The Hive
The Hive is a colony management game where players guide a swarm through survival and expansion. Gather resources, construct structures, and defend against threats in a dynamic environment. Balance hive growth with environmental challenges while managing worker units and allocating materials efficiently. Adapt strategies as conditions change, ensuring the colony withstands external pressures and thrives over time through careful planning and reactive decision-making.
The Hive Overview
Major Update 1.6.0 is now available!
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hive mind. Set in a vast, ancient underworld filled with forgotten civilizations, colossal creatures, and untold mysteries, your journey is one of survival, evolution, and uncovering the secrets of a lost world.
As your colony grows, so does your understanding of the ruins scattered across New Eden, revealing a tragic history and a glimpse of what lies beyond. In this hostile yet beautiful landscape, danger and discovery go hand in hand, and every choice could shape the fate of your swarm.

MAIN FEATURES
- Assume control as the insectoid hive mind and lead your swarm to survive and thrive in a vast, ruined underworld.
- Build and expand your underground nest to create a thriving colony and powerful forces.
- Harvest DNA from defeated enemies to unlock new units, abilities, and strategies.
- Equip your creatures with powerful items scavenged from the remnants of lost civilizations.
- Battle massive ancient creatures and adapt your strategy to overcome evolving challenges.
- Experience an epic story that spans the hostile, yet captivating, underworld of New Eden.
- Explore a beautiful yet dangerous world filled with ancient civilizations, mysterious ruins, and hostile creatures.
- Discover diverse biomes, from serene blooming springs to fiery volcanic regions, each filled with unique beauty and peril.
System Requirements
- System: Windows 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: DirectX®-compatible; 1024X768 minimum display resolution; Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- System: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD FX Series Processor or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 or better
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: DirectX®-compatible; 1024X768 minimum display resolution; Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
The Hive Free Download
Additional Download Details
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The Hive © Skydome Entertainment / Skydome Entertainment
We only provide full unmodified DRM-free GOG installers. No serial key, activation, or crack needed.
Latest we have v1.6.1 +2DLC –> Check version info and changelog
Interface language: English
Voice language: English
Included DLC:
– The Hive: Survival Mode
– The Hive Soundtrack
Instructions
- Click the download button. You can also select a previous version if available.
- You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
- Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
- Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
- Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
- To Install DRM-free The Hive:
- Run or double-click
setup_the_hive_********.exeto launch the installer. - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
- If a DLC folder is included, run any
.exefiles inside it as well.
- Run or double-click
- Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
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