Hiveswap: Act 1
- Developer
- What Pumpkin Games
- Publisher
- Fellow Traveller
- Released
- 14 September 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £5.59
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Genres: point and click , puzzle , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
Hiveswap is a hand-drawn tribute to '90s point-and-click adventure games. Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.
Best gaming PC for Hiveswap: Act 1 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hiveswap: Act 1 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Fellow Traveller on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 | Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
| CPU | Dual core 2.2GHz+ | Dual core 3.0GHz+ |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | 1 GB VRAM | 2 GB VRAM |
| Storage | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Hiveswap: Act 1?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Dual core 3.0GHz+ and your GPU is at or above 2 GB VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.