Enjoy a small slice of Bug & Seek for free. If you love it, unlock the full version as an in-app purchase. Thank you for playing and supporting indie devs!
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.
Developed by a tiny, two-person dev team, Bug & Seek is a relaxing bug-catching game with a mystery twist and pixel art bugs.
You've just bought an abandoned Insectarium (bug zoo)—congratulations! Now, go catch real-life bugs, build your collection, and level up your skills. Bug & Seek features a very simple and peaceful gameplay loop, no stress, and no wrong choices. So relax and enjoy all those bugs (and learn about them too)!
* Discover 200+ adorable and real insects
* Customize and Expand Your Insectarium
* Explore The World
* Meet the Locals
* Solve the Mystery
What to Expect:
* Simple Game Mechanics — Explore, shake objects to reveal hiding bugs, and swing your net. Bug & Seek was meant to be easy, peaceful, and stress-free. A leveling system increases the rarity of bugs you can catch, and some special items boost your chances too.
* A Bug-Based Economy — To earn money, you will have to sell bugs at the stores and for jobs and quests. But don't worry, you will be able to catch more!
* Cozy, Humorous Vibes — The cute little town of Buggburg to explore, lots of goofy and bug-obsessed NPC's, bugs with personalities and jokes, and a fun mystery about someone stealing a bunch of bugs.
* Light Customization — There are a handful of adorable new decoration sets, and even a few new clothing items you can acquire.
* Real Facts and Information — Every bug in the game is a real bug, and you'll learn things like why bugs are so important to biodiversity and environmental health.
What Bug & Seek DOES NOT have:
* Challenging gameplay; the gameplay loop in Bug & Seek is very simple.
* Mini games; if you swing your net at a bug, you will catch it.
* Energy meters or sleep requirements; after all, you can only catch certain bugs at night.
* Multiplayer options;
* Combat; while bugs in real life do attack and eat other bugs, they don't in Bug & Seek, and you won't fight NPC's with your bugs. The bugs also do not carry swords or wear medieval armor, as fun as that might sound.
* Romance; while you can talk to NPC's, and do jobs for them involving catching bugs, you cannot romance them, nor can you romance the bugs, regardless of the superpowers that might give to your offspring.
I just found this game this morning… I’m obsessed! From mystery to collection to decoration to quests to bug facts to moneymaking, this game has everything I’ve been looking for in a game as if I summoned it from my imagination! I’m not usually a pixel-game sort of person but this game is just gorgeous. I can tell the creators really love bugs and critters and it’s fantastic. Also small detail but I LOVE that the trees are bendy? It makes me giggle everytime. I don’t have the money for the full version yet but I’m so excited to get it when I can. The mystery is SO intriguing and I got this game for the bugs! Seriously thank you for making this I’ve been looking for a game that scratches this kind of specific itch for YEARS!!! You can really see the love that went into it
Developer Response
Thank you so much!! This just made my day! :)
Wonderful game
Son-Of-Loki
First and foremost, I cannot recommend this game enough. I bought the expansion and it is well worth it. I know many players are kids, but as an adult it's fun and satisfying without feeling tedious like many other games with a similar audience. The art is cute, and the play itself is fluid. I was on a trip recently, and the app being offline was perfect for the plane. I can hear my high school English teacher telling me to have a complaint with all of my praise, so I guess a search and/or filter in the field guide would add ease, but I also like it how it is too. It feels akin to having to flip though a physical guide to find a species. Thank you for the mobile port, I hope others will find the same joy I have playing this game.
Love it!
Jamin12021
I love bugs irl. I keep many different kinds of insects and arachnids so this game is EXACTLY what I’ve been wanting out of a game for so long. Thank you devs for finally scratching that buggy itch! If I could ask a single boon of the devs? I’d appreciate if you could also give the scientific names of the bugs. It could be put under the common names when you first catch a new bug. I know there are kids that play and it should be kept simple for them but those of us who are crazy about bugs greatly appreciate the scientific names. Please and thank you! 🙏 if no, I’ll still spend far too much time on your awesome game and probably buy it on switch to get the extra bugs you can’t get on the phone so no biggy!
So cute! Hope there’s more
magpie93
This game was so cute that I went and bought it on my Switch just to get the expansion packs! At the rate I play, I feel like I’ll get through all existing content pretty quickly, so I sure hope there’s more to come in future updates! I’d def pay for more expansions. Would love to build a home or greenhouse…add some botany in with the entomology. Congrats to the creators; this really is such a cute game.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your support! We are very grateful! :)
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Version 1.0.5
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Information
Seller
So Peculiar, LLC
Size
416.3 MB
Category
Simulation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
