<s>
Hiveswap	B-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
What	O
Pumpkin	O
Games	O
and	O
overseen	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Hussie	O
and	O
Cohen	O
Edenfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiveswap	B-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
girl	O
named	O
Joey	O
Claire	O
,	O
who	O
gets	O
swapped	O
with	O
a	O
troll	O
boy	O
named	O
Dammek	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Alternia	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
tries	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Hauntswitch	B-Application
,	O
will	O
feature	O
Dammek	O
's	O
adventures	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
Homestuck	O
comic	O
,	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
exist	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
storyline	O
with	O
only	O
"	O
loose	O
relation	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
and	O
involve	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
strong	O
initial	O
successes	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
experienced	O
numerous	O
logistical	O
,	O
chronological	O
,	O
and	O
financial	O
setbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
also	O
reached	O
certain	O
"	O
stretch	O
goal	O
"	O
amounts	O
,	O
whereupon	O
Hussie	O
added	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
onto	O
the	O
proposed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Game	O
Informer	O
show	O
,	O
Undertale	B-Application
developer	O
Toby	O
Fox	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
with	O
Hussie	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
contacted	O
to	O
write	O
music	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
Homestuck	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
back	O
in-house	O
"	O
alarmingly	O
well	O
"	O
under	O
Hussie	O
's	O
What	O
Pumpkin	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
greenlit	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
showcased	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
in-game	O
screenshots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Act	O
1	O
of	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
added	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotion	O
for	O
Act	O
2	O
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Troll	O
Call	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
troll	O
characters	O
slated	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Extended	O
Zodiac	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
288	O
symbols	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
astrological	O
signs	O
as	O
used	O
by	O
Homestuck	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
symbols	O
used	O
by	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
complemented	O
by	O
a	O
personality	O
quiz	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
quiz	O
taker	O
's	O
Extended	O
Zodiac	O
sign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Troll	O
Call	O
were	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
spinoff	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
Friendship	O
Simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
Friendship	O
Simulator	O
called	O
Pesterquest	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
Friendship	O
Simulator	O
ended	O
and	O
it	O
follows	O
MSPA	O
Reader	O
(	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
kids	O
and	O
the	O
trolls	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
webcomic	O
Homestuck	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
John	O
Egbert	O
and	O
Karkat	O
Vantas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
:	O
Act	O
2	O
was	O
unveiled	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
targeted	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
another	O
teaser	O
was	O
released	O
revealing	O
that	O
Hiveswap	B-Application
:	O
Act	O
2	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
