Hivekeepers

Hivekeepers is a strategic roguelike about building a bee colony and defending it from hostile insects. You gather honey and grow the hive during daylight, then hold off raids after dark across 10 biomes, each with its own hazards and native predators.

Build your colony

You decide which specialised bees to hatch, which talents to unlock and which rewards best augment your build. Bees act according to their own behaviors and goals: workers seek flowers and gather honey, gardeners tend flowers to keep them blooming, and nurses treat wounded and sick bees. Soldiers intercept invaders and fight to protect the hive.

The Talent Comb is a hexagonal board of 60 hive-upgrade talents. Its layout partially randomises for each hive, asking you to adapt from run to run. Unlocking every talent grants access to the Queen Rite, which lets you claim victory.

Survive the raids

Raids begin at night. Swarms of 30 enemy types, including 10 elites, approach from the map edges or burst through underground tunnels. If the defenders fall and invaders breach the hive’s core, the colony collapses. Survive a night to choose one of three randomised tactical rewards; defeating a raid or powerful elite also offers a choice of three unique augments from a pool of 32 rewards.

Biomes

Each biome brings its own challenges:

• Fragrant Meadow
• Dark Forest
• Winding River
• Murky Swamp
• Summer Islands
• Mushroom Cave
• Scorching Desert
• Snowy Arctic
• Furious Volcano
• Starlit Expanse

Endless mode lets you push your colony further.