Fit check
Is The Hive worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want colony construction combined with battles and exploration
- RPG fans interested in unlocking swarm units and abilities through DNA collection
- Players who prefer insectoid settings with ancient ruins, creatures, and a story-driven world
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a narrowly focused tactical combat game rather than colony growth, exploration, and progression
- Players looking for a simple strategy structure without resource gathering, unit evolution, equipment, and varied environments
- Players who want a contemporary military setting instead of an insectoid swarm in an ancient underworld
Our take on The Hive
The store presentation gives substantial attention to New Eden’s ruins, creatures, biomes, and lost history. The concrete play described underneath is colony expansion, resource gathering, DNA-based progression, equipment, and battles, so the exploration and mystery framing may set expectations for a broader adventure than the listed systems indicate.
What is The Hive?
The Hive puts players in charge of an insect-like collective, combining strategic colony management with role-playing features.
They establish a subterranean settlement, collect materials, and grow the swarm into a stronger fighting force. Genetic material from fallen foes grants access to new creatures, skills, and combat approaches, while gear salvaged from vanished societies can be assigned to the colony’s beings. The campaign includes clashes with gigantic beings from antiquity and journeys through New Eden, a buried realm of ruins, extinct cultures, dangerous wildlife, and contrasting landscapes.
The narrative concerns the swarm’s continued existence and development as it uncovers the devastated world’s past. Locations include areas of blossoms and springs as well as lava-filled zones, each bringing its own dangers and visual character.
How The Hive plays
- 01Colony Development
- The underground nest expands as the swarm grows into a larger settlement and military force.
- 02DNA-Based Progression
- DNA collected from fallen enemies grants access to units, abilities, and different tactical approaches.
- 03Scavenged Equipment
- Creatures can be outfitted with items recovered from remnants of earlier civilizations.
- 04Ancient Creature Battles
- Encounters with enormous old-world creatures require adapting the swarm’s strategy to changing threats.
- 05Underworld Exploration
- New Eden includes ruins, lost civilizations, hostile creatures, and environments ranging from blooming springs to volcanic areas.
The Hive compared to similar games
The Hive combines underground colony expansion, DNA-based unit development, scavenged equipment, and battles against ancient creatures. Men of War: Assault Squad and Xenonauts focus on military command, with the former emphasizing direct World War II combat and the latter using persistent squads to defend Earth from aliens and recover technology. Shogun Showdown instead centers on turn-based positioning, attack tiles, skills, and deck building.
The Hive: platforms & release
Is The Hive worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want colony construction combined with battles and exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a narrowly focused tactical combat game rather than colony growth, exploration, and progression.
Where can I download The Hive?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Hive's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Hive on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
