Monarchies.io

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Monarchies.io is a bee colony strategy game where you grow a hive from a handful of bees.

Most strategy games hand you an army. Monarchies of Wax and Honey hands you a hive. Everything from foraging routes to comb construction is now your problem. It is surprisingly absorbing.

How to Play Monarchies.io?

You manage a colony rather than a single character. Bees go out to forage among the flowers, the honey they bring back pays for expansion, and the comb is built out cell by cell to house more bees. Growth is the whole game, since a bigger colony gathers faster but also needs more feeding.

Sandbox mode lets you build without pressure while you learn the systems, and Challenges set specific objectives to work toward. Logging in lets you collect honey between sessions and unlock more bee species, starting from the common Apis mellifera, each of which plays differently. The hand-drawn art makes the hive worth looking at while it grows.

Tips and Tricks:

Start in Sandbox: Learn how the hive works before taking on a Challenge.
Balance growth and food: A bigger colony gathers more, but it also eats more.
Sign in: Honey collects between sessions and new species unlock.

What Are the Controls for Monarchies.io?

Menus: click the hexagon buttons: How To Play, Sandbox, Challenges and Settings
Direct bees and extend the comb: click inside the hive
Build and colony options: the toolbar along the bottom of the screen

Monarchies.io is played entirely with the mouse.