Bug & Seek

Released: Dec 6, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 05:18 GMT

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13 Aug 2025Developer post
Major Update: New Features, QoL Improvements, and (of course) BUGS!
I am so excited to hit "publish" on this update! It is packed with some QoL improvements, new content, and new features! The Community DLC, Focus Feature - choose a bug to "focus" on and increase your odds of catching said bug, Fixing store selection issues + a buy back feature,
I am so excited to hit "publish" on this update! It is packed with some QoL improvements, new content, and new features!
The Community DLC,
Focus Feature - choose a bug to "focus" on and increase your odds of catching said bug,
Fixing store selection issues + a buy back feature,
FLIES are now a category!
A pink frame will now signify when you have a bug that is part of an active Quest,
Easy scrolling for quests and inventories when using a controller,
Plus, other minor fixes and polish
The Community DLC is real star here, so let's talk about that first. The DLC is made up of 30 bugs--all painted by our player community! And they contributed taglines and codex descriptions, too. Y'all are truly amazing. And as for the price, we felt it would be unfair to charge anything for mostly fan-made content, so this one is FREE. We really hope it brings you as much joy as it brought to us in putting it together! <3
The Focus Feature is a big part of this update as well! Now instead of hunting forever in hopes you find that one bug (here's looking at you, California Dogface Butterfly), you can you Focus to hone in on it. The Focus Feature becomes available once you obtain Master level in that category. So as you level up your bug-hunting skills, more and more bugs will become available to focus on. Once activated, you'll see the orange Focus icon on your screen.
The last major thing I'll delve into for this update: Flies are now their own category! There are only a few flies in the base game, but the Community DLC adds several more, so with that you shouldn't have too much trouble leveling up that category. (Sorry, I couldn't count flies caught retroactively, so this count starts at zero once you download the update.) You can even donate flies to the University to grab a new statue.
There's a lot more, but most of it was small QoL improvements, particularly for those using a controller.
Your support means so much to our family. We appreciate you all immensely! Craig and I are always interested to hear from you, so feel free to pop in to the Discord server and share your feedback, bad bug reports, or a fun photo of your pet beetle. :) Happy bug hunting!
- Chera
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20 Feb 2025Developer post
QoL Update, New Good Bug, New Tank, and Special Announcement!
Hey, friends! There are a few updates in this patch that will hopefully make your experience in Buggburg even better. :) Also, if you hadn't heard yet... Bug & Seek is now available on mobile devices for both iOS & Google Play! Here's are the updates included in this buil
19 Sep 2024Developer post
QoL update + bad bug fix + new tank
Hey, friends! We've been working hard on the mobile version of Bug & Seek, and in the process were able to optimize/fix a few more things for Steam. Bad Bug Fix - In the stores, some people were experiencing the wrong item being bought or sold. This bad bug is inconsistent an
Hey, friends! We've been working hard on the mobile version of Bug & Seek, and in the process were able to optimize/fix a few more things for Steam.

