Hive Jump 2: Survivors

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Released: Sep 10, 2024
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 03:55 GMT

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27 Nov 2024Developer post
Steam Autumn Sale and Bundles!
Hey Jumpers! The Steam Autumn Sale has landed, and you know what that means—DISCOUNTS! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is joining the festivities with a 25% discount. Yep, now’s the perfect time to jet into the chaos, survive the swarms, and squash some bugs. We also have a few bundles if
12 Sep 2024GamingOnLinux
Hive Jump 2: Survivors is an addictive blend of Vampire Survivors and Brotato with a Jetpack
There may come a day where I get tired of survivor-like bullet hell shooters, but it's clearly not today. Hive Jump 2: Survivors just released and I've had a real blast with it. Read the full article here:
10 Sep 2024Developer post
Hive Jump 2: Survivors 1.0 OUT NOW!
Jumpers! Today is a momentous day! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is leaving Early Access and launching into 1.0! We want to take a moment to extend our thanks to everyone who has supported us during this Early Access journey, as well as those who have provided invaluable feedback and re
Jumpers!
Today is a momentous day! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is leaving Early Access and launching into 1.0!
We want to take a moment to extend our thanks to everyone who has supported us during this Early Access journey, as well as those who have provided invaluable feedback and reviews along the way. Your input has been crucial in shaping this game, and if you haven’t yet left a review, we kindly ask you to consider it. Reviews are one of the most impactful ways to support indie games like ours, and we love reading them!
We'd also like to share an updated content roadmap and reflect on the progress we've made since the start of the year—none of which would be possible without your support!
Patch Notes
So, here are the patch notes and additions for the 1.0 build that is live now!
Additions:

New Level: Mushroom Forest and Harvester Boss
New Weapon: Chivalrous Arms
New Jumpers: Chivalrous Jumper and Deputy Jumper
Created a new tutorial for our new Jumpers.
Added a short narrative intro at the start of each run (This can be turned off in Settings.)
Increased the base chance of getting a challenge at the start of every wave by 10%.
Adjustments:

Scorcher's difficulty brought more in line with the rest of the bosses.
Improved player collision detection with Acid and Lava.
Removed reference of movement speed from Stringless Banjo Relic.
Adjusted decor in all levels to prevent Jumpers from getting stuck between them.
Wave 4's guaranteed challenge can now be 1 of 4 instead of 1 specific challenge.
Proximity Grenade's cooldown reduced.
Updated art for the Prepper Jumper.
Frozen Ordovicians' body parts should be properly colored upon death.
All Ordovicians, Jumpers, Equipment, Relics, etc should now have proper Codex entries.
Fixes:

Various store card stat display adjustments/fixes.
Various UI adjustments/fixes.
Fixed an issue when trying to close the store with no store or equipment cards available.
Fixed icons on Jumper select and Codex entry images for a number of Jumpers.
Various fixes related to different screen resolutions
Various text and font corrections.
As always, thank you for jumping with us. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 1.0 release, and we're thrilled to see how you attack the Harvester and fare in the Mushroom forest.
- Team Hive Jump
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06 Aug 2024Developer post
Hive Jump 2: Survivors 1.0 Launch Date!
Greetings Jumpers, Today is an exciting day - we are thrilled to announce that Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be leaving early access and jumping into 1.0 on September 10th! With the launch we will also be adding in a new oozy level with Mushroom Forest, a massive boss in the Harves
30 Jul 2024Developer post
Patch Notes 0.6.1648
Greetings Jumpers, It’s been a busy couple of busy weeks. Last week, we launched the Volcanic Wasteland update which brought a slew of new content and QoL updates. You can read more about The Volcanic Wasteland update here. We have a small patch rolling out today that focuses on
Greetings Jumpers,
It’s been a busy couple of busy weeks. Last week, we launched the Volcanic Wasteland update which brought a slew of new content and QoL updates. You can read more about The Volcanic Wasteland update here.
We have a small patch rolling out today that focuses on some small changes and fixes.
Changes:

