Bugsnax

Bugsnax is an upcoming adventure video game developed by independent game studio Young Horses. In the game, players explore a mysterious island and attempt to find and capture the eponymous half-bug-half-snack creatures. The game was unveiled via an announcement trailer shown during Sony's PlayStation 5 livestreamed reveal event on June 11, 2020.[1][2] British indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito performed the game's theme song, which was featured in the announcement trailer.[3] The game is currently set for release in Q4 2020 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, and macOS.[4]

Bugsnax
Developer(s)Young Horses
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
macOS
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
ReleaseQ4 2020
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

Players control a newspaper reporter, who one day receives a film strip in the mail from Elizabert Megafig, a disgraced explorer. Megafig details the mysterious Snaktooth Island, inhabited by creatures called Bugsnax who are "half bug and half snack", and encourages the reporter to come to the island and document them for the world to see. Intrigued, the reporter make their way onto the island, only to discover from the native Grumpuses that Megafig has gone missing.[5]

Gameplay

Bugsnax is a first-person adventure game, in which players traverse Snaktooth Island trying to find and capture different species of Bugsnax using various contraptions. Over 100 Bugsnak species are available for capture.[5] Once captured, the Bugsnax can be fed to the local Grumpuses, which transforms their bodies based on the properties of whatever Bugsnak they eat.[6]

Development

Young Horses took about six years to develop the game in order "not to burn out", as well as "to figure out what the game was."[5] The initial idea was when the company's creative director Kevin Zuhn drew a sketch of a "Wafflepillar"—a caterpillar made out of waffles.[5] Initially the gameplay was inspired heavily by Pokémon Snap, but over time the gameplay evolved into "a weird amalgamation of all of these different game ideas."'[5] In addition to Pokémon Snap, the final game also takes inspiration from Ape Escape, Dark Cloud and Viva Piñata.[7]

The game was first revealed via an announcement trailer during Sony's Future Revealed PlayStation 5 event on June 11, 2020. The trailer featured the game's theme song "It's Bugsnax!", performed by British indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito. The song became popular in its own right, with GamesRadar calling it "the internet's new favorite meme ingredient", also writing "even if you haven't heard of Bugsnax, the game, there's a good chance you've probably heard Bugsnax, the theme tune."[6]

References
  1. May, Bex April (June 11, 2020). "PS5 reveal: 7 of the most exciting new games unveiled". The Luxe Review. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. Chris, Plante (June 11, 2020). "The new game from Octodad creator is Bugsnax and it features cuddly, living food". Polygon. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "Bugsnax Song Writer Explains How Band Kero Kero Bonito Crafted The PS5 Game's Catchy Theme Song". GameSpot. June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. "Bugsnax's Official Website". Bugsnax. June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. Suddi, Aran (June 19, 2020). "Interview – Talkin 'bout Bugsnax and its surprising inspirations with Young Horses". The SixthAxis. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. Avard, Alex (June 26, 2020). "Big in 2020: Talkin' about Bugsnax with Young Horses co-founder Phil Tibitoski". GamesRadar. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. Gilbert, Ben (June 20, 2020). "Here's how an adorable and bizarre new game from a tiny indie studio stole the show at the big PlayStation 5 reveal". Business Insider. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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