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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?
The Hive is a rts, strategy and rpg game
developed and published by Skydome Entertainment.
Released on August 25th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 387 reviews of which 279 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
MacOS
- OS: OS X® 10.11 (Latest Version)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu
- Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
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this is more of a problem i just wanna note, when your playing the game you cant change settings because of the layout of the UI blocking the enter button, other then that games good (hope a dev sees this cause its a problem if you ask me)
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So I bought this game a bit ago and just finished it. Honestly as a indie RTS, this isn't that bad. I actually enjoyed that the dev's had made a solid story (that could be fleshed out more) with a interesting setting. I'm curious to know who the advisor is and how he knows everything that is going on. Gameplay Mechanics---- I didn't really use the RPG element of this, I just sold everything off to get DNA to unlock mostly upgrades and a few of the units. I do appreciate that certain levels have you starting out with new units to test out! RTS-wise, for what it is, it's not too shabby. As a hardcore RTS Fan and player for certain games (StarCraft 1/2 + Command and Conquer Franchise + more...) I'd save this is average. It's not meant for a multiplayer/competitive scene for sure but for story its fine. I do like how detailed the maps can get and that I just get to build a vast swarm of bugs (200 pop). Although I only used, not counting the worker, 6 types of bugs. I didn't use the infestor or the wasp since there wasn't air units nor not much use for me for the infestor. I wish there was more unit variety. Or a mechanic to evolve bugs in different paths. I did like that there are paths that you can explore on the map for more resources or extra gear (DNA in my case). I wish there we're some side objectives to unlock some other cool things or even to add to the story SPOILERS----- I'm very curious on how, and if, the second one will go! I really do like that we get out of the Underworld and no dive out onto the Surface world. But I want to see more of the space ship disaster / infection. I want to see and find out more of why the swarm advisor was half exploded in the end cut scene. What of the other gods? I'd love to know more! You created a great setting to keep me wanting more. I know this war released in 2016 but I have a feeling with modern tools a 2nd one would be interesting to play! I'll give this a 7/10. + Story + Lovely Maps + Side paths for more resources/gear - Unit type amount - A bit slow game speed than I'd prefer (this is preference) - Encountered some bugs (not game breaking but annoying) - Not enough missions
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Has a pretty good vibe. One of the few good, actual bug/insect RTS games. Very short, but updates in the future are looking promising so this game might get a whole lot bigger!
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First and foremost I have to say right out of the gate I am not a frequent player of RTS games, and to be quite frank, generally I do not like them in the slightest. However, I have to say that I have thoroughly been enjoying The Hive. Not only do I agree with a lot of other people on the graphics/visuals/aesthetic, I also love the color scheme throughout the different levels. I like some of the additional color thrown onto a few different unit types which adds a sort of flare to your swarm, which gives a subtle and nice break from the otherwise constant color scheme. I've noticed a lot of people leaving negative or mixed reviews noting the slowness, and while I like the idea or fantasy of an incredibly fast swarm or horde overrunning enemies, I much prefer the "slowness" of both the units and the game in general. That's partially because, as I mentioned previously, I am not an RTS player and so the slow pace helped me quite a bit when I first started, as well, because I struggle with managing tons of things all at once, this allowed me some time to sort of breathe as I go (Oonga oonga, hurt to tink). The simplistic resource system combined with the slower pace has allowed me to enjoy the game while progressing the story without too much "challenge". To those who want "faster game play" use wasps or some of the "weaker" units, but lead them with a more tanky unit like the Rhino, Hive Queen, or Avatar. I think the equipment feature for units is pretty great, or at least it's worked pretty great for my play style. Typically, I'll build up a small defensive force of two or three Rhinos and a couple of hunters OR one to two healers. With them I'll find a choke point or comfortable spot where I can defend against early enemy raids while I buy time to build up a larger force. After a little while, because the crystals are so abundant throughout the entire campaign, I'll usually use my extras to build up a double layered wall of turrets so that when I deploy my army my base remains defended. All of this is made easier because the equipment you gather is carried on through to each next level. Second point on this I really like, which combats one of my biggest issues with RTS games, is that by bringing the equipment with you into each level, some of your strength or "progress" carries over. I REALLY freaking like this part of the equipment system. This also applies to the DNA resource system as well. While I'm not sure if it was intended