Steam app 1390190 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:26 UTC
APICO is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, APICO uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.
657 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
53 months, May 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 402 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 255 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
APICO was released on 20 May, 2022.
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72 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
- Fixed beebox crash in MP for some players - Fixed not being able to go 'up' from beebank input slot on gamepad - Fixed close button of menus opening menu objects underneath them - Fixed automatic quick-move target selection when only 1…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! 4.5.0 is now live! This update covers a bunch of outstanding bugs, as well updating the engine that finally updated in May this year, the last version of which came out in 2022! I also spent a lot of time doing performance…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Thanks to everyone for sending in their reports off the back of the last announcement - I've spent the last few weeks working through bugs old and new, as well as adding in some small QoL tweaks. As part of 4.5.0, I was…
Patch notesHello Beekeepers! Been a hot minute, hope you are all doing well! I've been a bit busy recently making a new game - Snacktorio! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902940/Snacktorio/ (It's a level-based factory sim about mass producing food…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Limited Run are doing a physical edition of the game for Switch*, PS4 + PS5! You can pre-order your copy now with the link below until 20th July…
ellraiserBug Fixes - Fixed an occasional crash with obelisks in the final chamber after using gates a few times
Patch notes# Multiplayer - Fixed a crash occuring when a host butterfly despawned of a species that a client hadn't discovered yet - Fixed a crash with map rendering when Windows cleans up memory
Patch notes- Update Steamworks lib to prevent crashes on some older MacOS versions
Patch notesHey Beekeepers, This is a maintenance patch for APICO to keep those pesky bees out of the cogs! Mostly bug fixes and some multiplayer tweaks, thanks to everyone who's been reporting issues
Patch notesHey friends! It's World Frog Day, which means Mudborne is now officially released!!! :D It's been a long time in the works since the original gamejam entry, and I'm really happy with how it's all ended up! I can't wait for you to all get…
ellraiserHey all! Some exciting news today! First off, I can officially announce that Mudborne will be releasing on March 20th, aka World Frog Day! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/22dd19fcf2bd4eab31a07293c131a20de94f03d2.png…
ellraiserHey friends! Excited to say that the playtest for Mudborne is launching now on Steam! You can request access over on the the store page here, just scroll down a bit to the "Join the Mudborne Playtest" section and click the big button!…
ellraiserHey friends, and happy new year
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Tis the season! If you haven’t already, you can jump in-game to experience the mini “hivemas” event, all the NPCs are joining in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38479320/cd554e94e6de5ee28e299ea38cab22313b28e3f5.png Bonk the presents…
Patch notesHappy Hallowbeen Beekeepers! You might have noticed a slightly spooky change in the world during this week and the next, as Hallowbeen is here! Bonk any of the grave markers for some unique spooky items including some new decor and dyes…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Been a busy bee with Mudborne recently (which had it’s new demo finally drop last week so you can play that now!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2355150/Mudborne/ Now that’s released here’s a few outstanding bugs and…
Patch noteshttps://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/dec64eefe91cc6dd7397d6d86607d53a54673b83.png Hey friends - IT'S NEW GAME TIME! I’m excited to announce that Mudborne’s new demo is out RIGHT NOW on Steam…
ellraiserHot fix: Fixed beebank output slots being outside the menu
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Just a small update to fix a few outstanding bugs, plus a couple quick QoL changes that are hopefully useful, including the hive tool now having a 2nd use with right-click to replenish frames, some better frame durability…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Quick update to fix a crash a few of you have been getting with the picker! Also did a tweak that might help performance, or it might not so let’s roll the dice - let me know if you get any weirdness ~ Ell Patch Notes…
Patch notesRebuilt textures for a couple graphical bits
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Couple leftover bugs that were raised over the last week or so! Thanks for all the reports, and also hello to all the new beekeepers who’ve joined us from the recent Daily Deal, I hope you’re all having a lovely time in Port…
Patch notesfix quick-store crash
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Some more fixes, including some bits that were on my backlog while I fixed the more urgent stuff ~ Ell Patch Notes General Changes Crystal chests are now valid distribution targets for hoppers, this totally won't come back…
Patch notesFixed radio bug causing game crash on start
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Just some other fixes and a workaround for people who didn’t get the final achievement proc! ~ Ell Patch Notes General Changes You can now retrigger the credits (+ achievement) by clicking on the obelisks Bug Fixes Fixed a…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! A few little fixes for the new update, thanks for everyone who’s been submitting bug reports!
