Bugsnax is an adventure developed by Young Horses, released 12 November 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 16 hrs to finish.
What Bugsnax is
Bugsnax is an adventure game developed by Young Horses and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Irrlicht.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bugsnax takes you on a whimsical adventure 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? With the BIGsnax update, you can explore a mysterious new island crawling with supersized Snax! Back on Snaktooth, you can complete challenges from your mailbox, collect decorations to personalize your hut…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Bugsnax holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 71 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 16 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Quad Core 2.6 Ghz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and 2GB DirectX 11 Video Card (Intel UHD 620, NVIDIA GT 920M). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 7GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Bugsnax launched on 12 November 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bugsnax yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Dlc
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