The Hive
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:8/25/2016
- Developer:Skydome Entertainment
- Publisher:Skydome Entertainment
- Last Updated:12/19/2025
- Steam App Id:325730
The Hive
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Hive has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 12 players achieved on 1/20/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Hive. It has received a total of 407 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 69 (Mostly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Hive and its growth over time. It currently has 6,383 followers on its community page.
The Hive Price
The Hive costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 12/19/2025 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Game + Soundtrack Bundle or Chambers & Hives which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Hive.
About The Hive
The Hive is an Action, RPG, Casual, Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game developed by Skydome Entertainment. On 8/25/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by Skydome Entertainment.
Players have rated The Hive as "Mostly Positive" out of 407 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 297 positive reviews and 110 negative reviews — an overall 73% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Finnish, and Japanese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Hive supports the following features:
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Trading Cards
- Surround Sound
- Save Anytime
- Steam Cloud
- Stereo Sound
- Camera Comfort
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Captions available
From the Steam community, The Hive has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Exploration
- Building
- Colony Sim
- Strategy RPG
- Lore-Rich
- Fantasy
- Aliens
- Real Time Tactics
- RTS
- Combat
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Sci-fi
- Dark Fantasy
- PvE
- Top-Down
- Post-apocalyptic
- Strategy
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- 3D
- Choices Matter
- Narration
- RPG
- Dinosaurs
- Lovecraftian
- Mystery
- Action RTS
- Underground
- Survival
- Early Access
- Colorful
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Hive and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Hive is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Hive Soundtrack | Music | 2/28/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
The Hive is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Game + Soundtrack Bundle | 2 | 2 | $5.29 | View |
 | Chambers & Hives | 2 | 2 | $6.38 | View |
Related Packages
The Hive is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Hive - Commercial License | $19.99 | View |
| The Hive | $14.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Hive is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Finnish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Hive data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). The Hive on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/325730
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). The Hive. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/325730
- Skydome Entertainment. (2023, July 8). The Hive. The Hive. https://www.skydome.fi/