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The Bug Butcher

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App ID 350740
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Awfully Nice Studios
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28972227
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 02:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 January 2016 – 14:04:59 UTC ()
😎 85.66%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Awfully Nice Studios
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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
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Awfully Nice Studios
Store Release Date 19 January 2016 – 14:05:53 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 19 January 2016 – 14:04:59 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 September 2019 – 19:31:20 UTC () (1569699080)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 12 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1270839
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First seen on SteamDB 12 February 2015 – 09:54:10 UTC (), in changelist #891755

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 💥 Action 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🕹 Arcade 👥 Local Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 👤 Singleplayer 💥 Bullet Hell 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😓 Difficult ⚡ Fast-Paced 🚀 Sci-fi 🐰 Cartoony 🏽 2D 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏗️ Platformer 🐤 Early Access

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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  • 0 players right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 139 all-time peak 29 July 2016
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  • 9,735 followers
  • 1,080 positive reviews
  • 114 negative reviews
  • 90.45% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 8,367 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 85.66% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,080 90.5% positive reviews
  • 114 9.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 January 2016 – 14:04 Steam Release -
8 July 2016 – 13:54 ⇄ Indiegala: Friday Special #35 -
12 October 2016 – 18:01 ⇄ Fanatical: Demon Bundle -
27 July 2017 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Predator Bundle -

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