BugHorn

we make games we want to play. currently serving: attempts to make things that work.

[bughornstudio]

BUGHORN — WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE’RE DOING

hi. we’re bughorn. not a studio in the traditional sense. there’s no fancy office , no corporate funding , and definitely no free snacks unless you count the ones we brought ourselves. it’s just four teens scattered across the internet , making games we want to play.

what you’ll find here

development updates , art reveals , and behind the scenes progress

character introductions and lore drops

concept art and sprite work from sketches to finals

writing excerpts and in game cutscene previews

unhinged team rambling that may or may not be relevant

possibly bug facts. sorry in advance

we’re interested in stories about strange places and stranger people . things that blur the line between normal and unsettling , or balance humor with something a little heavier underneath . some projects may lean more comedic , others more serious — it depends on what we want to explore at the time

we’re making these projects because we enjoy creating worlds that feel a little alive and a little wrong , and characters that people can get attached to ( or concerned about )

our inspirations if you like any of these , there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy what we make :

dialtown

day shift at freddy’s

doki doki literature club

the amazing digital circus

the stanley parable

ace attorney

stick around if you like indie games with personality , visual novels with strong character focus , and projects that aren’t afraid to shift tone . our ask box is open for questions , theories , and general screaming :)

thanks for reading!

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how does my one mutual always find my accounts. where are you coming from @footlongdingledong

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some more stuff characters that actually have names here are spark (grey one) and nat (brown haired one) and mao (red hair guy)

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Omg i love these portraits theyre so cute

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hi im spark thank u very much

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last of the stuff

yay DO BE ON A LOOKOUT FOR MORE PROJECTS. IM PLANNING ON MAKING A DIFFERENT VN.

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some more stuff characters that actually have names here are spark (grey one) and nat (brown haired one) and mao (red hair guy)

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art stuff.

since McDepot is officially never being finished, i thought i'd share some of the resources used in making it :)

this is one out of a couple posts, so :) characters in order: anchor bea mari jiro coral all of these are drawn by orchid I AM SO READY TO MOVE PAST THIS ARTSTYLE BRO

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hey . quick update about mcdepot

production on the game is officially over , and i will not be continuing development on it .

this wasn’t an easy decision to make . after spending a good amount of time working on the project , i came to realize that it wasn’t heading in a direction that felt right for me anymore — both creatively and personally . even so , the experience of making mcdepot was genuinely valuable . i learned a lot throughout the process , especially when it came to coding and structuring a visual novel , and those skills are something i’ll be carrying forward into future work .

i also want to sincerely thank everyone who showed support , interest , or encouragement while i was developing the game . it truly meant a lot to me , and i appreciate the time people took to engage with what i was creating .

while mcdepot itself is no longer in development , this account is not limited to that project alone . bughorn studio will continue to be a space where i share and develop new ideas . there will be future projects posted here — with different concepts , tones , and approaches — as i move forward .

for now , i’m shifting my focus toward a new project that leans more into fully fictional storytelling and a more serious direction .

thank you for sticking around and supporting my work moving forward <3 — orchid

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hi. it’s nat. i’m the brown haired manager in thr picture. ya. im not actualy doing any dev work but orchid originally said i could call myself a dev so hi im a dev for bughorn

errr ya! love u guys!!

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So how do you guys feel about food inspectors

We're so normal about them!

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uh. could you speak a lil clearer

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where the HELL did you guys go

so orchid went on like a 5 month break HELP. ME. UM??????????? BACK ON!!! PROJECT IS BACK ON I GUESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY?

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our ceo has a message for you guys

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What do you mean “nothing romantic” in the cast. If I’m not kissing Nxroo passionately like I would in real life I’m cancelling you and your game /J

LMAO ok but ON GO D... - here’s how it works: there’s no fanmade shipping for the cast. since a lot of these characters are based on real people (aka us), it would be super uncomfortable to see random ships that don’t exist

BUT the ships that are "canon " because the people are actually in a relationship? totally fine. like Anchor x Lizz - adorable, love them, rooting for them forever. but Shin x Spark (just as an example) would be… weird. very off limits.

so: irl relationships = yes. fanmade ships = no. hope that clears it up!! you and nero are going to be making out dont worry

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Are ships going to be a thing in the fandom? I just stumbled across the account and this is awesome!

hi !! glad you stumbled across us :D we’re super excited people are already interested. as for ships — nope, that’s not gonna be a thing with the main cast. a lot of the characters are based on real people (like us, the devs), and we all already have our own partners + boundaries, so it’d be really uncomfortable to see that kind of content.

there will be fun dynamics, banter, and story-driven affection mechanics, but nothing romantic between the cast. ship the managers with corporate misery instead lol

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An image no longer her own .

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Whose the most delusional person in Mc depot who things they can pull but would be sacrificed to a cult worshipping squirrels as all might before they manage to hit

we love bro