Bugsnax

 PC
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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 63
  3. Negative: 14 out of 63

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  1. OldCrotchety
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    Fairly fun, but it feels incomplete. All of the character arcs feel like they end sort of abruptly. I liked the voice acting, but I didn't like the writing much. Octodad is much better in almost every way IMO. The gameplay was more fun. The story, though sparse, was more fun in Octodad too. I'm not totally sure who the intended audience is.
  2. grihajedy
    Apr 28, 2022
    7
    I don’t even know what to write, so don't judge too harshly) Surely my review will not be very useful, but here are my thoughts:

    I don't like it when people say "games are for kids". But that's it about this game, I don't know how else to say) The studio's previous game, "Octodad", was a story-driven project with fun gameplay for all ages. There, the octopus lived in the ordinary world    I don’t even know what to write, so don't judge too harshly) Surely my review will not be very useful, but here are my thoughts:

    I don't like it when people say "games are for kids". But that's it about this game, I don't know how else to say)
    The studio's previous game, "Octodad", was a story-driven project with fun gameplay for all ages. There, the octopus lived in the ordinary world and pretended to be a man, and here some Teletubbies with people's problems walking and catch alive bugs, well, it seems to me that the studio took some wrong course.
    Here we have a very simple first person game, where you have to walk, set traps, and catch insects according to timings, different bugs are caught in different ways, so in each new task you will have to figure out how exactly catch them. The same simple, unremarkable visual style, and plot (We are a journalist, we come to find out the stories of local eaters of live fruits). Locations are small.
    But everything seems to work, the gameplay is not annoying, for children, or, if you really like this concept, you can take it, but for me, for example Slime Rancher is much more interesting and stylish, I still expect a new masterpiece from "Young Horses", older, more unique.
    (By the way, this is not exactly new game, it has been on sale in Epic games for the Mac platform for more than a year).

    Subscribe on my Steam Curators page:
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    Не знаю даже, что написать, так что не судите строго) Наверняка мой обзор будет не очень полезным, но вот мои мысли:

    Не люблю, когда говорят, что "игры - это для детей". Но вот именно про эту игру, не знаю как по-другому сказать)
    Предыдущая игра студии - "Octodad", была сюжетной историей с забавным геймплеем для всех возрастов. Там осьминог жил в обычном мире и притворялся человеком, а тут какие-то телепузики с проблемами людей ходят и ловят живых жуков, ну, мне кажется, студия свернула немного не туда.
    Тут у нас очень простая игра от первого лица, где надо ходить, ставить ловушки, и вылавливать по таймингам насекомых, по ходу нам открывается новое снаряжение, разные жуки ловятся по-разному, так что в каждом новом задании придётся ещё самому додумывать, как именно их поймать. Такой же простой ничем не выделяющийся визуальный стиль, и сюжет (Мы журналист, приезжаем, чтобы узнать истории местных пожирателей живых фруктов). Локации небольшие.
    А так вроде всё работает, геймплей не раздражает, для детей, или, если вам очень нравится такая концепция, взять можно, но по мне тот же Slime Rancher гораздо интереснее и стильнее, я всё-таки жду от "Young Horses" нового шедевра, повзрослее, поуникальнее.
    (Кстати, это не совсем новинка, она больше года продавалась в Epic games для платформы Mac).    … Expand
  3. Sanek2018ru
    Jun 22, 2022
    6
    The game is pretty mediocre. During the game, it literally drives into despair.
  4. 638356
    May 1, 2023
    6
    The Bugsnax catching is well made and even kind of addicting, but here are some negative things:

    - The story and the characters are extremely shallow - In the dialogues, you are sometimes given choices and the game pretends that it would make a difference, but in fact in doesn't make any difference what you choose I'm those dialogies. I hate that in games. - The graphics seem old. Why do    The Bugsnax catching is well made and even kind of addicting, but here are some negative things:

    - The story and the characters are extremely shallow
    - In the dialogues, you are sometimes given choices and the game pretends that it would make a difference, but in fact in doesn't make any difference what you choose I'm those dialogies. I hate that in games.
    - The graphics seem old. Why do you not use Unreal Engine?    … Expand

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Jul 15, 2022
    70
    You shouldn’t play with your food, but it’s necessary when dealing with the creatures of Snaktooth Island. While the creative design and catchy music are tasty side dishes, Bugsnax‘s main course of monster-catching gets a tad stale before the end.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Dec 3, 2020
    80
    And underlying it all, the one thing that didn't take us by surprise: the old catch-'em-all urge, as moreish as ever. Whether it's tickling your head or your heart, Bugsnax ensures they're never empty calories. [Issue#353, p.116]
  3. 3DJuegos
    Nov 27, 2020
    70
    A rare but original adventure tha combines exploration, capture, conversations and a disturbing sense of humor. Try it if you want something different.
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