The Bug Butcher

The Bug Butcher

Steam Deck Playable

Awfully Nice Studios · Indie · Jan 19, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $1.59.

91%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I thought the visuals were quite good in BB.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There's a decent amount of replayability, even when replaying the same level.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I didn't know anything about The Bug Butcher (BB) before coming across it in a bundle, but it has local coop available, so I was interested in playing it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story is pretty non existent.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The core sound effects are well defined, but the thumping electronic music was hit or miss for me.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics78 reviews
Gameplay77 reviews
Co-op72 reviews
Story and characters48 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
92%
Controls33 reviews
85%
Interface19 reviews
79%
Multiplayer14 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat43 reviews
91%
Bugs13 reviews
69%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.