HIVESWAP: ACT 2 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

HIVESWAP: ACT 2 is a adventure, point & click and visual novel game developed and published by What Pumpkin Games and Inc..
Released on November 25th 2020 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,069 reviews of which 931 were positive and 138 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
  • Processor: Dual core 2.2GHz+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X Lion (10.7) or later
  • Processor: Dual core 2.2GHz+
  • Memory: 4 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
Linux
  • Processor: Dual core 2.2GHz+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

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Dec. 2024
s'alright. if youve read homestuck then you should definitely play it. not that you should drop everything and buy the game immediately, but you should get around to it eventually. if you havent then maybe wait for a sale or something. if you are currently in the middle of reading homestuck i would advise that you finish act 5 act 1 before you start, but it doesn't really matter. youll just understand a few more references. the soundtrack is absolutely amazing, and to be quite honest, i would recommend hiveswap act 2 solely for the soundtrack if nothing else. one last (very important) note: do not underestimate the hint function. in the final boss thing and the jadeblood/tealblood car trial, the hints practically just give you the answers (which is amazing bc those sections kinda suck puzzlewise (but not plotwise imo with the ace attorney minigame its pretty fun as a story)). note that i got this on a deep discount so i cannot say anything about whether its worth your money full price.
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Sept. 2024
good game but i cheated throughout the entire teal cart area because that shit was so boring
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Sept. 2024
Long overdue on this review but its still pretty good. A bit different from act 1 but in a cool way tbh. The launch version of this game was a bit rough but that's a nonissue at this point.
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Aug. 2024
this game is so good! total 9.5/10, would be a 10 but some puzzles a touch vague, but i love it, would recommend for anyone who likes a funny puzzle game, humorous and emotional characters, with a good story to follow along. make sure you get part 1 however, but its not completely unplayable without the first part.
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June 2024
Great sequel! The art, music and writing is just as great as in the first game, and we get some real character development for Joey and Xefros. There are some "guide dangit" moments, where the puzzles feel a bit contrived, like when getting tickets on the train station has much more of an effect on a later part of the game than you'd have thought. The game is really generous with hints though, and I'd imagine most people are there for the story anyway. The second act becomes slightly more confusing for a non-Homestuck fan, but that also helps put you in Joey's shoes. I'm jealous of you if you got to experience this game with no prior knowledge of the setting.
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HIVESWAP: ACT 2
8.3
931
138
Online players
3
Developer
What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Publisher
What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Release 25 Nov 2020
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