Bee Simulator

78%
Game Brain Score Based on 526 reviews
  • story
  • graphics
  • gameplay
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In Bee Simulator, you are a bee participating in missions for your hive, racing your sisters, and defending against enemies. With a focus on air acrobatics, you'll perform the waggle dance to guide your swarm, all while saving your home from being cut down. The game offers a unique perspective into the life of bees, filled with challenges and beautiful environments.

  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC
  • Play​station 4
  • Play​station 5
  • Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S
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  • Xbox
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Reviews

78%
Audience ScoreBased on 526 reviews
story50 positive mentions
stability16 negative mentions
  • Educational and great for kids, making it a fun introduction to video games.
  • Beautiful graphics and charming voice acting enhance the overall experience.
  • Offers a relaxing gameplay experience with various mini-games and side quests.
  • The game is very short, with the main story taking only a couple of hours to complete.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive and simplistic, lacking depth and challenge.
  • Controller support is problematic, and there are numerous bugs that affect gameplay.
  • story224 mentions

    The game's story is generally described as charming and engaging, focusing on the life of bees and featuring a variety of side quests. However, many players find the main storyline disappointingly short, typically taking only 2-4 hours to complete, which leaves them wanting more depth and content. While the visuals and themes are appreciated, the overall narrative is seen as lacking in complexity and replayability, making it feel more suited for a younger audience.

    • “The story is lovely.”
    • “It's fun, has a great storyline, achievements, and you can learn more about our beloved bees.”
    • “The art and storyline in this game are absolutely beautiful.”
    • “The main story is extremely short and not very captivating.”
    • “I could have even been neutral about it if the story wasn't so devastatingly short, but it was short... so short.”
    • “The story is very quick and isn't that engaging.”
  • graphics68 mentions

    The graphics of the game are generally praised for their charm and beauty, with many users highlighting the cute art style and engaging visuals. However, some players experienced performance issues, such as lag and low-quality graphics on less powerful PCs, which detracted from the overall experience. While the visuals are appealing, there are occasional inconsistencies, such as "pop-in" effects with vegetation, that can impact immersion.

    • “The graphics are beautiful, and it's family friendly.”
    • “The graphics are gorgeous and cute.”
    • “The graphics and audio are amazing, very engaging, and the flying is very fun.”
    • “Graphics are extremely laggy once you get out of the hive.”
    • “Keep in mind though, you will need a higher-end PC to be able to run it, unless you want the lowest graphics which look absolutely horrible.”
    • “But anyway back to this game, only warnings I'd give is the graphics aren't as good as the screenshots (not sure if that's because they look better smaller) & it is very short.”
  • gameplay60 mentions

    The gameplay is generally described as simple, relaxing, and family-friendly, featuring a variety of mini-games and decent mechanics, but it suffers from repetitiveness and a lack of depth. While some players appreciate its educational aspects and casual nature, others find it too mechanically simplistic and feel it doesn't justify its price, especially given the short playtime. Overall, it seems best suited for younger audiences or those seeking a light, quick gaming experience.

    • “The gameplay is simple enough and relaxing.”
    • “The main story is compelling, and the gameplay is fun in a way you don't see too often in games these days.”
    • “The game itself has beautiful graphics, fantastic music, good writing, and relaxing casual gameplay, a bit lacking in depth.”
    • “I platinumed the game and honestly didn't really enjoy it. The game is too mechanically simple for some of the achievements, and it really feels like a laundry list of repetition.”
    • “The gameplay is just too repetitive and boring.”
    • “Beyond that, the gameplay is cumbersome, boring, and repetitive with far too many notes taken from Superman 64.”
  • music28 mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its relaxing and uplifting qualities, enhancing the overall experience with a mix of chill and energetic tracks that suit various gameplay moments. Players appreciate the beautiful soundtrack, particularly during free roam and the unique 'beemode,' which adds a dreamy ambiance. Overall, the music complements the game's stunning graphics and casual gameplay, contributing to a pleasant and immersive atmosphere.

