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The Bug Butcher

The Bug Butcher

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Released Jan 19, 2016 Developer Awfully Nice Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeLocal Co-Op
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.5%positive1,194 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun and addicting gameplay”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

31achievements
4.4%median completion
2.6%rarest: SURVIVOR LEVEL 22
34.0% of players 31.7% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 8.2% of players 7.9% of players 7.7% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 34.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.0%MACHINE GUN LOVER — Kill 1000 enemies with machine gun in any single game mode
31.7%BUG SQUASHER — Complete 5 rounds without dying
9.7%WEAPON COLLECTOR — Unlock all weapons in arcade mode
Rarest badges of honor
2.6%SURVIVOR LEVEL 22 — Survive 60 seconds without shooting on level 22 in HARD
2.8%Floor 05 All Stars — Collect 3 stars on every level of floor 5!
2.8%Floor 05 Combo — Beat the target Combo for all levels on floor 05!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US7.99 USD
EU7.99 EUR
UK5.59 GBP
Canada8.79 CAD
Japan798 JPY
Brazil15.99 BRL
China31.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.1 China Japan Canada UK US EU≈$9.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Oct 19, 2016
Console and Mobile versions available

https://goo.gl/imldsm Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that our game can be played on consoles (XboxOne and Ps4) now and from tomorrow also on mobile.

Oct 19, 2016
Console and Mobile versions available

https://goo.gl/imldsm Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that our game can be played on consoles (XboxOne and Ps4) now and from tomorrow also on mobile.

Aug 09, 2016
Banned in Australia

http://www.awfullynicestudios.com/NEVERDELETE/TheBugButcher/bootJuiceIcon.png Guess what.... Australia didn't like our naming for "Speed Injection" and for that they banned us. So we were forced to ch

Aug 09, 2016
Banned in Australia

http://www.awfullynicestudios.com/NEVERDELETE/TheBugButcher/bootJuiceIcon.png Guess what.... Australia didn't like our naming for "Speed Injection" and for that they banned us. So we were forced to ch

Jul 03, 2016
Fixed survivor achievement and stuck animation in hard mode

http://www.awfullynicestudios.com/NEVERDELETE/TheBugButcher/bubble_bug.gif Image courtesy goes to "axsf". But i thought i post it here as it is more of a funny bug. ;) Kinda sad that this bug is gone

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Local Co-Op · Co-op · Singleplayer · Bullet Hell · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Fast-Paced · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Japanese, French, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements31
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.awfullynicestudios.com/games/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or Later Processor: Intel Core Duo or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Standard Sound Card Additional Notes: Gamepad highly recommended