Hiveswap: Act 1

Hiveswap: Act 1 is a point-and-click adventure set in 1994. Monsters surround Joey Claire’s home, and her brother Jude is trapped in his treehouse. As Joey, you must get out of your room and discover where the monsters came from and how to deal with them.

Explore and solve

You explore strange homes and rooms filled with secrets, learning about the characters through their surroundings. The game is designed around the conventions of ’90s adventure games, with unique responses to everything you can try and without requiring dream-logic solutions or repeated item-combination attempts.

Characters and world

You play as Joey Claire, a teen trapped in her room, and Jude Harley, her kid brother, who is stuck in his treehouse. The description also introduces Xefros Tritoh as an alien rebel. The game is set in Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck universe, though Homestuck has not yet been invented in the game’s 1994 setting.

Art and music

The game uses hand-animated two-dimensional art, with detailed environments and rendered character animations. Its soundtrack spans multiple genres and includes contributions from Toby Fox, a third-wave ska song and a garage rock duo.

The series

Hiveswap: Act 1 is the first entry in a four-part series. Save progress can carry across chapters and between Hiveswap and its companion game, Hauntswitch, along with your story, choices, friendships and rivalries. Once both games are released, they can be played in either order.