmospheric
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- Feb 1, 2018 · V1.5 PATCH NOTES
- Feb 1, 2018 · V1.5 PATCH NOTES
- Dec 5, 2017 · V1.4 PATCH NOTES
- Dec 5, 2017 · V1.4 PATCH NOTES
- Nov 8, 2017 · MINOR LINUX VERSION UPDATE
1 DLC available.
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