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! The time has come for the final farewell, and with it the final of the three free content updates - A Hive Of Industry! This update introduces a new process for honeycore crystals that allow you to melt them down and reform…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Today the 4.0 update is here, just in time for World Bee Day (and APICO's 2nd birthday!). Here you can watch a pre-recording stream showing some of the fancy new automation machines and how you can use them!
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! APICO is part of Farming Fest, with a 60% discount on the game and all OSTs until May 6th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390190/APICO/ Unfortunately because of this event I can't schedule a discount on 20th May when…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! To get you ready for the final content update for APICO, FletchMakes will be streaming the new content along with me, Ell! Tune in here on Steam on Friday 26th April at 5PM BST to see a sneak peak of the new gameplay as well…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Exciting news today, I can reveal that the 3rd and final free content update for APICO, "Hive Of Industry", will be dropping on PC+Switch on May 20th, aka International Bee Day, aka APICO's birthday! This update will bring…
ellraiserHi friends, hope you’re doing well! It’s already the beginning of a new month, and you know the drill: it’s time for a new recap! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/bdce21235b28be3efb78caa9878e5319ec6f45fd.png Celebrating…
ellraiserHi friends! A new year is upon us, and it’s been a bit of a manic start with Ell moving house but we’re back on track now! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/8163af9c59f1c381e0922d334f5c828d8bd07ea1.png APICO Pet…
ellraiserHey beekeepers! As you might have seen in the last post, the final update for APICO will be adding pets! To celebrate, we had a competition to submit your own pet design - and we had so many (nearly 200!!!) wonderful submissions. Thanks so…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! So some exciting news - not only will there be little pets to collect in 4.0, but this is your chance to design your own and potentially get it added to the game!…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! As some of you might know, there is one last content update planned for the game - which will also be the last update for the game! 4.0, AKA, "Hive Of Industry" will see the honeycore process finally expanded, letting you…
ellraiserhttps://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/dabab6ce75751ba18bcf3a1fa3868807267a512b.png 2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped……
ellraiserHi friends! It’s almost December, which means it’s time to recap what happened last month! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/ec0d1a19b00afc098f396acade3785c699d4dc88.png Snacktorio: Ready To Order! The demo for our…
ellraiserI broke divepoints oops sorry
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Beeeen a busy bee working on the demo for Snacktorio but now that’s finishing up I had some time to work through the backlog of various bugs and some MP fixes - thanks for all your patience!! ~ Ell Changes Updated Steam…
Patch notesHi friends! A month passed by since our last newsletter, here’s what’s been going on! https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/624bbe0e33190577a681c055b7fe4bc5ae205d8b.png FROG CON We joined the Frog Con, an online convention…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Couple more bug fixes including a bunch of minor stuff I was putting aside in favour of more breaking issues! Thanks again as always to all your reports
Patch notesHi friends! September is already gone and oh boy, what a month! APICO’s second major update came out - “What Lies Beeneath” :D https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/43289866/c32134a60351a49f5cc4adb42e4d41da17c6611f.png APICO 3.0…
ellraiserHey Beekeepers! Some more bug fixes and a couple a tweaks, hopefully this should be all of the major stuff sorted out! I’ll still be doing patches but less frequently now as things have got more stable (especially after the influx of new…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Continuing to crush these (not nice) bugs as they come in, keep 'em coming >:) The game goes on sale today at some point for a whole week (valve are being all cool and mysterious and won't tell me what time), so if you've…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Few more fixes and tweaks, hope you’ve been enjoying all the new content so far :D ~ Ell Balance Increases the radius of the lure's grab area Decreased the speed of some of the fish slightly Crashes Fixed "variable…
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Couple quick fixes while you explore the depths, thanks for all the reports!!
Patch notesHey Beekeepers! Well here we are gang, the 3.0 update, aka “What Lies Beeneath”, is finally here! It’s been a long time planned and lot’s of things got in the way but here it is! As I’ve mentioned before, while the 1.0 is a finished game in…
ellraiserTune in here or on the store page to watch a silent playthrough of some of the new content! Update will be out at 2pm BST today
ellraiserEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| APICO OST (Bee-parture) | WindowsmacOSLinux | 07 May 2024 |
| APICO OST (Sea-sides) | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Oct 2023 |
| APICO OST (Bee-sides) | WindowsmacOSLinux | 02 Dec 2022 |
| APICO OST | WindowsmacOSLinux | 15 Oct 2021 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | APICO.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | run.sh | linux | ||
| Launch | APICO.app\Contents\MacOS\APICO | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | APICO | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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