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Games like Hiveswap Friendsim

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Hiveswap Friendsim also play

The closest matches to Hiveswap Friendsim: Pesterquest, Monster Prom, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Attack Helicopter Dating Simulator, and Arcade Spirits. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares multiple endings with Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • $2.39 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 05

    Arcade Spirits

    Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Hiveswap Friendsim

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Pesterquest

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 92% of 1,188 reviews
  2. 2
    Monster Prom

    Shares multiple endings with Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • 95% of 8,970 reviews
  3. 3
    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    Also Memes and LGBTQ+, like Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • 92% of 4,623 reviews
  4. 4
    Attack Helicopter Dating Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 92% of 153 reviews
  5. 5
    Arcade Spirits

    Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • 95% of 392 reviews
  6. 6
    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    Same atmospheric mood as Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • 97% of 21,995 reviews
  7. 7
    Arcadia Fallen

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  8. 8
    Scarlet Hollow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 98% of 3,657 reviews
  9. 9
    HIVESWAP: ACT 2

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 87% of 914 reviews
  10. 10
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    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 96% of 3,777 reviews
  11. 11
    Lovingly Evil

    Genres: Indie

    • 84% of 90 reviews
  12. 12
    Winds of Change

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  13. 13
    Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator

    Also Memes and Dating Sim, like Hiveswap Friendsim.

    • 80% of 142 reviews
  14. 14
    Emily is Away Too

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 94% of 3,889 reviews
  15. 15
    Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 84% of 159 reviews
  16. 16
    Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 1,149 reviews
  17. 17
    Pizza Game

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 99% of 295 reviews
  18. 18
    Cabernet

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 1,198 reviews
  19. 19
    Shark Dating Simulator XL+

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 87% of 585 reviews
  20. 20
    Stay! Stay! Democratic People's Republic of Korea!

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 95% of 401 reviews
  21. 21
    Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 55 reviews
  22. 22
    Psycholonials

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Free To Play

    • 89% of 885 reviews
  23. 23
    The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 4,781 reviews
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    My Sweet! Housemate

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 98% of 202 reviews
Hiveswap Friendsim — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
  • Price: $12.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 94% of 1,098 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Characters are weird and endearing
  • Music is wonderful
  • Routes expand alternia incrementally
  • Atmospheric
  • Comedic
  • Funny

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About Hiveswap Friendsim

The closest matches to Hiveswap Friendsim: Pesterquest, Monster Prom, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Attack Helicopter Dating Simulator, and Arcade Spirits. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

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.

Is Hiveswap Friendsim worth buying?

  • 94% of 1,098 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Pesterquest, Monster Prom, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

How this verdict works →

Mobile version

Hiveswap Friendsim is also on Google Play. What the store pages declare:

  • No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • Google Play: In-app purchases ($0.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-04, source)

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Frequently asked about Hiveswap Friendsim

Can I run it?

Does Hiveswap Friendsim run on Steam Deck?

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.

How much does Hiveswap Friendsim cost?

Hiveswap Friendsim is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Hiveswap Friendsim?

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.

Who developed Hiveswap Friendsim?

Hiveswap Friendsim was developed by What Pumpkin Games, Inc. and published by Fellow Traveller.