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Press release:
Bruxelles, February 3, 2026 – Indie studio Optizonion is proud to announce that Hive Blight, its insect-themed roguelite autobattler, will launch in Early Access on Steam on March 9. The announcement comes alongside the release of a brand-new trailer, showcasing the game’s world, strategic combat, clan and units, and the growing threat of a corrupting fungal plague.

In addition, the Hive Blight demo is currently featured in the Tiny Roguelike event, running from January 31 to February 14. Optizonion is also participating in the event with Bounty of One, another title from the studio, giving players multiple opportunities to discover its roguelike lineup.
Hive Blight on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2886620/Hive_Blight/

Fight the Blight
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a spreading fungal corruption brought by the mysterious Fungomancer. Unite rival clans, build powerful synergies, and push back the Blight to save the kingdom from collapse.

Draft, Adapt, and Defeat Powerful Foes
Hive Blight features over 30 unique insect units, each inspired by real-life insects and defined by distinct abilities and stats, offering deep tactical variety across every run. Draft carefully, adapt to what each run offers, and build powerful synergies to face increasingly dangerous encounters, including challenging boss battles that will test your strategy and team composition.

As you explore a lush but perilous world, you’ll find many ways to grow stronger: acquire over 40 unique pieces of equipment and trinkets, uncover ancient powers at sacred altars, visit the forge, or take calculated risks with mysterious potions.

Unite the Clans, Shape Your Strategy
Each run begins by forming an alliance between two distinct insect clans, determining your available units, equipment, trinkets, and synergies.

The Vespadas focus on raw offense and debilitating effects
The Silent Cabbale specialize in poison and ambush tactics
The Sweet Symphoney rely on healing and seductive control

Clever clan combinations can unlock unexpected and devastating synergies, sometimes even surprising the developers themselves.

About Optizonion
OptizOnion is a Belgian independent game studio, officially founded in January 2022 by Axel (Bumpty) and Julien (Kobal). The team focuses on creating small-scale, highly replayable games centered on optimization. OptizOnion has published Chess Mate and the gamer-acclaimed Bounty of One, and is now working passionately on their next title, Hive Blight.