# Wild Hive - Build & Survive — Bee Hive Strategy Builder

> Roguelike bee hive strategy builder and survival tycoon game. (iPhone/iPad app by Studio 42.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-hive-build-and-survive/id6745453949 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Studio 42](https://appshunter.io/developer/1242385136)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 152 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 265 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China) and 3 more
- Released: 2025-05-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-hive-build-and-survive/id6745453949/reviews.md

## What is Wild Hive?

Wild Hive is a bee colony roguelite driven by a ruthless honey market. Grow your hive, hatch a swarm of worker bees, and sell the honey they make on a realistic stock market. The honey quota climbs every year, and the year you miss it, your run is over.

You must send your bees foraging flowers in procedurally-generated locations, from the safety of Bluebell Woods to the rich, risky Alpine Meadows. Bee careful! They might not return home.

Then sell the harvest when the honey price peaks on the stock market.

Under the picture-book art is a deep engine builder. Silo upgrades, Royal Seals, and stock market bets stack into a colony that runs seamlessly, until the wasps come to tear it apart. Workers charge, mercenaries hold the line, and when the last defender falls they go for the Queen. If she dies, so does the colony. Wild Hive offers endless replayability.

Key Features

- Hatch, feed, and put to work a swarm of cute little bees (with huge personality!)
- Grow your hive and configure it with unlimited possible combinations.
- Buy Royal Seals in the shop once a year: permanent modifiers that bend the rules of your run.
- Trade shares in rival hives and lease out your own bees on the RAX (Royal Apiary Exchange).
- Settle 5 biomes, from fishing the Mountain Lake to catching apples in the Juicy Orchards.
- Unlimited levels and 7 tiers of difficulty to unlock. Each one rewrites the rules against you.
- 6 Queen bees to unlock and play as. Each Queen has unique attributes and powers.
- Or ignore the quota entirely in Endless mode and grow the biggest hive you can.

This app contains a free-to-play version of the game. There is an in-app purchase to unlock the full Wild Hive experience.

Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Build and upgrade hive
- Resource management
- Survival against seasons and predators
- Market mastery
- Global leaderboards
- Dynamic ecosystem

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wild Hive Premium | $2.99 | per month |
| Beekeeper | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Accountant | $1.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wild Hive Premium Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |
| Wild Hive Biomes Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |
| Beekeeper Lifetime | $3.99 | one-time |
| Accountant Lifetime | $3.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #154 in Top Free · Strategy (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-hive-build-and-survive/id6745453949/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Better UI needed

*2026-08-25*

Very good game concept. Screen size limits information. Totally missed how leasing bees for coins can have quotas deducted because the font size was too small. UI redesign for mobile platform is recommended.

When accessing the foraging fields, the interface gets blurry at times.

Also, please don’t bounce me back to the hive screen if I were to “sell all” of one type of honey. I was not done selling.

### 3/5 — Good game but...

*2026-08-25*

Game chơi có vẻ khá hay, nhưng phải trả phí đắt quá mới được chơi full.

### 1/5 — AI slop game

*2026-08-24*

Honestly not very happy with the game, it’s a typical AI produced game that basically has no life.

### 4/5 — Akkuverbrauch

*2026-08-24*

Das Spiel macht Mega Spaß! Leider wird der Akku beim iPhone sehr heiß und der Akku verliert zu viel in %.

### 2/5 — Way too easy

*2026-08-24*

Can make it through the whole game with out losing not really a game worth paying $13 for

### 2/5 — Bugs!

*2026-08-23*

Lost the game, start new game, old data still showing.

Harvested different types of honey but all went into one single type in the exchange interface.

Paid money for this. This needs to be fixed.

### 4/5 — Great game, but needs some refining

*2026-08-22*

Really fun game but it’s hard to navigate some of the panels (such as the foraging grounds) due to the app not responding when trying to scroll through it.

### 4/5 — Fab game but so tough.

*2026-08-20*

I love this game! Haven’t been able to beat year 14 on the first difficulty yet, even though I’ve unlocked all but one of the queens and 46/48 seals! I’ve been close, with around 500 of the quota left but it’s tricky getting the balance right. I really hammer the lease and dividends system , I think I just need the right combo but it’s a very small margin of success and luck of the draw with the yearly seal offering.
I feel like the future difficulties will be impossible if I’m struggling so much now. Perhaps I’m missing something.
Still a great game, I will keep trying.

### 4/5 — Cosy Game aber Ausbaufähig

*2026-08-20*

Eine Spaßige, net gestaltete Simulation, für jeden der an der Thematik interessiert ist empfehlenswert.

Wünschenswert wäre mehr Abwechslung, nicht nur durch Biome sondern auch neue Gegner, Unterschiedliche buffs, andere Bienen zum ausbilden usw. 

Nett fände ich es wenn zwischendurch Entscheidungsfragen oder ähnliches das Spiel beeinflussen z.B. wenn eine Biene auf Reisen angegriffen wurde oder etwas interessantes findet.

Die Deutsche Übersetzung ist ausbaufähig.

Danke für das Nette Spiel, hoffe es wird weiterentwickelt so dass dieses Potential ausgeschöpft wird.😁

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review. We will consider other gameplay elements which introduce more strategic decision making. I hope you continue to enjoy Wild Hive!

### 3/5 — Nearly a sweet little game

*2026-08-16*

There is a lot to like, bees are cool and the idea of running a hive with pretty graphics and amusing little bits of bees flying and the annoying wasps.  BUT the game is impossible to progress, each year you need to make a quota, in the early years this is fine, but it goes up by over 50% each year….. so once you are hitting Year 13, 14 the quota is ridiculous (six worker bees cannot make 1000 units of honey in one year….)… I may be playing it wrong but if you can’t progress on the basic level…..it is not going to remain a game for me, no matter how much I like bees!

## Frequently asked questions about Wild Hive

### What is Wild Hive - Build & Survive?

It is a roguelike tycoon and survival game where you build and manage a bee hive. You must master the market, gather resources, and defend your hive to turn honey into a global fortune.

### What are the key features of this bee hive game?

Key features include expanding and upgrading your hive with infinite combinations, stockpiling resources for survival through harsh winters, and defending against threats like wasp attacks. The game also features a real-time, living ecosystem with shifting seasons and predators.

### Is Wild Hive - Build & Survive free to play?

The game is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. These purchases can enhance your gameplay experience or help you progress faster within the game.

### What kind of challenges can I expect in this game?

You will face challenges such as surviving harsh winters, fending off wasp attacks, and managing resources effectively. The dynamic ecosystem means you'll also need to adapt to changing seasons, blooming and fading flowers, storms, and lurking predators.

### What platforms is Wild Hive - Build & Survive available on?

Based on the provided data, this application is available on Apple's platform, indicated by the link to their terms of service. Compatibility with other platforms is not specified in the description.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.65.1 — 2026-08-25

- Bug fixes.

### 1.65.0 — 2026-08-21

- Bug fixes.

### 1.64.9 — 2026-08-19

- Bug fixes.

### 1.64.8 — 2026-08-17

- Bug fixes

### 1.64.7 — 2026-08-16

- Bug fixes

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