Action · April 28, 2022

Bugsnax (2022)

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Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD? Features: Fill Your Pack With Snax! Discover, hunt, and capture all 100 different species of Bugsnax using a variety of contraptions and bait. Embark on a Tasty Quest! Explore the diverse biomes of Snaktooth Island to track down and reunite the inhabitants of Snaxburg. Feed Somebody and You'll See, We Are Whatever We Eat! Stuff your new friends with Bugsnax to customize them with countless new looks. Venture Deep to Seek the Truth! Follow every lead to learn more about Lizbert's band of misfits and the mysteries of Snaktooth Island. Come Back For Seconds! Seek out side quests and travel off the beaten path to test your skills against fearsome supersized Bugsnax! Make Yourself At Home! Complete challenges from your mailbox, collect decorations to personalize your hut, and most important of all: put hats on your favorite Snax!

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Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Creature Collector · 523
  • Adventure · 493
  • Singleplayer · 430
  • LGBTQ+ · 411
  • Story Rich · 408
  • First-Person · 400
  • Comedy · 399
  • Cute · 393
  • Exploration · 360
  • Puzzle · 349
  • Cartoony · 326
  • Colorful · 300
  • Casual · 294
  • Action · 291
  • Investigation · 248

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.4k Steam reviewsTop 48% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 49% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Spanish - Latin America

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 7.4k reviews

7.2k positive · 221 negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

7.5k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Supported

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Bugsnax is colourful, clever, and surprising - and you deserve to discover the deepest aspects of it for yourself.” Christian Donlan - Eurogamer “Bugsnax is a puzzle-adventure packed full of charm, mystery and a surprising amount of emotional depth.” 8/10 – Simon Cardy - IGN “Bugsnax is quite simply the cutest game I have played this year. Or possibly ever.” Jay Castello - Fanbyte

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 28, 2022
DeveloperYoung Horses
Base price$6.24 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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