Bee Swarm Simulator

Overview

Bee Swarm Simulator is an incremental simulation game on Roblox created by solo developer Onett (Piercen Harbut). First launched in March 2018, the game has been running for over 2,925 days — making it one of the longest-lived hits on the platform. Players grow a swarm of bees, collect pollen, craft honey, and explore an expanding mountain map filled with quests, hidden treasures, and boss encounters.

The game falls within the Simulation genre and specifically the Incremental Simulator subgenre, where progression and resource management are core to the gameplay loop. Onett has published 5 games total on Roblox, though Bee Swarm Simulator is the only one with an active player base — the others, including a private test realm, serve as development sandboxes.

Player Count & Trends

Bee Swarm Simulator currently has 64,301 concurrent players, placing it firmly among Roblox's top experiences. Over the past 24 hours, CCU has dipped by 3,604 players, a decline of approximately 5.2%. This is a modest fluctuation consistent with normal daily cycling rather than a sustained downward trend.

The game's peak ratio sits at 0.54, meaning its current player count is roughly 54% of its recent peak — a healthy figure indicating steady engagement rather than sharp spikes and dropoffs. Its retention ratio of 0.0155 reflects the enormous total visit count: with over 4.27 billion visits accumulated, even a small percentage of returning players translates to tens of thousands of concurrent users at any given time.

The game is currently in a quieter period following the extended Beesmas 2025 event, which launched on December 25, 2025 and has been stretched into March 2026 with a promised Beesmas Part 2. Despite no major new updates in late March 2026, the player count remains robust.

Revenue & Monetization

Bee Swarm Simulator generates an estimated $724,754 per month in revenue, with a confidence level of 78% on that estimate. Annualized, that places the game in the range of $8.7 million per year — a remarkable figure for a single-developer project running for nearly eight years.

Monetization includes Robux shop offerings such as the Royal Winter Wonder Haul pack, introduced during Beesmas 2025, which features the Nectar Shower Vial — an item that grants 4 hours of every Nectar type to all players in a server. Onett has also shifted away from frequent time-limited codes in favor of permanent codes and gameplay-based rewards, a strategy that likely supports more consistent revenue by encouraging direct Robux purchases over free promotional items.

Growth Story

With 4,274,156,176 total visits, Bee Swarm Simulator sits in a rarefied tier of Roblox games that have crossed the four-billion-visit mark. It has accumulated 6,409,064 favorites and a like-to-dislike ratio of 95.6% (2,946,665 likes versus 136,923 dislikes), reflecting sustained player satisfaction over its lifespan.

The game's longevity is driven by a consistent cadence of seasonal events. The Beesmas 2025 event introduced new quest lines, seasonal items like Gingerbread Bears and Snowflakes, and quality-of-life improvements including the Offline Voucher — which lets planters, the blender, and gingerbread house continue working offline for 24 hours. The Ticket Voucher, rewarding top-100 leaderboard players with 100 tickets, added a competitive incentive layer. These updates keep the veteran community engaged while giving new players reasons to join.

How Bee Swarm Simulator Compares

Bee Swarm Simulator ranks in the 100th percentile within its genre, meaning it outperforms every other Simulation game on the platform by player count. It holds a Tier 1 classification — the highest tier — reserved for Roblox's most popular and financially successful experiences.

For an incremental simulator, these numbers are exceptional. The subgenre typically attracts dedicated but niche audiences, yet Bee Swarm Simulator has broken out into mainstream Roblox success. Its combination of accessible gameplay, deep progression systems, and regular event content has allowed it to compete with genres that traditionally draw larger crowds, such as action and roleplay games.