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APICO is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, APICO uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.

APICO is a exploration, management and sandbox game developed by ellraiser and TNgineers and published by Whitethorn Games.
Released on May 20th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,747 reviews of which 1,605 were positive and 142 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.92€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified APICO into these genres:

Exploration Management Sandbox Education Nature Immersive Sim Building Casual 2D Open World Cute Top-Down Relaxing Simulation Pixel Graphics Online Co-Op Singleplayer Colorful Indie Family Friendly

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5 (4th Gen)
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Integrated
Storage: 250 MB available space
Sound Card: Integrated
Additional Notes: We recommend you try running the free demo first!

MacOS

OS: MacOS 11.5+
Processor: 1.1GHz Dual-Core Intel Core M
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Integrated
Storage: 250 MB available space
Sound Card: Integrated
Additional Notes: We recommend you try running the free demo first!

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Processor: Intel Core i5 (4th Gen)
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Integrated
Storage: 250 MB available space
Sound Card: Integrated
Additional Notes: We recommend you try running the free demo first!

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025

At first, I wasn't sure that I would be loving this game. I thought it was overwhelming, with way too many menus, too many things to do, my screen becoming cluttered way too easily... but, after 4 hours spent on this game, I can say that I am hooked and there are many many hours to be sunked into this cozy little game. There is exploration, building, decoration, discovering new bees, butterflies, fauna, and so much more! It scraches a little that "Stardew valley" itch I had.

June 2025

I like that this game is much more relaxed about pushing the player to engage in mechanized/capitalist land exploitation than most cozy management sims (I assume that does not bother most people, but that design style makes it hard for me to enjoy games of this nature). When I see my hives buzzing, and flowers blooming, I feel nearly as happy as when I look out the window and see my actual chamomile and amaranth growing well. Plus it's soothing! Highly recommend.

March 2025

First off, I just want to say that APICO is not a game for everyone. But some people will enjoy it, including me. Now the only problem I have for this game is the start. In the beginning, it WILL be overwhelming. VERY overwhelming. With all the different items, tools, machines, NPCs, bees, and books. But, if you are someone like me, who is able to figure things out and adapt to them, or even better, enjoy this learning, then APICO is a game for you. A pro to this game is that you can take everything at any pace you want to, no health bar, no thirst bar, no hunger bar, nothing. Also, I like how if you get confused about something, the answer will most likely have been explained to you already, you just need to go back and check. Some other stuff: (spoilers) -Kidnapping -Butterflies, flowers, fish. -Multiplayer -The 4th dimension -Learn how to read binary Edit: I just achieved 100%! Just wanted to say that this game is amazing!

March 2025

Ultimately I would recommend this game, but only if you really like games that make you grind, and/or if you have a strong nostalgia for the old beekeeping mod from Minecraft. When I say grind, I don't just mean having to go out and chop trees for wood, rocks for stone, and harvest hives for honey; I mean even in the UI. Do you want to scrape a frame from a hive in order to get both honey and byproducts to sell? You will need to literally pull down a scraping button in the UI. Want to saw wood into planks? You will need to move and twist a UI element in a circle. It is like this for quite literally everything. The ultimate goal in the game, as I saw it, wasn't to collect all the different bees, butterfly species, and flowers, but to get to the automated crafting stations. As soon as I saw how long it would take me to get there, I stopped being interested in this game. I don't mind grinding out hundreds of breeding bee pairs in order to get a new type of species to advance the game. I don't mind collecting wood, leaves, and other items to feed butterflies to get more caterpillars, or collecting a bunch of flowers and seeds to try and crossbreed them. That stuff is pretty fun, and if you focus on that, then this game can be great. Unfortunately, there is a heavy grind to all of that to begin with, and if that was everything, I think that might be ok. But when you have to individually saw each log into a plank by clicking and dragging the UI element back and forth three times, or have to keep the honey harvesting device constantly spinning for it to work, that is where I draw the line. I can see some people getting a lot of enjoyment out of this game; and I did enjoy it for about 20 hours or so. After that, I tried to keep going, but just couldn't do it. I would give this game a very lukewarm recommendation. I really want to like it and keep playing, but I just can't bring myself to do it. If you are going to buy this game, either try the demo and see how you feel about all the mechanics. I didn't try it unfortunately, so I don't quite know how far it goes; but you should be able to see what I am talking about in it. If you don't want to try the demo and just get right into the game, I would highly recommend that you do not get it at full price; wait for a sale.

Dec. 2024

APICO is a very good simulation game where you take care of the hives and bees. With some cutes pixels graphics and a chill ambiant, I recommend it!!! 💗🐝💗

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Frequently Asked Questions

APICO is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.

APICO is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.

APICO received 1,605 positive votes out of a total of 1,747 achieving a rating of 8.74.

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APICO was developed by ellraiser and TNgineers and published by Whitethorn Games.

APICO is playable and fully supported on Windows.

APICO is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

APICO is playable and fully supported on Linux.

APICO offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

APICO includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 4 DLCs available for APICO. Explore additional content available for APICO on Steam.

APICO does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

APICO does not support Steam Remote Play.

APICO is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for APICO.

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