Untold Tales and Varsav Game Studios have announced that Bee Simulator: The Hive is coming to Nintendo Switch.
This combines the original Bee Simulator with a “hefty” expansion called The Hive, which “adds new content and mechanics into the base game and endgame to create a fresh new experience for those who never tried the original game.”
The main addition is the chance to build and customise your own sprawling bee hive colony, buzzing around the map to gather resources, set up outposts and unlock buildings to construct.
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Embark On Big Adventures As A Little Bee: Take flight in a heartwarming single-player story where you must protect your hive from looming danger. As one of the swarm’s most diligent workers, your tiny wings will carry the fate of your entire colony.
- Explore A Vibrant, World-Famous Park: Fly around and explore every nook and cranny of a vast, semi-open world map inspired by New York’s famous Central Park. From ponds to picnic grounds, funfairs to the zoo, you’ll uncover secrets, mini-games, and resources throughout. Find people, animals, plants, and other insects to interact with along the way.
- Build Your Own Sprawling Hive: The Hive expansion lets you build and customise your very own beehive from the ground up. Optimise your resource-gathering to collect what you need to create a buzzing home. Use a variety of practical and decorative buildings to bring your hive to life.
- Mini-Games Galore: Being a bee means non-stop activity! Race through jet streams, collect pollen, perform bee dances, defend your colony from wasps, and tackle various challenges in an exciting mix of exploration and action-packed gameplay.
- Split Screen Co-op: Team up with up to four friends or family in split-screen co-op. Play through custom-designed multiplayer maps with both cooperative and competitive game modes—fun for everyone, young and old!
- A Vibrant And Peaceful Soundtrack: Soar through the world with a peaceful and immersive soundtrack composed by Mikołaj Stroiński, renowned for his work on The Witcher 3 and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
Bee Simulator: The Hive will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2025.
