Crash-land on Alternia and seek out friendships with two new trolls in Hiveswap Friendsim Volume Five. This visual novel adventure lets you navigate the harsh surface of an alien world while picking up Alternian culture amid urban hostility. Brush shoulders with trolls, chase connections, and explore unexpected romance in a friendship simulator.
The episodic series, set during Hiveswap Act 1 and penned by Homestuck creator Andrew Hussie, delivers quick sessions of survival and bonding. Play as an unnamed protagonist desperate for allies on this unforgiving planet. Homestuck and Hiveswap fans get a darker take on Alternian life through casual RPG and simulation choices.
Coming in hot and fresh from a distant galaxy to the digital media platform of your choice, it鈥檚 Hiveswap Friendsim Vol. 5! Now with two new trolls to friend and be friended by. Delve deeper into the hostile urban landscape of an alien world as you brush up on your Alternian culture. Experience thrills, chills, and perhaps even a little something extra as you swim the murky waters of troll romance. Bet you didn鈥檛 see that coming, huh? Romance, in a friendship simulator? Unheard of. People don鈥檛 romance their friends, that鈥檚 crazy talk.
Though it might not be what you鈥檇 expect鈥攖his romance you weren鈥檛 expecting, that is. So it might just be what you expected after all.
Sufficiently confused? Good. Throw down that dollar and allow us to explain.
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You just crash-landed on Alternia, and you鈥檙e DESPERATE for friendship! Anyone will do...wait, who are those two trolls approaching you?
The Hiveswap Friendsim is a quick, loosely-canonical visual novel adventure following the efforts of the unnamed protagonist (that鈥檚 you!) to survive and maybe even thrive on the harsh surface of ALTERNIA. Set in the time of Hiveswap: Act 1, this episodic visual novel鈥檚 opening volume, written by Homestuck creator Andrew Hussie, is sure to satisfy Homestuck and Hiveswap fans who are eager for a darker stroll across the Alternian landscape.
Future episodes will arrive regularly as DLC.