Crushers' stats have been adjusted to create a longer and more engaging fight.
Health: 60k > 120k
Speed: .0165 > .02
Ground slam cooldown: 2 > 1
Ground slam damage: 25 > 40
Ground slam attack range: 3 > 2.5 (clustering of falling stalactites is now slightly closer to the player)
Dash attack range: 1.5 > 2.5
Dash attack duration: .25 > 1 (animation slowed down a little bit to make it a little less like teleportation.)
Dash attack cooldown: 5 > 4
Removed duplicate soldier from codex.
Health Regen permanent stat now says "0.25 per second" instead of "500%"
Player icon on minimap fades out on the end of the beam out animation.
Stalker minimap icon is now a diamond instead of a normal dot.
Mouse is now layered on top of the "controller disconnected" prompt.
Fixes:
Fixed an issue causing some stats to be invisible on some store cards.
Volcano plants shed the correct color leaves.
Fixed various UI issues when on larger resolutions.
Additional typo fixes.
Thank you for your continued support and feedback. It has helped the team to address issues and add improvements as quickly as possible.
- Team Hive Jump
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19 Jul 2024Developer post
Volcanic Wastelands Update Coming Soon!
Attention Jumpers! The dev team has been hard at work to bring you a meaty content update on Tuesday, July 23. What can you expect? More details will be shared next week but we can confirm a new map in Volcanic Wasteland, a new boss in the Scorcher, and lots of QoL improvements a
09 Jul 2024Developer post
Patch Notes 0.5.1481
Greetings Jumpers! The team has continued to listen to the feedback has implemented some great quality of life changes and bug fixes! As always, if something you want us to know or discuss, is not listed here please let us know in the Steam Discussions tab or in the Midwest Games
19 Jun 2024Developer post
Patch Notes 0.5.1310
Greetings Jumpers! Thank you all for the continued support and feedback on Hive Jump 2: Survivors. If you haven’t already please consider leaving a review as it helps make the game easier for more people to find! This update is a small list of changes around achievements. We'll h
Greetings Jumpers!
Thank you all for the continued support and feedback on Hive Jump 2: Survivors. If you haven’t already please consider leaving a review as it helps make the game easier for more people to find!
This update is a small list of changes around achievements. We'll have more updates coming soon. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.
Achievement Fixes
"Goo Economist" can no longer go into the negatives when spending goo at high difficulty levels

Description slightly modified for clarity: Save a total of 10,000 goo from store price reductions.

The sources of store price reductions come from 3 sources: Flash Drive relic, Free Store Reroll permanent stat upgrade, and Haggler's Coin relic
Any save files that were in the negatives have been converted into positives.

The 3 "reach 100% in " achievements now can be completed on any run (previously only obtainable in the first run)

"Personal Space" - reach 100% bonus attack range
"Faster Equals Better" - reach 100% bonus attack speed
"Jetpack Joyride" - reach 100% bonus jetpack duration
"Truly Untouchable" achievement is again obtainable

Avoid taking damage for an entire run
- Team Hive Jump
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04 Jun 2024Developer post
Patch Notes 0.5.1307
Greetings Jumpers! Thank you from everyone at Team Hive Jump for an amazing first week of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. The team has been loving the feedback and reviews so please keep them coming. If you haven't yet please consider leaving a review it helps a ton! The team has been ha
Greetings Jumpers!
Thank you from everyone at Team Hive Jump for an amazing first week of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. The team has been loving the feedback and reviews so please keep them coming. If you haven't yet please consider leaving a review it helps a ton!
The team has been hard at work squashing bugs and making various improvements. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.
Bug Fixes

Fixed a freeze related to leveling up at the same time as destroying a Hive Spawner.
Fixed the Sprinter Jumper's primary weapon.
Fixed visual Overshield bug when upgrading while it was depleted.
Added missing details to a few relics.
Changes

Minimap blips now update faster.
The Crushers' movement speed has been buffed to make them more of a threat.
The Frozen Tundra variant now correctly spawns ice variants of smaller enemies.
Collapsed different rarities of the same relics on the relics screen in the store.
Poison Grenades now have an attack radius indicator.
Renamed a number of relics
Additions

