# Hive \- The Pillbug

Summer DB entity ID: 62d5082a\-8a8e\-4b8e\-b8da\-1ace453400e9

Steam App ID: 258850

Hive \- The Pillbug is an expansion piece for the core Hive game\.    The Pillbug adds a lot of depth and new strategies to traditional Hive\.  While the Pillbug itself moves slowly just like the Queen \(ie\. one space at at time\), it does have its own special abliity:  It is able to pick up its neighboring pieces and move them regardless if they are a friends or foe\!  The Pillbug adds a whole new level of defensive and offensive strategy to the game\!    You can use the Pillbug in all of the game modes available in the core Hive game, including online, local, and games against the computer\.  You can also earn new achievements that can only be granted using the Pillbug's special abilities\!

## Game information

- Type: dlc

- Developer: BlueLine Games

- Publisher: BlueLine Games

- Release date: Mar 20, 2014

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: 251210

- Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Cross\-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Stats, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_28c38ea6f5dea57959c833058f91233baf5c1c15\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_b719d4c4e65ca477ba53d126d37a93bbbd8928d1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_e458cbaf3cd9439ef101c516f6ef547481068612\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_78c34666c9004d224259dfc58acca2646867b5ae\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_7d4caea29bd4bf820721f57d7d0302c8ba6e2233\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_44e0fe2100cb97ca052d9b2a90f231dc0a6f339c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_f027f08cfb7b933b34999664e4d2d6646123afba\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/258850/ss\_acaf3d6202e4c1c8367de138811e3455f1429439\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1483560612

- Price: 299 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: Not collected

- Steam review count: 11

- Steam positive reviews: 11

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/62d5082a-8a8e-4b8e-b8da-1ace453400e9/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/62d5082a-8a8e-4b8e-b8da-1ace453400e9/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T22:03:56\.720541\+00:00

- Player count observed: Not collected

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T22:03:57\.803457\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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