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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fascinating little RPG that transcends Paper Mario in many ways. 100% recommend. Chompy carries the entire team.”
“If you're someone who replays Paper Mario 1/TTYD every so often with the only wish that it was a bit more challenging, play this game. (specifically on hard mode) A perfect spiritual successor to those two games with…”
“tl;dr: 9.5/10 +The story is well-written +Entertaining platforming and puzzle sequences +Great fighting system +The soundtrack +2D sprites are fantastic +...even has a fun card game -Minor problems in few particular…”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“tl;dr: 9.5/10 +The story is well-written +Entertaining platforming and puzzle sequences +Great fighting system +The soundtrack +2D sprites are fantastic +...even has a fun card game -Minor problems in few particular…”
“I'm a huge fan of TTYD, this game is far better in every way, Story's just incredible, as character development, Gameplay's perfect, Difficulty is present on the basis level, but can also be put higher with medals for…”
“Awsome plot, the story just keeps making me beg for more awsners Awsome gameplay Actually "difficult" The soundtrack has it's peak and chill moments perfect balance”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“tl;dr: 9.5/10 +The story is well-written +Entertaining platforming and puzzle sequences +Great fighting system +The soundtrack +2D sprites are fantastic +...even has a fun card game -Minor problems in few particular…”
“I got this game many years ago and stopped partway through my initial playthrough, and upon revisiting it I decided to start a fresh save. I almost immediately fell back in love with this game, it has such a beautiful…”
“> Paper Mario with bugs? ## Why - Combat is turn based but interactive, has some per-enemy strategies - The art style looks basic at first but grows on you - Light puzzle-solving and platforming mixes things up - You…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you're someone who replays Paper Mario 1/TTYD every so often with the only wish that it was a bit more challenging, play this game. (specifically on hard mode) A perfect spiritual successor to those two games with…”
“I'm a huge fan of TTYD, this game is far better in every way, Story's just incredible, as character development, Gameplay's perfect, Difficulty is present on the basis level, but can also be put higher with medals for…”
“Playing this game on hard mode is the most fun I have had in ages. Badges actually matter. Consumables matter. Using the right abilities at the right time matter. It's hard to find a game so challenging yet so…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“tl;dr: 9.5/10 +The story is well-written +Entertaining platforming and puzzle sequences +Great fighting system +The soundtrack +2D sprites are fantastic +...even has a fun card game -Minor problems in few particular…”
“Awsome plot, the story just keeps making me beg for more awsners Awsome gameplay Actually "difficult" The soundtrack has it's peak and chill moments perfect balance”
“Very cute game with so much character in it. Story is good and the music is fantastic. 10/10 would recommend if you like turn based gameplay.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“> Paper Mario with bugs? ## Why - Combat is turn based but interactive, has some per-enemy strategies - The art style looks basic at first but grows on you - Light puzzle-solving and platforming mixes things up - You…”
“This game blows. Not nearly enough healing sources and it's clunky as hell. At least two thirds of all enemies have at least 1 defenses, often more, so your attacks do next to nothing while suffering a death of a…”
“Like everybody else - if you like the Paper Mario games with their fun turn based battle system, and witty banter - this is right up your alley! Bug Fables is a well wrapped story that leaves you satisfied once you've…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“> Paper Mario with bugs? ## Why - Combat is turn based but interactive, has some per-enemy strategies - The art style looks basic at first but grows on you - Light puzzle-solving and platforming mixes things up - You…”
“I've picked up and put this game down several times now. Thosr 8 hours of play time are over the course of about 2 years. There's something about Bug Fables that just didn't click for me and for the longest time I…”
“[h2]Short ver.[/h2] Love this game. I'm not gonna repeat what people said about how it is similar to Paper Mario, because it is more than a Paper Mario clone. It proudly wears it's inspiration on its sleeve and does…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is not [i]terrible[/i], per se, but it's just such a heavily flawed game that it's difficult to recommend to anyone wanting a refined game. There are so many small things to point out so here's what comes to…”
“This game blows. Not nearly enough healing sources and it's clunky as hell. At least two thirds of all enemies have at least 1 defenses, often more, so your attacks do next to nothing while suffering a death of a…”
“This game is really good but that arcade Flappy Bird minigame is one of the worst gaming experiences possible”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game blows. Not nearly enough healing sources and it's clunky as hell. At least two thirds of all enemies have at least 1 defenses, often more, so your attacks do next to nothing while suffering a death of a…”
“So far I've had an excellent time with this game! Obviously it's very similar to Paper Mario (Specifically the first two), but that's definitely not a bad thing, those games rule! The writings fun, the aesthetic is…”
“A very solid "Paper Mario-like" with a great amount of content. It took me just under 40 hours to 100% the game on hard difficulty. My criticisms are minor; aiming Vi's boomerang at the right distance and angle in the…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I start my review, I would strongly recommend playing Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling with a controller. Don't do what I did and play with a keyboard because while the Z X C layout and spamming arrow keys in…”
“A very solid "Paper Mario-like" with a great amount of content. It took me just under 40 hours to 100% the game on hard difficulty. My criticisms are minor; aiming Vi's boomerang at the right distance and angle in the…”
“pretty good game, fun characters, good story minor complaints wish there was more inventory space since I like to hoard items also wanted to be able to rotate the camera at certain instances”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“On par with Paper Mario TYD. Similar game, but overall better characters and story-beats. The game supports most controllers, incl. Dual Shock, dispite hat Steam advocates. Look in the settings for the right button mappings and symbols.”
— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played“I got this game because it was a favorite among other Hollow Knight players, and going into it I had low expectations. I admittedly thought the art style was babyish and I wrongfully judged it based on rumors. However, it quickly blew through all of my initial distaste and I…”
— a player, Steam review · 135 hrs played“I grew up with the Paper Mario games on the N64&Gamecube and they have been very influential on me and just straight up some of the best games I ever played The biggest compliment I can give Bug Fables even in 2026 is that they're genuinely on par with those games. In some…”
— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. 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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
✨ New Bundle: Escape from Ever After + Bug Fables!
Hey Bug Fables fans!We're excited to announce a special bundle featuring Escape from Ever After alongside Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling!If you loved Vi, Kabbu, and Leif's adventure through Bugar
Happy 6th Anniversary! Plushies Back By Popular Demand
Hey everyone!Happy 6th Anniversary to Bug Fables! Thanks so much for all the support over the years. To celebrate....Vi, Kabbu and Leif plushies are back! Team Snakemouth have traveled the world in pl
Happy 5th Anniversary! v1.2 Update & New Content Details!
Hey everyone! We are excited to announce the v1.2 content update for Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, a special free update to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the game’s initial release! Availa
Bug Fables discounted in DANGEN Entertainment Publisher Sale!
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Bug Fables is now available in Russian!
Great news for indie RPG fans! Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is now available in Russian! This update opens the door for even more players to explore the world of Bugaria and its characters, and
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Indie · Adventure · Action · Turn-Based Combat · Great Soundtrack · Cute · Story Rich · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Comedy · JRPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Korean, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://bugfables.dangenentertainment.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 300 MB available space