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Games like Hive Jump 2: Survivors

If Hive Jump 2: Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Solar Survivors, Genome Guardian and When the Light Dies — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, intense and stressful. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Hive Jump 2: Survivors: Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

2024ActionIndieRPGCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 76Windows · Linuxby Graphite Lab, Joystick, Sonamu Games
Hive Jump 2: Survivors — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Hive Jump 2: Survivors also play

Steam players who put hours into Hive Jump 2: Survivors also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Solar Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell, meta progression and an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Top pick for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Bullet hell meets bullet heaven. Build the ultimate space fighter as you uncover clever strategies and hidden synergies. Solar Survivors distills the deep strategy and progression of an RPG into quick, arcade-like sessions.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Genome Guardian

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat, build variety, action shooter and a stressful mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Second-strongest match for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

    2024ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. When the Light Dies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Third-strongest match for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

    2024Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NIMRODS

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell, meta progression and a stressful mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Ranked #4 for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Her Name Was Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Ranked #5 for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

    2022ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell and an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Ranked #6 for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Atomicrops

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Ranked #7 for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! 

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

    Shares permanent upgrades, resource management and a challenging mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Ranked #8 for Hive Jump 2: Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hive Jump 2: Survivors

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Swarm Grinder

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Reviewers of Hive Jump 2: Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Reviewers of Hive Jump 2: Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bullet Heaven 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Reviewers of Hive Jump 2: Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!

    2015ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, difficulty scaling, action and an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Reviewers of Hive Jump 2: Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

    2025Action12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hive Jump 2: Survivors at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Hive Jump 2: Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Graphite Lab

Other recommendable Steam games by Graphite Lab, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hive Jump

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Another title from Graphite Lab, the studio behind Hive Jump 2: Survivors. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kombinera

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Graphite Lab, the studio behind Hive Jump 2: Survivors. Shares Action with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Control multiple colored balls simultaneously in this brain-bending puzzle platformer. It's up to you to combine every ball and complete each perilous level. Can you solve them all? Can you save King Kombine from the Kave of Kaos?

    2022Action2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mr. Run and Jump

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Another title from Graphite Lab, the studio behind Hive Jump 2: Survivors. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!

    2023ActionIndie8.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. qomp2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Graphite Lab, the studio behind Hive Jump 2: Survivors. Shares Action and Indie with Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

    An artful reimagining of Pong. Control a Pong ball aching to break free of its life stuck between two paddles. Explore a dangerous, minimalist world, armed with simple two button controls.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hive Jump 2: Survivors

Is Hive Jump 2: Survivors verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Hive Jump 2: Survivors is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Hive Jump 2: Survivors cost?
Hive Jump 2: Survivors is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hive Jump 2: Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hive Jump 2: Survivors are Solar Survivors, Genome Guardian, When the Light Dies.
Who developed Hive Jump 2: Survivors?
Hive Jump 2: Survivors was developed by Graphite Lab, Joystick, Sonamu Games and published by Midwest Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

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