Bee Simulator: The Hive Announced for Nintendo Switch Featuring New Expansion and Co-op Modes

Untold Tales and Varsav Game Studios have officially confirmed that Bee Simulator: The Hive is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025.

This comprehensive edition combines the beloved Bee Simulator experience with an all-new, substantial expansion, titled The Hive, bringing innovative gameplay mechanics and fresh content to both new players and returning fans alike. Bee Simulator: The Hive incorporates the original family-friendly adventure, set in a vibrant, semi-open world inspired by New York City’s iconic Central Park.

Players take on the role of a dedicated worker bee, embarking on a heartwarming journey to safeguard their colony from various threats.

The upcoming expansion introduces major new features, most notably the ability to construct and customize a sprawling beehive colony.

Players can gather resources, establish outposts, and unlock structures to expand their hive, adding a deep layer of strategy and personalization to the base game. According to a statement from Untold Tales, The Hive expansion "adds significant new content and gameplay mechanics, enriching both the core game and the endgame to deliver a distinctly new experience for all users, whether or not they played the original Bee Simulator." Key elements of Bee Simulator: The Hive for Nintendo Switch include: - **Immersive Story Mode:** Fly through a captivating single-player campaign, taking sweeping flights across a meticulously designed world to protect your hive and discover secrets along the way. - **Dynamic Open-World Exploration:** Traverse every corner of a vast central park landscape, teeming with interactive elements such as people, animals, plants, and rival insects.

Players can unlock mini-games and collect resources throughout tree-lined paths, lively funfairs, and a bustling zoo area. - **Robust Hive Building:** The new Hive expansion empowers players to build and customize their own beehive from scratch.

Resource management and strategic outpost placement offer innovative ways to optimize your colony’s growth and survival. - **Diverse Mini-Games:** From jet-stream races and pollen collection to defensive battles and bee dance performances, Bee Simulator: The Hive is packed with engaging mini-games that enhance both exploration and action. - **Split-Screen Co-op:** Up to four players can join forces on a single Nintendo Switch console through split-screen multiplayer, enjoying custom-designed maps in both cooperative and competitive modes—a first for the series and a highlight for family gaming. - **Acclaimed Soundtrack:** The game's immersive atmosphere is elevated by a soothing and dynamic soundtrack composed by award-winning musician Mikołaj Stroiński, known for his acclaimed work on "The Witcher 3" and "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter." Bee Simulator: The Hive is scheduled for a worldwide digital release via the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch in 2025.

This announcement marks another milestone for Untold Tales and Varsav Game Studios as they continue to expand the reach and depth of their innovative simulation experiences.

For fans eager to dive—or buzz—back into a world of discovery, hive building, and collaborative gameplay, Bee Simulator: The Hive promises fresh excitement and replayability on Nintendo’s flagship platform.

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