New Jumper art for Aerial, Huntsman, and Demolition Jumpers.
New art for a number of relics
New art for different types of Hive Spawners.
Added the word "goo" next to sell prices of equipped weapons.
Added icons to the player stats panel in the store screen.
Added Jetpack related stats to the player stats panel in the store screen.
Additional UI improvements and minor bug fixes.
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29 May 2024Developer post
Hive Jump 2: Survivors OUT NOW!
Hey everyone, Hive Jump 2: Survivors is out now in Early Access! We hope you enjoy all that Hive Jump 2: Survivors has to offer from enemy-frying jetpacks, waves of swarming bugs, and tons of alien goo for strategic upgrades. What is Hive Jump 2: Survivors? Hive Jump 2: Survivors
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/
Hey everyone,
Hive Jump 2: Survivors is out now in Early Access! We hope you enjoy all that Hive Jump 2: Survivors has to offer from enemy-frying jetpacks, waves of swarming bugs, and tons of alien goo for strategic upgrades.
What is Hive Jump 2: Survivors?
Hive Jump 2: Survivors is a sci-fi, action-packed, survivor-like, bullet heaven. After a squad of intrepid jetpack jumpers is decimated in an intergalactic ambush, a lone survivor sets out for vengeance while fending off endless waves of killer insects.
Play as different jumpers for unique builds and abilities. Collect amber and alien goo as precious resources to earn upgrades and mow down the hordes however you see fit. Your secret weapon? Jetpacks! Strap in, dodge incoming hordes, and maneuver around obstacles - one gory run at a time!
Why Early Access and What's Next?
Launching in Early Access allows us to keep building on the game with our players to bring the best version forward. Your feedback will help us create a worthy successor to the original Hive Jump, this time with a fresh survivors-like gameplay!
We also want to share what's planned for Early Access. While below is accurate today, things can change and the feedback that you all provide can influence what we prioritize and what we don't.
The major content included in today's release:

New Level: Frozen Tundra
Boss: Crusher
Enemy: Crawlers, Soldiers, Buzzers, Floaters, Bombardiers
Jetpack & Platform Improvements
Music Expansion
With that, once you've played we'd love to hear your feedback, let us know your thoughts either through the form linked here, Midwest Games' Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.
Thank you all for your continued support and we look forward to watching you exterminate the hives. If you like what you see in the game and in our road map, please drop us a review, it helps a ton!
- Team Hive Jump
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29 May 2024Developer post
Hive Jump 2: Survivors Live Stream with the Devs
Join Matt from Graphite Lab as he plays through the latest version of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. We'd love to hear your feedback, let us know your thoughts either through the form linked here , Midwest Games' Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab .
13 May 2024Developer post
Steam Endless Replayability Fest!
Greetings! Join Matt Raithel, Founder of Graphite Lab, as he plays through our newest demo as a part of Steam's Endless Replayability Fest! Be sure to wishlist the game and get ready, as Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be available May 29th in Early Access! Please let us know if you
06 May 2024Developer post
New Demo and Early Access Update
The fight for survival continues! It's been a productive couple of months since the last update. Today we announced that Early Access for Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be opening on May 29th, 2024 in conjunction with our publishing partnership with Midwest Games ! Most importantly,
The fight for survival continues!
It's been a productive couple of months since the last update. Today we announced that Early Access for Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be opening on May 29th, 2024 in conjunction with our publishing partnership with Midwest Games! Most importantly, we’re also excited to share a new updated demo and have a survey live here where we’d appreciate any of your feedback on how to keep improving Hive Jump 2: Survivors. In the meantime if you could wishlist the game it helps us out in a number of ways. Now on to the demo updates!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/
Features
New Jumpers have been deployed!

Cryo Jumper - This Jumper brings a chill to the heart of the hive, turning the tide of battle by slowing and stopping enemies, allowing allies to maneuver and strike with deadly precision.
Exterminator - Designed for dealing with dense alien infestations, the Exterminator Jumper is a formidable force in bio-control warfare.
Gold Jumper - This elite variant enjoys enhanced health and maximum equipment capacity, along with the ability to glean extra goo from pickups—a testament to its luxurious efficiency.
Marksman - Armed with precision-engineered mag slugs, this Jumper can eliminate threats from a distance, with their attack range increasing with every level.
Plasma - The plasma charger they wield sends devastating bolts of energy that not only damage but also forcefully repel enemies, with increasing knockback strength gained at each level.
Tank - Equipped with the Brass Blessing, a weapon as robust as the Jumper itself, this variant is significantly slower due to a massive movement speed debuff but benefits from considerable increases in health and defense.
Techno Jumper - This Jumper variant comes equipped with a Smart Turret utility, an automated defense system that provides both offensive and defensive support.
And more!
All new store interface with re-designed UI, new animations, and additional statistics!

The price will always be at the top followed by the content.
Three columns instead of quads.
Less clicks to see the info you need.
No more star ranks. They were confusing everyone.
Room for stats on the screen! Look at all those stats!
Item rarities are now identified!

Green - Standard Issue (common)
Blue - Enhanced Tech (uncommon)
Purple - Advanced Tech (rare)
Red - Quantum Tech (epic)
Yellow - Ordovician Tech (legendary)
New relics are available and certain item caps are in place.

