Beetown Beatdown Game Review

Bee Excellent To Each Other

Here at Beeple Mountain—I mean Meeple—we strive to cover the full hive of board gaming, from the hot s%#@ to the crustiest Dusty Euros. That includes spotlighting games still in the larval stage—early prototypes with big potential.

Beetown Beatdown is one such game, currently looking for a forever hive and expected to swarm onto Kickstarter in 2026. At first glance, the adorable, fuzzy bee art is enough to pollinate your interest. But step inside Beetown and you’ll quickly discover a no-holds-barred slugfest, dripping with bee puns and heartbreak. I came in expecting a sweet little bee game, perhaps something like Honey Buzz or Hive, but came out surprisingly delighted. Fellow friends of the hive will likely feel the same.

Bee-tween Two Ferns

Beetown Beatdown plays over three rounds, with victory going to the last colony standing. It’s a blend of area control, Euro-style resource management, tech trees, and worker placement. The game can end early if a player manages to build three or more hives. If no one achieves this by the final round, everyone technically loses, though some sympathy scoring rules let you crown a winner if you're feeling generous.

Each round starts with harvesting nectar and pollen from any…

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