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Budgie's Bug Shop

Budgie's Bug Shop

A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!

Released May 25, 2026 Developer Moon Lagoon Platforms Windows · Mac SimulationCasualIncrementalIdlerManagement
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

96.7%positive1,048 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I was only going to try this game for 30 minutes at most... Ended up playing straight for 4 hours, finishing it, and completing almost all achievements in a single playthrough. The art and music design genuinely lowered my cortisol levels. 10/10 Totally worth it.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“8.5/10: It’s an enjoyable short incremental game with tons of bugs(?). It’s steamdeck verified, but I’d still recommend playing on PC. Catching the bugs with the trackpad is doable, just kinda fiddly. Using a mouse makes the whole thing way smoother! PS. best picked up during a…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A cool game - a bit too short for my taste, but the low price makes up for it.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

124all-time peak
0 25 50 40 avg · Aug 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

19achievements
82.7%median completion
53.8%rarest: Didn't Lift a Finger
98.7% of players 95.2% of players 88.3% of players 87.6% of players 87.3% of players 86.8% of players 86.0% of players 83.9% of players 82.9% of players 82.7% of players 82.5% of players 82.3% of players 82.3% of players 80.8% of players 79.2% of players 78.0% of players 76.9% of players 76.7% of players 53.8% of players 98.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.7%My First Dollar — Earn $100
95.2%Underground Market — Enter the Scarab Exchange
88.3%Scarab Savvy — Have over 20 unspent Cosmic Scarabs
Rarest badges of honor
53.8%Didn't Lift a Finger — Let your interns do all the work in a single round
76.7%The Bee's Knees — Max out all Scarab Exchange upgrades
76.9%Bugpedia — Discover every bug

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US5.99 USD
EU5.75 EUR
UK4.99 GBP
Australia8.75 AUD
Canada7.99 CAD
Japan700 JPY
Brazil15.99 BRL
China24.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.1 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$6.6

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 01, 2026
1.1 Patch Notes (a couple small QoL tweaks)

Changes Fixed an issue with incorrect glyph display in the details for the "Superposition" upgrade when playing in French. Added a "Total" counter to the Inventory menu in the shop that represents the

May 25, 2026
Budgie's Bug Shop is OUT NOW! 🦋

Hello everyone! We're thrilled to announce that Budgie's Bug Shop is out RIGHT NOW! In case you missed our previous announcement, the game has full localization in the following languages: French Germ

May 18, 2026
Budgie's Bug Shop is releasing on May 25th!

Hi everyone! We are excited to announce that Budgie's Bug Shop is releasing on May 25th , which is in just one week! of new features for the full release, including new bug mutations, mythical areas w

Feb 17, 2026
Demo out now!

The budgies want bugs, and they need YOU to catch them! Budgie's Bug Shop Demo here and let us know what you think 🦋

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresCasual, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Casual · Incremental · Idler · Management · Economy · Colorful · Relaxing · Shop Keeper · Arcade · Cute · 2D (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese
Achievements19
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel / AMD Dual Core @ 1+ GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX 550 Storage: 2 GB available space