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HIVESWAP: ACT 2

HIVESWAP: ACT 2

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

Released Nov 25, 2020 Developer What Pumpkin Games, Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventurePoint & ClickVisual NovelRPGStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $2.24 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.1%positive1,071 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“My hiveslop... no... hiveGEM... #hivegem”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“1 hate h0mestuck and that's pretty much a//// that can be sa1d ab0ut 1t.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“один из хороших поинт&клик которые я проходил, в целом рекомендую, оценивая на 7/10. момент с детективным расследованием показался очень душным, хотелось скипнуть эту тонну диалогов. в отличие от первого акта, тут был упор на историю. если не читали хоумстак - можете влиться в…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
624-hour peak
610all-time peak
0 50 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51 avg · Dec 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

49achievements
34.7%median completion
2.8%rarest: Born to Die
86.5% of players 81.5% of players 77.8% of players 76.5% of players 76.0% of players 74.6% of players 71.9% of players 69.4% of players 67.4% of players 66.4% of players 62.5% of players 62.0% of players 61.6% of players 61.6% of players 61.4% of players 61.3% of players 61.1% of players 58.0% of players 54.8% of players 54.7% of players 53.1% of players 50.6% of players 43.8% of players 35.3% of players 34.7% of players 30.6% of players 30.2% of players 27.9% of players 26.8% of players 25.9% of players 25.2% of players 20.2% of players 20.0% of players 15.7% of players 15.0% of players 14.3% of players 13.8% of players 11.9% of players 11.6% of players 10.3% of players 9.8% of players 9.4% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.4% of players 2.8% of players 86.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.5%Just In Time — You made it to the train station.
81.5%Do or Die — Hidden achievement
77.8%X GON GIVE IT TO YA — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Born to Die — Hidden achievement
6.4%Thinkpiece — Hidden achievement
7.0%Never Be Game Over — You did everything right!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.24−85% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$2.24lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US2.24 USD−85%
EU1.87 EUR−85%
UK1.70 GBP−85%
Australia3.22 AUD−85%
Canada2.62 CAD−85%
Japan228 JPY−85%
Brazil4.34 BRL−85%
China7.50 CNY−85%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.9 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 31, 2019
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Visual Novel · RPG · Story Rich · Comedy · Indie · Soundtrack · 2D · Hand-drawn · Colorful · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements49
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.hiveswap.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 Processor: Dual core 2.2GHz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM Storage: 6 GB available space