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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“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“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“A cool game - a bit too short for my taste, but the low price makes up for it.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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.
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
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
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
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.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · Incremental · Idler · Management · Economy · Colorful · Relaxing · Shop Keeper · Arcade · Cute · 2D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 19 |
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