to be this way or not, once you spend DNA to unlock a new unit type, it is then forever unlocked and not needed to be repurchased. I do not know if upgrading units with DNA carries over to other levels or not as I built the Worker Den one time, upgraded some units, beat that level and then never used the Worker Den again. THINGS I NOTICED (POTENTIAL BUGS?) - Some of the landscape, specifically bridges or elevated narrow pathways, can be buggy when deploying large amounts of units over them. This can cause units to glitch through the surface and down to the layer beneath them (which is usually not connected to other accessible land) and therefore they become stuck. - When you have multiple units of various types selected (i.e., the Rhino, Hive Queen, and/or Infectors), only one of the unit types abilities is usable. Which causes you to have to manually select the other unit and then use their abilities individually. This is not really frustrating so much as it's honestly just a bit annoying at times. - After cutscenes the camera reverts to an odd angle at a preselected area on the map. Super easy to immediately correct and it does not at all effect the gameplay, but just sort of odd I guess. SUGGESTIONS TO THE DEV (MINOR/MAJOR) - (Minor) If I'm right about the unit upgrades from the Worker Den not transferring over to the next level, I think this would be a good system to also have transfer over as you progress. If it does, either now or in the future, I think the current DNA costs for each upgrade are fairly reasonable, however, if they're only active for each specific level, then the DNA requirements should be substantially reduced. - (Major) This one plays into the above mentioned suggestion: Add a speed upgrade to units on top of the already available unit upgrade option. Or, it's worth considering adding a small +Speed buff to one or a couple specific unit types. Obviously don't allow it to stack, but by giving the Avatar a +15% Speed buff or the Hive Queen a +10% Speed buff to nearby friendly units, this would help satisfy some of the currently "negative" reviewers complaints. You could either add it in like that, or add it in as another passive buff to higher quality armor types (Green/Common = +5%, Blue/Rare = 10%, and Purple/Epic = 15%) so that the larger more tank like units are a bit faster. - (Major) Terrain issues, such as units falling through/being pushed off of bridges, or units acting wonky when ordered to cross the map, either small or large portions. It's as if they're looking to make a direct shot to the newly selected location, but choose not to obey because an invisible wall from the shoreline interferes with my command which causes them to ignore it completely. In general this is just bothersome, but in a pinch it's frustrating. - (Major) Equipment types and their drop rates could use a bit of a buff overall. I feel as though it takes forever to gather plenty of equipment for one or two individual units, but to gather enough equipment to fully deck out even two or three individual units takes pretty much the entire campaign. I just end up with two or three very geared units and a bunch of extra common gear laying in my inventory because individually equipping each individual unit is just bleh. - (Minor) This plays into the above mentioned suggestion: substituting the individual specific buffs for a slightly lesser AoE version of them would be awesome. I'd much rather have a tanky Rhino or two that, because of their equipment, can shrug a bit more damage off but overall just buff my other nearby friendly units ever so slightly enough that their presence is better felt than seen if that makes sense? OVERALL - 8.5/10 Obviously some things could use a bit of work, but hey, that's every game these days. Ever hear about No Man's Sky or pretty much any Triple A game released in the last, idk, decade? Regardless, the feel and art style of this game encourages a more casual playstyle. It's very easy to get wrapped up in while not being overwhelmed and the fact that you can pause it and step away helps if you, like myself, have kids. This game alone has helped me, an avid hater of RTS games, enjoy an RTS game.
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I wanted to leave a review since most of the ones here feel outdated. I did not run into any of the performance or bug issues people mentioned in the past, so it seems like the dev has been working on updates. The game does a good job of making you feel like you are leading an alien insect colony. I enjoyed the RPG elements, like getting loot from enemies and unlocking units in whatever order I wanted. The atmosphere is one of my favorite parts. The visuals and music really set the tone, and the world feels mysterious. I find the underworld setting pretty unique.
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The Hive is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
The Hive is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
The Hive received 279 positive votes out of a total of 387 achieving a rating of 6.84.
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The Hive was developed and published by Skydome Entertainment.
The Hive is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Hive is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
The Hive is playable and fully supported on Linux.
The Hive is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for The Hive. Explore additional content available for The Hive on Steam.
The Hive does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Hive does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Hive 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.
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