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The Bug Butcher

App ID 350740
App Type Game
Name The Bug Butcher
Developer
Publisher Awfully Nice Studios
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (November 18, 2019 – 07:34:07 UTC)
Last Change Number 7221944
Release Date January 19, 2016 – 14:04:59 UTC ()

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

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User Tags

ActionIndieEarly AccessPlatformerCo-opFast-PacedGreat SoundtrackArcadeLocal Co-OpMultiplayer2DSci-fiDifficultSingleplayerCartoonyShoot 'Em UpBullet Hell

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Additional Information

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metacritic_name The Bug Butcher
controller_support full
metacritic_score 81
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-bug-butcher?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
clienticns e9bf5d06d22e7d1a49c8319cd616fb11d23677ac
community_visible_stats Yes
releasestate released
Store Release Date January 19, 2016 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
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Associations
  • 0/name: Awfully Nice Studios
  • 0/type: developer
  • 1/name: Awfully Nice Studios
  • 1/type: publisher
Primary Genre 1 (Action)
Store Genres 1 (Action), 23 (Indie)
Supported Languages
  • dutch/subtitles: true
  • dutch/supported: true
  • english/full_audio: true
  • english/subtitles: true
  • english/supported: true
  • french/subtitles: true
  • french/supported: true
  • german/subtitles: true
  • german/supported: true
  • japanese/subtitles: true
  • japanese/supported: true
  • polish/subtitles: true
  • polish/supported: true
  • russian/subtitles: true
  • russian/supported: true
  • schinese/subtitles: true
  • schinese/supported: true
  • spanish/subtitles: true
  • spanish/supported: true
Steam Release Date January 19, 2016 – 14:04:59 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time September 28, 2019 – 19:31:20 UTC (1569699080)
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Web Assets
capsule_231x87.jpgLast-Modified: October 6, 2015 – 08:34:09 UTC
capsule_467x181.jpgLast-Modified: June 3, 2015 – 19:18:20 UTC
capsule_616x353.jpgLast-Modified: November 30, 2015 – 15:30:14 UTC
header.jpgLast-Modified: September 20, 2019 – 00:51:44 UTC
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library_hero.jpgLast-Modified: September 28, 2019 – 19:31:20 UTC
logo.pngLast-Modified: September 28, 2019 – 19:16:41 UTC
page_bg_raw.jpgLast-Modified: June 3, 2015 – 19:18:20 UTC

Player counts

  • 4 players right now
  • 4 24-hour player peak
  • 139 all-time player peak July 29, 2016 – 21:40:26 UTC

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 0 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks 4.5 hours median total playtime
  • 0 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks 4.5 hours average total playtime
  • 50,000 .. 100,000 owners 10,331 followers

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Markers

Date Label
January 20, 2016 – 17:56:00 UTC 📜 Now Available on Steam - The Bug Butcher, 20% off!
July 8, 2016 – 13:54:00 UTC ⇄ Indiegala: Friday Special #35
October 12, 2016 – 18:01:00 UTC ⇄ Fanatical: Demon Bundle
July 27, 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ⇄ Fanatical: Predator Bundle

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
60891 The Bug Butcher Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
60892 The Bug Butcher for Beta Testing CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
60893 The Bug Butcher Store or CD Key August 27, 2018 – 17:00:31 UTC
73536 BAFTA 2015 CD Key July 25, 2019 – 18:48:45 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

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AppID Name Last Updated
393630 The Bug Butcher Demo June 14, 2018 – 11:16:08 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
350742 The Bug Butcher WIN 894.34 MiB
350743 The Bug Butcher MAC 903.35 MiB
350741 The Bug Butcher Linux 903.91 MiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1270839 August 9, 2016 – 18:53:54 UTC
development 1458248 November 14, 2016 – 21:03:00 UTC
localmultiplayer 674929
press for press pre release 970498
russian 945498
uitest 705712

Other

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baselanguages english, german, japanese

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch TheBugButcher.exe Default
Launch TheBugButcher.app Default
Launch TheBugButcher.x86 Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir TheBugButcher
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 48.83 KiB (50000)
maxnumfiles 10
savefiles
  • 0/path: SavesDir
  • 0/pattern: saveData.sav
  • 0/recursive: 1
  • 0/root: gameinstall

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
ACH_WON_10_GAMES BUG SQUASHER

Complete 5 rounds without dying

ACH_WON_100_GAMES EXTERMINATOR

Complete 15 rounds without dying

ACH_FLOOR_01_COMBO Floor 01 Combo

Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 01!

ACH_FLOOR_02_COMBO Floor 02 Combo

Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 02!

ACH_FLOOR_03_COMBO Floor 03 Combo

Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 03!

