Rank 01- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
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If Hiveswap Friendsim is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pesterquest, Monster Prom and Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, comedic and funny, and single out its character befriending and incremental world building. 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.
Hiveswap Friendsim is a branching visual novel set in the Homestuck universe's alien world of Alternia. Players befriend colorful troll characters through dialogue choices that lead to multiple endings. The game combines incremental world-building with route-based storytelling, allowing each interaction to gradually expand knowledge of this dangerous planet. Reviewers note that the characters are weird and endearing, and that the music is wonderful. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, comedic, and whimsical, finding that the dating sim mechanics evolve into a chaotic adventure. Released in 2018 by What Pumpkin Games, Inc., the game runs at a chill difficulty and takes a medium amount of time to complete. It holds a 94% positive rating from 1098 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About Hiveswap Friendsim: You’ve crash landed on a dangerous alien planet with no food, medicine, or prospects, but you do know one thing—you are absolutely desperate for friendship.
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People who play it also play: Pesterquest, Monster Prom, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Hiveswap Friendsim is also on Google Play. What the store pages declare:
Hiveswap Friendsim is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Hiveswap Friendsim is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hiveswap Friendsim are Pesterquest, Monster Prom, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.
Hiveswap Friendsim was developed by What Pumpkin Games, Inc. and published by Fellow Traveller.