HIVESWAP: ACT 2
Fair · RPG · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 6.5h
- Value
- $2.31/hr
- Reviews
- 87% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1 GB VRAM, 6 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $2.24. That was December 2025. It has been discounted 19 times in the 6 years tracked here, typically at 35 percent off, with about 13 weeks between sales.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 10 percent on value. It is pricier than 76 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. On the same math HIVESWAP: ACT 1 ($7.99, scores 77) and West of Loathing ($10.99, scores 87) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
This site sampled 428 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written November 2020 to September 2026.
Finishing takes 6.5 hours; clearing it takes 15, which is 2.3 times the campaign.
The drop-off
87% start to 7% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
6 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 00:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This planet sucks someone should orbitally bombard it with a bunch of meteors and then build up a ton of awesome casinos over the ruins
This game is hard to recommend. I'm 100% sold on the story and the characters. I actually don't really like the trolls much in Homestuck (fake fan I know), but the highlight of this game is definitely meeting all the trolls and getting to know them. The main character's are fantastic, and I'll probably get act 3 just for that. The visuals and music are great as well. I could see someone enjoying the game even if...
Big improvement from the first game. Couple more branching paths and minigames. The dialogues between Joey and Xefros are fun too. Many reviews complained about the ace attorney stuff, and it did go on for a long time while feeling a too difficult. But it was still a nice change of pace from the typical format, Could be a lot better though. There was a lot less flavor text though when using items on the environment...
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Cite this score
HIVESWAP: ACT 2 scores 59/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1181840/hiveswap-act-2Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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