The Hive
The Hive
Game
Game2018
HIVE: Altenum Wars
Developer Catness Game Studios
HIVE is a multiplayer hero shooter in 2.5D side scroll with futuristic style and frenetic gameplay. Up to 10 players will have to fight in hexagon-shaped combat areas, divided into 6 zones, each one with Its own gravity direction. From the Steam store page
97 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
15 positive · 8 negative
95% range 45–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 10 | 1 | 57 |
| Steam reviews | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
21 of 32 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 17 yes, 9 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 26 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (64 of 96 positive).
Players enjoy the unique gravity mechanics and frenetic gameplay. [1][2][3] Many note the game suffers from a lack of players and performance issues. [4][5][6] Some find the game repetitive and not worth the price. [7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Played this game with a : -GTX 1050ti -6Core CPU -8GB Ram And was getting 15fps average on the lowest graphical setting. Seems like a fun concept, but needs some serious optimization. **Update** - 06/24/18 Played this game with a : -GTX 1060 6gb -8core fx 8350 cpu -8gb ram only was able to achieve 40fps min and 61 fps max, playable but I should be having way more frames. Was able to play on Epic (Highest graphics …
- [8]
you can tell everything you need to know about this game from one steam image. its not bad but its not great, would be kinda fun if it wasnt dead 4/10
- [2]
This promising game offers a newflanged approach to competitive shooters. In a gravity-changing hexagon, fighting becomes a new mechanic challenge, and the freedom of movement is inmense. Firstly it may feel a bit dizzy becuase of the hectic nature of the game, but soon it becames exciting and addictive. Overall, I recommed buying this game for this new experience of movement and competition.
- [3]
Awesome gravity mechanics! Also i've played with some friends and is competitive as hell. Probably needs more community and players, but I recommend this game to people that is looking to something different and competitive.
- [5]
this can be good game, but no players yet, 1 hour in game, without enemys ;c
Summarised from 30 of the 76 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
65% of the 26 Steam reviewers we collected recommend HIVE: Altenum Wars. The complaint that keeps coming up: very low player count makes multiplayer difficult. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 97 · most liked firstI drew Luzaku of the Lucent Hive 🐛💡🌸 I just wanted an excuse to draw her, every time she shows up in game I'm like aww. that's my cool bug friend. :3 for @alienfactionszine.bsky.social ! thx for having me! #Destiny2 #Destiny2Art #AlienFactionsZine
positive · AI labelView post →no one wants to force players to memorize movesets of different pieces in a game that isnt culturally crystallized like chess is, i think. closest thing i can think of atm is Hive which is still way simpler
neutral · AI labelView post →The average friendship day at Game Hive Arcade 💛 #WanderOverYonder
neutral · AI labelView post →Prepare to uncover the secrets of the sands, Warband. Darktide's new, free update Beyond the Hive releases tomorrow. The update brings a host of new content, including the all new game mode Expeditions. Watch the reveal trailer to get a taste of what's to come! youtu.be/P25586v-dNo #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Scurge: Hive (Game Boy Advance, Orbital Media, 2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →More concept art for Open Sourcerer, the cancelled video game project I worked on. The last "enemy" of the Hive level, the digilent worker bee. Mostly harmless, but they can call for help if you attack them. Also we had a wizard variant later, the spell(ing) bee 😁 #Art #GameDev #Concept Art
neutral · AI labelView post →Hive Eris strip game. Well was… was cancelled 💦 #destiny2art #erismorn
neutral · AI labelView post →socksmakepeoplesexy.itch.io/planet-attri... The Interstellar Spooderian Menace destroyed your homeworld... Now it's time to take the fight to their front door! Planet Attrition: Hive Assault, my new quick-fix shooty blasty game is out! Revenge begins now!
positive · AI labelView post →Venture beyond the confines of Hive Tertium and find out what horrors await you outside its walls in the all new game mode Expeditions. Read the Vision & Game Design dev blog to learn more about the new game mode that's coming to Darktide very soon. fatshark.games/3mjGX8
neutral · AI labelView post →A little bit more about the cancelled video game project I worked on: The Soldiers of the Hive. Three different variants of the enemies you had to fight in the Hive level. A light-weight agile fencer bee, and an armored bee knight, one ranged, one melee. #Art #Videogame #ConceptArt #Bee #Gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was WAAAAY more competitive than I thought it would be. Great job Hive. My fave two teams showed out! 🐝❤️ Congrats to the HIVE on their first win! 🐝🐝🐝 #Unrivaled
neutral · AI labelView post →Planet Attrition: Hive Assault Coming 6/9 My new freebie quick-fix arcadey shooty game draws near. Game and Trailer music by @eliteferrex.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Homeworld was heavy inspiration how our own game "The Hive" works. I always loved the idea that your army carries over from one mission to another. #gamedev #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →Well, they aren't perfect, but I'm happy with them. They were hella hard to paint. *3D printed fan made expansion tiles. Note - no original Hive game assets were reproduced! #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally finished both Unrivaled games and they were close ones. Happy that Hive got another win. #Unrivaled
neutral · AI labelView post →Hive five! 🐝🍯 Bees are now buzzing in the game, making everything a little more... honeyed. Time to collect the buzz! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegames #rpg
neutral · AI labelView post →Afternoon game of #necromunda; 3rd game of our Hive Secundus campaign! #wargames #tabletopgames #ttrpg #nerdlings
neutral · AI labelView post →Clean strip by Reese gets called. Terrible end to a good game. Refs ruined the game. Annoying #Rose #Hive #Unrivaled
neutral · AI labelView post →Outside the Hive and into the Badlands for this afternoon's #necromunda game.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Pop Tarts Bowl Game] Me: [chanting] hive mind, hive mind- Other Pop Tarts fans: hive mind, HIVE MIND Mascot: [force-feeding me its grubs] HIVE MIND, HIVE MIND, HIVE MIND!
neutral · AI labelView post →Added a virtual joystick to Zombees: Save the Hive. Defaulted to on but can be disabled. Might need to spruce it up a bit. Looks kinda plain. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #godot
neutral · AI labelView post →Build your roster and style them in Zombees: Save the Hive. New artwork inbound to add some flair and new characters! #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #godot #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Where is the warhammer 40k Hive City Tower defense game?
neutral · AI labelView post →Scurge: Hive is a legitimately great game, and a fantastic Metroidvania. Definitely deserves more attention.
positive · AI labelView post →The foul calling in this game is trash. Congrats Hive...but that was ridiculous foul calling. SMH #Unrivaled
neutral · AI labelView post →The Infestor. One of the support units from our alien colony-building game, The Hive. #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →I've got a little write-up of 'Apiary: Expanding the Hive' from @connievdc.bsky.social @kwanchai.bsky.social @stonemaiergames.com It's the rare expansion that adds content without a lot more rules overhead. geekdad.com/2025/10/apia...
neutral · AI labelView post →Creeeeeeepy CRAWLERS! #Hive #HiveGame #Boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →there are no players, game is tooo much repeatable, there is only surival mode at same map all over agan. Not worth that much money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hive, very good board game, you should play it. It's like chess but fun.
positive · AI labelView post →#BlueZicos #MusicChallenge Strategy Games An abstract strategy game Curser - Hive music.apple.com/gb/album/hiv...
neutral · AI labelView post →11. Hive, by John Yianni - my wife used to hate this game until she started winning and now she loves it. I love it, too. Very thinky abstract strategy game which my wife now whips my ass at
positive · AI labelView post →Played this game with a : -GTX 1050ti -6Core CPU -8GB Ram And was getting 15fps average on the lowest graphical setting. Seems like a fun concept, but needs some serious optimization. **Update** - 06/24/18 Played this game with a : -GTX 1060 6gb -8core fx 8350 cpu -8gb ram only was able to achieve 40fps min and 61 fps max, playable but I should be having way more frames. Was able to play on Epic (Highest graphics setting) but, optimization worse than PUBG imho.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guess what game inspired the huge red scorpions in "The Hive" #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Actually watching someone play Duke Nukem Forever makes me think we're not mean enough to Randy Pitchford. The Hive might genuinely be one of the worst things ever put in a video game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Graphical errors abound, and no players for a multiplayer game. (Yes a know there is a very small dedicated discord community for setting up games, but it isn't worth it for this)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Vyr Hive carrier breaks apart in our upcoming space strategy game. One of the lines we wrote for the Vyr, the game's second species: “The Vyr do not surrender. A Vyr dies, and their siblings eat them. Both are sacred.” In development. We also use AI tools along the way. #gamedev #indiedev #4X
neutral · AI labelView post →Today i've been doing some work on the procedural generator for the maps in Herexis. And i've decided on the first end game scenario, i'm adding a space station called The Hive which is the root of all pirate activity, destroying that will be an end state. #IndieDev
neutral · AI labelView post →Piece of jank with no players online.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice! Love that pleasant feeling when I kill an enemy after been dashing through the entire map. I foresee great times on this multiplayer madness. Game worth playing - 11/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here’s what Hive Mind Game Night at @canconsffh.bsky.social is about. We’re going to play multiple games where you have to sync your thoughts with other people’s. I have, like, a million. I’ll quiz you on while you play so you can will a fur ball and googly eyes. Plus, FREE WINE. What do you say?
