Action · November 21, 2019

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2019)

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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is an adventure-RPG following three heroes, Vi, Kabbu, and Leif, as they embark on an epic quest in Bugaria in search of The Everlasting Sapling, a treasure that can grant immortality! Bug Fables combines colorful platforming with the heroes' unique abilities as they explore a wide variety of areas in the kingdom. Turn-based battles make use of Action Commands that can power up your attacks! Bug Fables, the critically acclaimed and Metacritic award-winning RPG, now includes the free Update 1.2! Experience new quests, new bosses, improved cooking and sprinting, and other mysterious additions! STORY Hidden within the foliage of nature lies a small but prosperous continent - Bugaria. Insects from all over the world travel to it in search of the treasure scattered across it. The most sought after of these relics is The Everlasting Sapling! Eating just one of its leaves can grant even immortality! In search of this ancient artifact, a brave team of explorers - Vi, Kabbu, and Leif - will travel across many different environments. In order to do so, they must work together to clear puzzles, defeat strong enemies and help the general bug populace! FEATURES Seven lush chapters of story following the heroes across Bugaria! Traverse vast overworlds that transition into turn-based combat! Use action commands with Vi's Beemerang, Leif's Ice Magic, or Kabbu's Horn to make attacks more effective or block enemy attacks! Turn the tide of battle with the Turn Relay feature to exploit enemy weaknesses with the power of teamwork! Explore unique areas including: The Ant Kingdom, the treacherous Snakemouth Den, the picturesque Golden Hills, The Lost Sands, and Vi's home, the Bee Kingdom! Utilize a cooking system to turn ingredients into items that can help you in battle! Engage in a Tattle System that lets you hear your party interact with each other as they discover all the secrets Bugaria has in store! Over 30 sidequests and 15 optional bosses!

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192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 147
  • Indie · 139
  • Adventure · 129
  • Action · 104
  • Turn-Based Combat · 79
  • Great Soundtrack · 67
  • Cute · 57
  • Story Rich · 56
  • Turn-Based · 53
  • Singleplayer · 47
  • Comedy · 34
  • JRPG · 28
  • Party-Based RPG · 21
  • 2.5D · 17
  • Colorful · 16

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.4k Steam reviewsTop 57% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Metacritic86/100Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles
Engagement hours20 h averageTop 25% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 5.4k reviews

5.3k positive · 163 negative

Metacritic

86/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

4.9k

Press Quotes

“I urge not only Paper Mario fans to give it the chance it deserves, but anyone that has ever picked up an RPG.” 100/100 – Gaming Trend “Do yourself a favor and nab this masterpiece as soon as possible, and see what all the buzz is about.” 10/10 – Pure Nintendo “Bug Fables might just be my favorite game that I've played so far this year.” 90/100 – RPG Site

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

20h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • German
  • Korean
  • Russian

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 21, 2019
DeveloperMoonsprout Games
PublisherDANGEN Entertainment
Base price$7.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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