HIVESWAP: ACT 2

HIVESWAP: ACT 2

What Pumpkin Games, Inc. · 2020 · Adventure, Point & Click, Visual Novel, RPG, Story Rich

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About HIVESWAP: ACT 2

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

HIVESWAP: ACT 2 is the highly anticipated second entry in the four-part series of narrative adventure games from the universe of Andrew Hussie's Homestuck. Hiveswap has something for you, whether you're a dedicated fan or just now discovering the fandom phenomenon.

THE DREAM OF THE 90'S IS ALIVE ON ALTERNIA
The artistry and humor of the golden age of adventure games meet hand-drawn 2D animation in this love letter to the point-and-click classics. Bizarre, beautifully illustrated alien landscapes and colorful characters make Alternia a joy to explore.

... BUT THE STAKES ARE HIGHER THAN EVER
ACT 2 brings your journey to a whole new level. Can you safely guide our naive protagonist through a world of murder, intrigue and villainous clowns? These aren’t the slapstick puzzles Joey grew up with – on Alternia, everything is a matter of life or death!

AN UNFORGETTABLE SOUNDTRACK
James Roach and Toby Fox (creator of Undertale) return for another genre-spanning original soundtrack. Bombastic orchestral arrangements and eclectic tracks score your adventure across this strange alien planet.

ALL YOUR FAVORITE FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Meet and talk to dozens of iconic characters from the alien race of trolls, who range from friendly to murderous. Make friends, solve their problems, and do your best to not get eaten! Your choices will decide the fate of your world and theirs.

A CONTINUOUS STORY
HIVESWAP: ACT 2 is the second of a four-part series set in Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck universe. If you import your save from ACT 1, the game will remember all your choices – and might even unlock hidden secrets. The adventure will continue on in ACT 3.

FUZZY ON ACT 1? NEVER READ HOMESTUCK?
No problem! Our in-game recap will bring you back up to speed on everything that you need to know to jump right into ACT 2 with a fresh save. No prior knowledge of Homestuck is required to fall into this immersive alien world. But you can still find and play ACT 1 on Steam as well!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 17, 2026
Big improvement from the first game. Couple more branching paths and minigames. The dialogues between Joey and Xefros are fun too. Many reviews complained about the ace attorney stuff, and it did go on for a long time while feeling a bit too difficult sometimes. But it was still a nice change of pace from the typical format, could be better though. There was a lot less flavor text though when using items on the environment, which is a mixed bag. At least the flavor text feels more special and less overwhelming, but now environments feel more empty, but I guess that's the tradeoff for having more npcs. The huge discounts make it definitely worth a shot if you're interested
Not recommended Jul 16, 2026
This game will never be finished. Andrew Hussie is a hack and Homestuck died long, long ago. All the Kickstarter money went into clown makeup and locating a new freshly 18 Vriska cosplayer gf. It has never been more over.
Recommended Jul 11, 2026
10/10 would get tricked by clowns again
Recommended Jul 11, 2026
This ♥♥♥♥ is fire, hyped for act 3
Not recommended Jul 9, 2026
looks nice. dialogue is ok. not fun really.
Recommended Jul 8, 2026
Super Silly and Charming game! Longer than the original Hiveswap Act 1 But still quite short and I beat it rather quickly. Beautiful artwork and funky music. Would recommend for both homestuck fans and non-fans.

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