    • “The music is so uplifting and the voices are adorable.”
    • “The music is relaxing and the environments are a pleasure to encounter and explore.”
    • “The soundtrack when flying around in free roam is just beautiful and very relaxing to listen to.”
    • “And when you go into 'beemode' (when you go into this mode, your eyesight changes to a hexagonal view, the way a bee would see things, and all plants that can be gathered are highlighted in a specific colour, depending on their rarity, making it easier for them to spot and identify), the soundtrack becomes more subtle and muffled, making it sound dreamy and beautiful :)”
  • emotional16 mentions

    The game evokes strong emotional responses through its wholesome narrative and engaging gameplay, making players feel a sense of joy and connection to the bee colony. With a variety of fun activities and a heartwarming story, it successfully captures the essence of camaraderie and adventure, leaving players with a positive and uplifting experience. The voice acting adds to the charm, enhancing the overall emotional impact of the game.

    • “Fun flight game, easy mini-games and heart-warming story.”
    • “Terrific variety of actions to perform, everything from bee-on-hornet aerial combat to wholesome dancing with fellow bees to help them get back home.”
    • “Atop all of this there is a wholesome story where the sheer emotion of the bee colony is felt with every flap of their wings, truly a masterpiece.”
  • stability16 mentions

    The game exhibits notable stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and occasional freezes that can disrupt progress and affect achievements. While these issues are generally not game-breaking, they can make completing the game and obtaining achievements more tedious and frustrating. Community workarounds exist, but the overall experience is marred by these stability concerns.

    • “This is the main negative aspect of this game in my opinion; it is pretty buggy at times and sometimes challenges do reset or you slightly lose some progress if you go back to the main menu.”
    • “I don’t feel I can 100% the game because it’s also literally buggy as well as thematically, and it will make getting all the achievements more tedious than rewarding.”
    • “The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs/glitches.”
  • humor16 mentions

    The game is widely praised for its humor, with players enjoying the quirky and whimsical portrayal of bee life, including amusing interactions with eccentric human characters and comical wasp enemies. While some found certain repetitive actions, like stinging, less engaging, the overall comedic tone and dialogue, particularly between characters, contribute to a lighthearted and entertaining experience.

    • “🐝 A small exciting adventure for a couple of hours, which offers you to feel like a real bee, but in a more fabulous and funny way.”
    • “The wasps are hilarious enemies.”
    • “There were some accuracies about bees I really appreciated and some things I wasn't keen on, like stinging people repeatedly and them barely reacting (even if the humans are pretty funny and weird in this game).”
    • “You're not funny!”
    • “You're not funny!”
    • “You're not funny!”
  • replayability14 mentions

    The game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it limited due to a restrictive save file system and a focus on achieving 100% completion after the main story, others appreciate the variety of unlockables that enhance replay value. Overall, it seems that while there are elements that encourage replaying, significant limitations detract from the experience.

    • “This game is infinitely replayable.”
    • “There is quite a fair amount to unlock, so replayability is not an issue.”
    • “Most other insect games like this one take replayability into account much more.”
    • “This game has not very good replayability due to the save file limit being abysmal and you basically just go for the 100% after you beat the story.”
    • “Most other insect games like this one, from what I've seen, do take replayability into account a lot more.”
    • “Overall 8/10, you'd get the extra stars if it weren't for the replayability.”
  • grinding12 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mix of tediousness and comfort, as collecting pollen can feel slow and repetitive, especially when aiming for 100% completion. The challenges, particularly the requirement to gather 3,000 pollen, are noted as particularly laborious, compounded by issues like a limited compass range that makes exploration frustrating. Overall, while some enjoy the chill nature of the grinding, many feel it detracts from the overall enjoyment due to its repetitiveness and bugs.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “Now as far as achievements go, if you want to 100% this game and unlock all achievements, the challenges and the achievement where you're required to collect 3k pollen do get very tedious after a while.”
    • “Trying to track down the last few locations across the whole map while the compass range is short makes it tedious.”
    • “I don’t feel I can 100% the game because it’s also literally buggy as well as thematically, and it will make getting all the achievements more tedious than rewarding.”
  • atmosphere2 mentions

    The atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive depiction of natural environments, including forests and meadows, alongside the challenges of survival in the wild. This setting creates a compelling backdrop that enhances the overall gaming experience.

    • “You could really make a great game with the atmosphere of the forest, meadows, wild animals, and the realities of survival.”
  • optimization2 mentions

    The game features some typical bugs and optimization issues, but none are considered overly critical, suggesting that while improvements could be made, the overall experience remains largely intact.

    • “The game also has the expected bugs and optimization issues, but nothing overly critical.”
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Play time

6hMedian play time
5hAverage play time
2-7hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs

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