Bug & Seek
Catch bugs and clues in this cozy bug-catching simulator, styled like an 8-bit classic. You’ve bought the local bug museum, abandoned after a mysterious robbery. Fill orders, build your collection, and upgrade…
Bug & Seek is an indie developed by So Peculiar, released 6 December 2023 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Mac.
What Bug & Seek is
Bug & Seek is an indie game developed by So Peculiar and released in 2023. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Being developed by a husband-wife dev team living in the woods, Bug & Seek is a relaxing, open-ended, bug catching simulator with a mystery twist. In Bug & Seek, you've just sunk your life savings into buying an abandoned Insectarium (bug museum)! Once the lifeblood of the town and its economy, someone stole all the bugs in the dead of night. Now it's up to you to catch and sell bugs to fulfill requests from collectors, neighboring towns, schools, and universities, all while building your personal collection. Become a master bug hunter as you level up your bug-catching skills, upgrade your equipment, and expand your Insectarium. Meet the locals and complete quests to earn special items and…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Bug & Seek launched on 6 December 2023, within three weeks of Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm and The Exit 8. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm, The Exit 8.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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