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From the icy depths of Finland, we forge strategy & RPG games where you are the monster.

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➤ Play The Hive On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13677/The_Hive_Complete_Bundle/

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⚜️ Skydome ⚜️ @skydomehive.bsky.social · Jul 12
We made a strategy game where you play as the monster.

- Command an insectoid hive mind and build your nest
- Salvage enemies for DNA, weapons and body parts
- Evolve new creatures and carry them across the campaign

It’s called The Hive. Would you play this?

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Any idea why @steampowered.com shows our DLC on top sellers list instead of base game? Even when majority of our sales are not coming from the expansion.

Also for anyone curious we needed $463 in sales today to show up there, alongside 12 other games out of 1,301.

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September 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Why are the wounded creatures in the Hive afraid of their Medic?

First, its healing process is extremely painful.

Second, when it regenerates a lost limb, it does not always grow back correctly.

Every mutation teaches the Hive something new.

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September 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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Why are these insects afraid of their own Medic?

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September 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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How a bug became one of our best features

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September 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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1,000 wishlists in a single day. That is a huge milestone for a small indie developer like us.

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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...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Guess what game inspired the huge red scorpions in "The Hive"

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September 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Pillbugs now only give you resources after carrying them back to base.

This makes travel distance matter more and encourages players to spread their base across the map.

Good change?

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September 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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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.

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September 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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I find this curious. Visits stay fairly consistent on itchio, but purchases sometimes suddenly spike. What causes that?

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September 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Behemoth in "The Hive" is not really one creature.

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September 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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We got 300 new Steam wishlist from this video

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September 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Every indie dev has this one absolute legend.

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September 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Is it sad or funny that our game makes way more money on @itch.io than on Epic Games Store?
September 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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We are only 2 reviews away from 300 on Steam

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September 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Is this the best feature in a strategy game?

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September 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Getting featured on the @itch.io front page is kinda fun

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August 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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Early concept art for The Hive. Originally, units would take gear from enemies they killed, but medieval insect knights looked a bit silly.

So we made the upgrades organic instead.

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August 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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20,000 Demo Downloads. Only 4 Reviews. Is This Normal?

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August 28, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Some early creature and evolution concepts from The Hive.

Which design do you like most?

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August 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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What Happens If You Fail to Stop the Black Hole?

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August 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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What Happens If You Fail to Stop an Old God From Summoning a Black Hole?

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August 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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I’ve always loved loot drops in RTS games. They give you a reason to explore instead of rushing the objective.

And since your units and XP carry over between missions in The Hive, keeping your army alive really matters.

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August 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Yesterday, @automaton-media.com published an article about The Hive and their post has now reached over 500,000 views on X.

This morning, we woke up to 1,000+ new Steam wishlists from Japan.

Pretty incredible to see the impact a single article can have on an indie game.

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August 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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This article brought The Hive over 1,000 new Steam wishlists from Japan today.

Absolutely incredible, thank you so much for covering The Hive!

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August 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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I made a new daily wishlist record for The Hive.

I'm not sure what happened, but we suddenly got a huge spike in wishlists from Japan.

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August 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM