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Also Underground and Base-Building, like The Hive.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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The closest matches to The Hive: War for the Overworld, Aliens: Dark Descent, No King No Kingdom, Beneath the Mountain, and The Red Solstice. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Aliens and Real Time Tactics, like The Hive.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource gathering with The Hive.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2020
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Empires of the Undergrowth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Hive.
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Farthest Frontier
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like The Hive.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Skydome Entertainment
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- 70% of 226 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Control an alien insectoid hive mind
- Equipment system for units
- Rpg progression with dna unlocks
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Dark
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Why this: Also Aliens and Real Time Tactics, like The Hive.
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Why this: Shares colony management with The Hive.
Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Base-Building and Real Time Tactics, like The Hive.
Deep Among the Swarm
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like The Hive.
Earth 2160
Why this: Also Base-Building and Aliens, like The Hive.
WAR PARTY
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About The Hive
The closest matches to The Hive: War for the Overworld, Aliens: Dark Descent, No King No Kingdom, Beneath the Mountain, and The Red Solstice. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Hive is your kind of game, the closest matches are War for the Overworld, Aliens: Dark Descent and No King No Kingdom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and dark, and single out its colony management and lore discovery. 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.
About The Hive: 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?
Is The Hive worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 70% of 226 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Control an alien insectoid hive mind
- Equipment system for units
- Rpg progression with dna unlocks
- Slow burn colony management feels immersive
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“interesting idea, story doesnt make sense and combat is not a challenge in the slightest. other than lacking any real soul, its buggy as hell no pun intended. i'm glad i got it on sale”
“Not worth it, the game has only like 5 lvls, with 3 difficulties, you're limited to only 2 types of units for combat and units capped at 165 units after building burrows. Some levels have limited amounts of resources, after killing enemy…”
People who play it also play: War for the Overworld, Aliens: Dark Descent, No King No Kingdom
Frequently asked about The Hive
Can I run it?
How much does The Hive cost?
The Hive is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Hive?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hive are War for the Overworld, Aliens: Dark Descent, No King No Kingdom.
Who developed The Hive?
The Hive was developed by Skydome Entertainment.