neutral · AI labelView post →Important news for you: 1. You're going to @canconsffh.bsky.social this October, it's been decided. 2. You're coming to Hive Mind Game Night! 3. You want to see the creepy wooden tiger swing thing. 4. There is non-zero probability you'll be swallowed by a haunted painting at the hotel.
neutral · AI labelView post →There's no one to play with.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This puts a whole new meaning to 2D platform games. Fantastic graphics, smooth game play. I would love to see more people online to play in multiplayer. Im not a huge fan of this genre but I am having a blast. The developers at Catness Game Studios continue to work on this title and thats great! Keep up the good work
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This promising game offers a newflanged approach to competitive shooters. In a gravity-changing hexagon, fighting becomes a new mechanic challenge, and the freedom of movement is inmense. Firstly it may feel a bit dizzy becuase of the hectic nature of the game, but soon it becames exciting and addictive. Overall, I recommed buying this game for this new experience of movement and competition.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →alsoo if anyone here plays On-Together, feel free to say hi if you catch me on the public servers. i'm usually on Hive, but sometimes in my own servers too 🧡 (thank you @on-together.bsky.social for being the game i have the most hours on in steam now LMAOOO)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hive is a good game. #boardgames
positive · AI labelView post →you can tell everything you need to know about this game from one steam image. its not bad but its not great, would be kinda fun if it wasnt dead 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Come to Hive Mind Game Night at @canconsffh.bsky.social ! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Hive Mind Game Night! Come to Mind Hive ... Night! oooh. I'm tired.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoy A Gentle Rain. It’s a meditative tile-matching game for 1-2 players where you work together to build a pond I also love Hive Pocket, a competitive tile game with insects I also love a game of Mancala
positive · AI labelView post → Category Value Notes ːbooksː Story - ːpraisesunː Characters - ːcms18wrenchː Mechanics 5.1 Controls are a little subpar, but the main problem is the absence of players ːphoto_memoriesː Graphics 7.2 ːPlayMusicː Audio…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome gravity mechanics! Also i've played with some friends and is competitive as hell. Probably needs more community and players, but I recommend this game to people that is looking to something different and competitive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the concept of the game and it is pretty much fun to look at the different kinds os skills and weapons. But i have huge problems to play the game properly, because I have huge laggs, low fps and it freezes often. My CPU is at 99%. Please fix this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Streaming some #oncehuman with my friends later tonight. We named our Hive MisfitSyndiCat 🐈 since the e at the end of "syndicate" was one character too many for the game XD www.twitch.tv/bettimusfros... #vtuber #twitchstreamer #sillystreams
neutral · AI labelView post →What I find especially interesting is, per writing outside the game but I guess considered canonical, they are a revolt from within *The Hive* and not Morgan
neutral · AI labelView post →It is a mild but significant annoyance that my #Hive thermostat’s #UI doesn’t have room to display the word ‘thermostat’.
neutral · AI labelView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frenetic game! Really liking the gravity thing and the game style.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really nice game, has the best of a shooter and the best of a platform game, and the developers are sexy and sent nudes to us :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does the Pill bug expansion of Hive, break the game because Pillbugs are crustaceans, not insects?
neutral · AI labelView post →
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