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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 0.94€ on Gamivo.
The Steam community has classified APICO into these genres:
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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This little game is easy to play and really relaxing! It is also very interesting as you raise and breed bees. It definitely has farming vibes as you build almost everything from scratch. I highly recommend it!
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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!
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You can tell there is a lot of love put into this game. I learned about it from looking up to see if Minecraft's Forestry mod was updated past 1.12.2. A lovely person, probably on Reddit, had introduced me to this game and said it was a very solid replacement and was also an incredibly fun game all on its own. I spent hours on specifically the bee functionality with the mod, so this was going to scratch that itch. It went above and beyond. I was not overwhelmed by anything (I can see how those who aren't as familiar with Forestry might be, though!) and I was excited to see just how much more I could play around with. Features that were broken in the mod were fully fleshed out and exciting in Apico and feels incredibly unique. The places to explore are fun, there are some really cool mechanics with bee breeding, and the automation features that come later on in gameplay add to everything so much. In it's own way, bee breeding feels like it's own sort of puzzle game. There are several different species that do different things and produce different things. Everything in the game has a purpose. Everything feels fluid. I also have not seen much for glitches, which is always impressive nowadays. If you play modded Minecraft, you'll love this game. If you love nature and bees and butterflies, you'll love this game. It truly is laid back and there's no rush to it and the bees will thank you for it!
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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.
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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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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
28
Developer
ellraiser,
TNgineers
Publisher
Whitethorn Games
Release
20 May 2022
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