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Bug & Seek
Catch 200+ real life bugs in this peaceful creature collector. You’ve bought the local insectarium (bug zoo) in the cozy town of Buggburg, so start swinging your net to build your dream bug collection and create the best insectarium Buggburg has ever seen.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-18 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
“very fun if you like collecting bug, only thing I'm sad about is you probably can't fit all the bugs, 1 of each in your placement building. and I would like to keep 1 of each. so I wish the building for your bugs was a lot bigger so you can fit one of each and still decorate…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“it's very "my first unity2D game" but as a fan of insects it's still a cute little game to play. i'm not quite sure it's worth the $15 price tag given the lack of polish but if you can find it on sale or you're a bug nerd definitely pick it up.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“The game features a large number of real-life insects that hide in different locations depending on the season. You can only catch legendary insects by leveling up, which means catching about 70–80 insects in a specific category. The detective story and the NPC are quite funny…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 22:55 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Major Update: New Features, QoL Improvements, and (of course) BUGS!
I am so excited to hit "publish" on this update! It is packed with some QoL improvements, new content, and new features! The Community DLC, Focus Feature - choose a bug to "focus" on and increase your
QoL Update, New Good Bug, New Tank, and Special Announcement!
Hey, friends! There are a few updates in this patch that will hopefully make your experience in Buggburg even better. :) Also, if you hadn't heard yet... Bug & Seek is now available on mobile devices
QoL update + bad bug fix + new tank
Hey, friends! We've been working hard on the mobile version of Bug & Seek, and in the process were able to optimize/fix a few more things for Steam. Bad Bug Fix - In the stores, some people were exper
New (good) bugs added!
I made some minor optimizations to the code, but we also added the Joro Spider 🕷️ to the master list of bugs! The previous addition (in case you missed it) was the Giant Honey Bee 🐝. Your codex will t
Quick fix for tutorial
There was an issue with the tutorial after a recent code merge. Found and fixed. Thanks for playing, everyone! - Chera
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Science · Cozy · Creature Collector · Collectathon · Wholesome · Education · Nature · Cute · Relaxing · Family Friendly · Retro · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.sopeculiar.com/bugandseek |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 800 MB RAM Graphics: 256 mb video memory Storage: 800 MB available space Additional Notes: Machines with integrated GPUs will likely have some performance issues and could cause problems with gameplay.