Bugsnax is a single-player adventure game in which the player controls The Journalist, a cryptozoologist who is invited by explorer Elizabert Megafig to join her expedition and report on the existence of mysterious beings called Bugsnax. Upon arrival, the Journalist finds the expedition team in shambles, its camp deserted and its members scattered over the island to fend for themselves after the disappearance of expedition leader Elizabert. The Journalist sets out to learn about Bugsnax on their own, bring the expedition team back together and find Elizabert in order to interview her, a condition the Journalist's boss Clumby Clumbernut left them if they want to keep their job.
Elizabert provided her expedition with (what most of the expedition team sees as) their main food source: Bugsnax. The gameplay lies in the Journalist's effort to take on this role by capturing and collecting Bugsnax with their various Tools and skillfull use of their environment. Capturing requested Bugsnax often ends up in their consumption and one of the main mysteries of Bugsnax is that they alter the body of those who consumed them. This is referred to as Snakification, which from a meta perspective is treated as customization.
Bugsnax was created by indie developer Young Horses as the studio's second retail game, following Octodad: Dadliest Catch. The theme song, "It's Bugsnax!" is written and performed by Kero Kero Bonito.
Bugsnax was released digitally on November 12th, 2020 for PS4, PS5, and the Epic Games Store, a physical edition from Fangamer became available in 2021. The Isle of BIGsnax update was released on April 28th, 2022. The release of the BIGsnax update made the game available on Xbox Series X/S, Steam, and Nintendo Switch platforms. On May 4th, 2023, Young Horses announced Bugsnax to be coming to iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS in summer 2023.[1]
Description[]
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
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?
FEATURES
Discover, hunt, and capture all 100 different species of Bugsnax using a variety of contraptions and bait!
Explore the diverse biomes of Snaktooth Island to track down and reunite the inhabitants of Snaxburg.
Follow every lead to learn more about Lizbert's band of misfits and the mysteries of Snaktooth Island.
Stuff your new friends with Bugsnax to customize them with countless new looks.
ABOUT THIS GAME
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!
Physical Game[]
Main article - Merchandise#Physical Game
The Bugsnax Physical Game is the physical release of Bugsnax for the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, and Nintendo Switch console. Every physical copy comes with videogame itself, a disc with a Sprinklepede design and a plastic casing, the Field Guide, the manual which is only obtainable through this purchase, an activity- and stickersheet that come with the Field Guide, a 15% discount coupon for Fangamer purchases of Bugsnax merchandise
The physical release has a set price whereas the digital release on Epic Games and Steam have varied due to those platform's tendency to hold sales.
Achievements[]
Main article - Achievements
Languages[]
Full Audio: English
Subtitles
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 English (USA)
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 Portuguese (Brazil)
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 Spanish (Latam)
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 Spanish (Castellano)
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 French
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 German
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 Italian
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 Polish
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 Russian
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 Korean
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 Japanese
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 Chinese CN
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Trailers[]
- Announcement Trailer
- Gameplay Trailer
- Launch Date + Voice Cast Reveal Trailer
- Launch Trailer
- Snakkolades Trailer
Promotional materials[]
Press Kit[]
Material provided by Young Horses to be used in news and promotional media[8]
Credits[]
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Updates[]
Bugsnax has had various updates and bugfixes since its release. The developers use their Discord as a way to give players easy access to troubleshooting and provided an accessible-for-all Google Doc which lists all updates and future plans.
Console releases need to go through testing and approval of distributors (Playstation, Sony) in order to ensure quality to its customers. As there if often a large queue and this testing takes a while, updates on console are big and more spread, while PC (EpicGames) has plenty smaller updates.
The Isle of Bigsnax is the first and final content update with the release on PC platform Steam.
- One dialog option of the Journalist was removed during Triffany Bones Up.
- A bug that made the game collapse on itself if one was to close the game during the events of The Quake was fixed after LeahCCinnamon made note of it. The characters would stare into nothingness and utter some default lines while the volcano was going off in the distance. Eggabell was not in town anymore. Going into the direction of Sugarpine Woods - the only accessible area during this event, had the player fall through the level and reset back into town.
- (Jan - March 2021) Floofty's German pronouns were updated after notice from LeahCCinnamon that gendered/male pronouns were used.[9]
- Fast-travel was introduced prior to PC (?May 2021) and was added to console on April 28th, 2022 with the Bigsnax update.
References & Notes[]
- ↑ Young Horses announcement post on twitter.com
- ↑ Bugsnax on Bugsnax.com
- ↑ Bugsnax on Steam
- ↑ Bugsnax Physical Game on Fangamer
- ↑ PS5 version on Fangamer
- ↑ PS4 version on Fangamer
- ↑ Switch version on Fangamer
- ↑ Press Kit on YoungHorsesGames.com
- ↑ The translations are oftentimes literal and are confusing to native speakers. It differs per language, of course.