ACH_FLOOR_04_COMBO Floor 04 Combo

Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 04!

ACH_FLOOR_05_COMBO Floor 05 Combo

Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 05!

ACH_FLOOR_01_STARS Floor 01 All Stars

Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 1!

ACH_FLOOR_02_STARS Floor 02 All Stars

Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 2!

ACH_FLOOR_03_STARS Floor 03 All Stars

Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 3!

ACH_FLOOR_04_STARS Floor 04 All Stars

Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 4!

ACH_FLOOR_05_STARS Floor 05 All Stars

Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 5!

ACH_FROZENFACEHUGGER_KILLED KILLA DASH

Dash into a frozen face hugger enemy on the ground

ACH_ALLWEAPONS_UNLOCKED WEAPON COLLECTOR

Unlock all weapons in arcade mode

ACH_ALLPOWERUPS_UNLOCKED POWERUP MANIAC

Unlock all powerups in arcade mode

ACH_ALLPERKS_UNLOCKED PERK FANATIC

Unlock all perks in arcade mode

ACH_KILL1000_FROZENENEMIES FREEZE KILLER

Kill 1000 frozen enemies in any single game mode

ACH_KILL1000_MACHINEGUN MACHINE GUN LOVER

Kill 1000 enemies with machine gun in any single game mode

ACH_KILL1000_GATLINGGUN BULLET HELL

Kill 1000 enemies with the gatling gun in any single game mode

ACH_KILL1000_LASERBEAM BEAM MASTER

Kill 1000 enemies with the laser beam in any single game mode

ACH_KILL1000_ROCKETLAUNCHER EXPLOSION EXPERT

Kill 1000 enemies with the rocket launcher in any single game mode

ACH_KILL1000_CHAINLIGHTNING ELECTRIC WONDER

Kill 1000 enemies with the chain lightning gun in any single game mode

ACH_SURVIVE_1MIN_LVL6 SURVIVOR LEVEL 6

Survive 45 seconds without shooting on level 6 in HARD

ACH_SURVIVE_1MIN_LVL9 SURVIVOR LEVEL 9

Survive 30 seconds without shooting on level 9 in HARD

ACH_SURVIVE_1MIN_LVL22 SURVIVOR LEVEL 22

Survive 60 seconds without shooting on level 22 in HARD

ACH_SCIENTIST_LVL10 GUARD LEVEL 10

Don't let the spider touch a scientist on level 10

ACH_SCIENTIST_LVL8 GUARD LEVEL 8

Don't let the spider touch a scientist on level 8

ACH_SCIENTIST_LVL21 GUARD LEVEL 21

Don't let the spider touch a scientist on level 21

ACH_POWERUP_FREE_LVL6 POWERUP KEEPER LEVEL 6

Don't use any powerup in level 6

ACH_POWERUP_FREE_LVL12 POWERUP KEEPER LEVEL 12

Don't use any powerup in level 12

ACH_POWERUP_FREE_LVL18 POWERUP KEEPER LEVEL 18

Don't use any powerup in level 18

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
NumGames Times Played 0
NumWins Number of Wins 0
NumLosses Number of Losses 0
floor_01_combo Combo for Floor 01 0
floor_02_combo Combo for Floor 02 0
floor_03_combo Combo for Floor 03 0
floor_04_combo Combo for Floor 04 0
floor_05_combo Combo for Floor 05 0
floor_01_stars Stars for Floor 01 0
floor_02_stars Stars for Floor 02 0
floor_03_stars Stars for Floor 03 0
floor_04_stars Stars for Floor 04 0
floor_05_stars Stars for Floor 05 0
frozenEnemiesKilled Frozen Enemies Killed 0
enemiesKilledWithGatlingGun Enemies Killed with Gatling Gun 0
enemiesKilledWithMachiineGun Enemies Killed with Machine Gun 0
enemiesKilledWithLaserBeam Enemies Killed with Laser Beam 0
enemiesKilledWithRocketLauncher Enemies Killed with Rocket Launcher 0
enemiesKilledWithChainLighting Enemies Killed with Chain Lighting gun 0
frozenFacehuggerDashed frozenFacehuggerDashed 0
powerupsUsed_level_6 Powerups used in level 6 1
powerupsUsed_level_12 Powerups used in level 12 1
powerupsUsed_level_18 Powerups used in level 18 1
survival_level_6 Seconds Survived in level 6 0
survival_level_10 Seconds Survived in level 10 0
survival_level_21 Seconds Survived in level 21 0
scientistTouched_level_5 Scientist touched by spider in level 5 1
scientistTouched_level_13 Scientist touched by spider in level 13 1
scientistTouched_level_23 Scientist touched by spider in level 23 1