#bug enemy

[insectoidvania]

BEE SIMULATOR

"Live the life of a bee! Explore a world brimming with life in which you collect pollen, defy dangerous wasps and save your hive. Play with others in three game modes, including co-op and PvP on split screen." (from the Epic Games page!)

this game taught me things that i didnt know bees experienced like common to legendary rarity flowers and bug pvp /joking

video warnings: potential photosensitivity and trypophobia triggers

bug content: bug player & bug enemy & bug friendly - not enough to warrant oops all bugs because theres people and other animals that arent bugs!

free or paid?: paid! it costs $19.99 in USD

genres: adventure, casual, simulation

content warnings: flashing effects, honeycomb (potential trypophobia trigger), spiders

check out the website here to see where you can buy the game!

[insectoidvania]

GROUNDED

"The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?" (from the Steam page)

a pretty fun (and sometimes terrifying) survival game! it has a neat story and fun challenges. a good game to play with friends but its not bad on your own either! i personally accidentally tamed 7 aphids because i wanted to make sure my first aphid pet was able to eat in one of my worlds

warnings for the video: potential photosensitivity triggers and arachnophobia safe mode is not on!

bug content: bug friendly & bug enemy - there are passive (3 of them that you can tame!) bugs, neutral bugs, and some that will attack you on sight!

free or paid?: paid! the game is $39.99 in USD

genres: survival, action-adventure

content warnings: flashing/bright lights, spiders (you can enable arachnophobia safe mode!)

there is also more things in the accessibility menu that is not limited to arachnophobia mode! things such as large text, wide interaction, colorblind modes (for deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia), text to speech, subtitles, and a few other things

check out the website here to see where you can buy the game!

[insectoidvania]

BUGSNAX

"Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! // It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?" (From the Epic Games Store page!)

this game is a fun one! i really enjoyed all the bugsnak designs as well as the stories of the grumpuses you meet :]

(since this is a first-person game, i'd like to warn folks that the mouse sensitivity is a little high and the sudden movements may be unsafe for photosensitive people to watch the video!)

bug content: bug friendly & bug enemy - the bugsnax are usually friendly but some may be aggressive towards the player!

free or paid?: paid! bugsnax costs $24.99 in USD!

genres: adventure

content warnings: screen shaking (can be lowered/disabled), mouse sensitivity starts off generally high (can be edited)

check out the website here to see where you can buy the game!

[insectoidvania]

CREEPY CASTLE

"A conspiracy is welling deep within the stone walls of an ancient castle. The keep’s master is leading its denizens to construct a revolutionary new device made to move the world forward onto a new path of evolution. Arriving to investigate is our plucky adventurer, Moth, but what lies in store is a secret too vast to be contained by mere castle walls. Prepare to enter an imaginative fantasy world of bugs, battles and bravery in​ Creepy Castle!" (from the Steam page!)

a bit of a retro style game thats very charming! as of posting this i actually still have yet to fully complete the game! hopefully that changes in the future pft

warning for the video! the graphics may be a bit of an eye strain to some folks and there is flashing in some aspects of the game!

bug content: bug player & bug friendly & bug enemy - you play as a bug, some of the npcs are bugs, and some of the bosses (and one enemy) are bugs! not enough bugs to warrant oops all bugs though!

free or paid?: paid! creepy castle costs $9.99 in USD!

genres: action-adventure, turn-based roleplaying game

content warnings: eyestrain/bright colors (you can change the color palettes as well as turn off bloom/crt filters), flashing lights

not necessarily a content warning but the duel minigames do require you to have a fast reaction time but there is a setting to make the timing windows bigger so its not as demanding!

get creepy castle on steam here!

[insectoidvania]

SPACE MOTH DX

"Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space!" (from the Steam page)

though i wasnt able to make it past stage 2 of this game (so far), its still pretty fun! its about what you expect from a bullet hell game haha

i sincerely must warn folks that there are bright colors and flashing lights. please please Do Not watch if you are photosensitive! (there's also some mushrooms towards the end that may trigger trypophobia!)

bug content: bug player & bug enemy - you play as space moth and a bunch of other bugs are trying to take you down

free or paid?: paid! space moth dx is $4.99 in USD!

genres: action, shoot em' up, bullet hell, arcade

content warnings: flashing lights and bright colors (huge emphasis on both), trypophobia (in at least one of the stages), and arachnophobia

it's possible to "dull" the intensity of the colors by changing the scanline visual setting, however, i dont believe it's entirely effective, but just in case folks want to know

get space moth dx on steam here!

and check out the demo on itch.io here!

there's also space moth: lunar edition that is essentially an overhaul of the game, see where you can buy it here!

[insectoidvania]

KILL IT WITH FIRE

"Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage." (from the Steam page)

going to be honest, i was a little adverse to playing this game for insectoidvania (because its solely about killing spiders) but yknow, still technically a game based on bugs so gotta play it pft. if you focus off the spider hunting aspect, the collateral damage you can cause in this game is pretty enjoyable

(please refrain from making comments about killing (or similar topics) spiders or any bug for that matter! thank you!)

do not watch the video if you have serious arachnophobia! i also recommend photosensitive folks avoid watching the video too!

bug content: bug enemy - your goal in this game is to exterminate spiders

free or paid?: paid, kill it with fire costs $14.99 in USD!

genres: action, simulation, comedy

content warnings: bright colors, flashing lights, screen shaking, arachnophobia (there are arachnophobia settings!)

get kill it with fire on steam here!