The Bug Butcher

Buy91%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Awfully Nice Studios · Indie · Jan 19, 2016

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy The Bug Butcher?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's a decent amount of replayability, even when replaying the same level.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, it's well worth the $8 asking price, especially if you have a friend you can do some couch co-op with.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Secondly, The crispy hand-drawn 2D graphics are full of colors and charm, excellent animations which go hand-in-hand with excellent sound effects.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although the difficulty curve seems to be highly polished, likely from player feedback while the game was in Early Access, I felt it didn't go far enough with the challenge.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fortunately you rarely find yourself overwhelmed thanks to the wide range of weapons and power-ups available.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core sound effects are well defined, but the thumping electronic music was hit or miss for me.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay86 reviews
Co-op73 reviews
Graphics71 reviews
Difficulty47 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Controls29 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
83% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend
Multiplayer
93% still recommend
Bugs
69% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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