Newly discovered relics!
Challenge Jetpack Duration Relic - Jetpack duration increases by 25% for every challenge completed during the run.
Hive Damage Relic - Increases grenade and weapon damage by 5% for every Hive destroyed during the run.
Grenade Movement Speed Relic - Increase how often grenades are thrown by the player's movement speed.
Power Relic - Increases the effectiveness of all other relics by 5%.
And many more!
Added Difficulty Options.
Changes

Redesigned the Relics Menu
Made the relic menu accessible on round complete screen
Input and UI adjustments
Revisions to healing potency of healing items
Adjusted and modified maximum capacities for some relics

Credit Card (more store options): 3
Crusher Claw (increases defense stat): 3
Expired Prescription (increases health gained from pickups): 5
Fanny Pack (increases max equipment slots): 1
Flash Drive (+1 free store reroll): 3
Aerial Shell Shield (increases defense stat while jetpacking): 3
Rusty Nail (increases pierce stat): 1
Store Price Reduction Relic: 10
Stringless Banjo (increases melee dodge stat): 5
Vial of Goo (reduces jetpack cooldown): 6

We've also identified quite a few bugs and have worked on deploying fixes in this current update! If you want to leave us any feedback on this latest demo, please join the Midwest Games Discord, or fill out the demo survey where you can give us in-depth thoughts.
Thank you all for your continued support!
- Team Hive Jump
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08 Feb 2024Developer post
Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Continues!
You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action rog
You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage.
Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike.

Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.
Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

Join our Discord
Follow on Twitter/X
Instagram, too!
Find us on Facebook
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07 Feb 2024Developer post
Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview Evening Edition
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.
You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike!

Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.
Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

Join our Discord
Follow on Twitter/X
Instagram, too!
Find us on Facebook
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07 Feb 2024Developer post
Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.
You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike!

Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.
Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

Join our Discord
Follow on Twitter/X
Instagram, too!
Find us on Facebook
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04 Feb 2024Developer post
Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe! Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environ
Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.
Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe!

Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.
Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

Join our Discord
Follow on Twitter/X
Instagram, too!
Find us on Facebook
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03 Feb 2024Developer post
Steam Next Fest Demo!
Steam Next Fest Demo is Available Now! Features Added the Major Upgrade Path . Unlock player upgrades to access even more powerful features such as additional player classes and special abilities for your jetpack. View your Active Relics in game via the Level Up and Wave End stor
Steam Next Fest Demo is Available Now!
Features

Added the Major Upgrade Path. Unlock player upgrades to access even more powerful features such as additional player classes and special abilities for your jetpack.
View your Active Relics in game via the Level Up and Wave End store menus.
Unlock new Jetpack Abilities including AOE damage and and Health Regen.
Activate new jumpers including the Runabout, Scout, and Bruiser Jumpers, each with unique starting equipment.
Equip new Jetpack Cells to buff your Jumper while using the jetpack.
Access the Survival Guide for gameplay tips and information.
All new music and sound effects for gameplay and menus.
Changes

Adjusted health and abilities of the core jumper sets.
Added color indications to any increased stats in the combine window
Added wishlist button and player feedback survey to Main Menu
Added red dot notification for new upgrades/codex items
Adjusted the color of the XP Bar to be Yellow to match the yellow store UI
Adjusted the color of the Health Bar to be Pink to match the health pickups
Added selected text animations at the start of waves to indicate any new threats
Added text to the wave complete store
Bugfixes

Equipment names that take up two lines in the store menu will overlap each other slightly.
Can move cursor off of only remaining shop item.
Jumper's legs are always facing down when jetpacking
Flamethrower goes invisible sometimes
Steam Deck: The cursor appears at the center of the screen and doesn't disappear when using gamepad controls.
Reroll cost is tough to read sometimes
Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your friends and follow us on social.
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Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello!
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21 Dec 2023Developer post
Demo Update (v.689)
Demo Update Available Now Our latest update includes some more quality of life updates. This includes refinements of the UI to improve legibility and clarity, more updates to the font map(s), and other bug fixes and optimizations. Dreamhack Beyond DreamHack Beyond is an all year
18 Nov 2023Developer post
Demo Update (v.682)
Demo Update Available Now Our latest update includes some nice quality of life updates. This includes additional UI to show stat comparisons when combining weapons, updates to the font map, and other bug fixes and optimizations. Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your