Bad Bug Fix - In the stores, some people were experiencing the wrong item being bought or sold. This bad bug is inconsistent and so a bit tricky to nail down, but I suspect it was caused by some lag between selecting an item and the item display in the store window. I changed a few things with the store function to optimize and hopefully prevent this from happening in the future! The item selected will have its details displayed in that shop UI window, so that's the item that will be sold or bought when you hit the button. Please let me know if you experience any other issues here!
Controller QoL Improvement - when shipping bugs for a job, all your inventory is now in one screen, so you don't have to fool with the scroll bar here.
Balancing - Monarch Butterflies are now "uncommon" as opposed to rare. There were only 2 uncommon butterflies, and there should have been 3. We missed that on release.
New Tank - There is now a 3-Bug Classic Tank (the dark wood style) available in Bob's Bigger Store. It's in his Sunday rotation.
Thanks so much for all your support. Craig and I will continue to make improvements to the game as we can. Thank you SOOO much for playing!
-Chera
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03 Aug 2024Developer post
New (good) bugs added!
I made some minor optimizations to the code, but we also added the Joro Spider 🕷️ to the master list of bugs! The previous addition (in case you missed it) was the Giant Honey Bee 🐝. Your codex will tell you where all the bugs can be found, so check that for help in finding the
04 Jul 2024Developer post
Quick fix for tutorial
There was an issue with the tutorial after a recent code merge. Found and fixed. Thanks for playing, everyone! - Chera
04 Jul 2024Developer post
Fixed a bad bug + added one good one!
I fixed an issue where the codex wasn't displaying all the bugs when both DLCs were installed. I also added one new bug to the master list, but I'm not telling which one! Will you be the first to find it?? Happy bug hunting! - Chera
28 Jun 2024Developer post
Squashed a few bad bugs...
Fixed an issue where some wallpapers and flooring were disappearing. Fixed a couple of instances where the controller's cursor selection disappeared. Minor optimizations. We'll post another announcement about this, soon, but in case you didn't know we just released Bug & Seek
Fixed an issue where some wallpapers and flooring were disappearing.
Fixed a couple of instances where the controller's cursor selection disappeared.
Minor optimizations.
We'll post another announcement about this, soon, but in case you didn't know we just released Bug & Seek on Nintendo Switch! Tell your non-Steam friends! :)
Thank you for playing!! <3
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29 May 2024Developer post
New and improved *Resizable* window :p
The game window is now resizable. :) Thanks for playing! - Chera
29 May 2024Developer post
Controller Support polish + Windowed mode available
There are lots of small changes in this update, mostly related to controller support, as we had some more polish and improvements that we made for the upcoming NIntendo Switch release. I also changed the settings to allow for windowed mode. You can always go to fullscreen if you
26 Apr 2024Developer post
The Weevils have landed!
The Weevils are here! We had planned to release Monday, but we just couldn't help it! Testing is all done, and while the base game is still on sale, we decided, why wait? :) The Weevil DLC includes 20 new weevils scattered throughout Buggburg + a new Weevil category to master. Ch
04 Apr 2024Developer post
Quick fix for build mode...
If you were having trouble in build mode, that's on me. It was checking for a Steam Achievement where it should not have been and getting stuck. Found, fixed, and pushed. Thank you all for your bug reports and for your patience! -Chera
02 Apr 2024Developer post
Achievements Are Live + New (Good) Bug!
Achievements are here! We've got 37 possible achievements to go after, so start swinging that net. :) If you are starting a new game, you're good to go. If you are loading a previous save, it will look for achievements on load. There are four Achievements that couldn't be tracked
22 Mar 2024Developer post
Load Time Optimizations
Under the hood optimizations to reduce load times. Thanks to our friends at 1PXL who are currently working on the Switch port, we were able to apply their changes to the Steam build as well! 👏👏👏 I've never seen it run this fast! :)
19 Mar 2024Developer post
Some QoL updates and fixes...
Just a few small changes in this update, but I hope they make your play experience much more enjoyable! - Improved load times between scenes - Fixed an issue where viewing your jobs shipping menu immediately before trying to sell a bug caused bugs in your inventory to be non-inte
12 Mar 2024Developer post
Get Kickstarter Rewards mid-game + Job Calculation changes
There's a lot of polish in this patch! Several *bad* bugs were squashed, and I made a few improvements to existing features. Here's what you can expect: Jobs are now calculated based on the bugs you ship (+ bonus coins), so the more expensive the bugs, the better your reward. It
There's a lot of polish in this patch! Several *bad* bugs were squashed, and I made a few improvements to existing features. Here's what you can expect:

Jobs are now calculated based on the bugs you ship (+ bonus coins), so the more expensive the bugs, the better your reward. It always pays better now to ship bugs in a job rather than sell them in the shops.
Kickstarter rewards! We had originally set up the in-game rewards to be delivered at the start of the game, not realizing that many players would be loading demo saves and beta saves. Of course you don't want to scrap all your hard-earned progress! So now--if you've received and activated keys for your Kickstarter rewards--you can hit the pause button and see a big red button on your menu that says "Kickstarter Rewards." Click that button, and those items will be dropped right into your inventory. If you've already gotten those items, well, you can get them a second time. :) Once claimed with the big red button, you won't receive the items again (unless you start a new game).
Lots of polish made to the controller function, making sure that cursor stays on the screen when viewing a UI menu. Let me know if I missed anything here, as this seems to be a menu-by-menu kind of fix.
A confirm-this-choice dialogue box was added to the donations menu in the University, so you don't accidentally donate a bug you didn't want to. (I also added a fix for anyone who donated a bug while some of this code was broken, and now you have 2 common bugs in tanks. In the future we may add function for changing your donated bugs, but not just yet.)
We had a few rogue bug-o's popping up in the Wetlands when they weren't supposed to. Rogue insects have now been sequestered to their appropriate locations.
Craig and I appreciate you all so much! If you have any feedback (good or bad) for us, we're always happy to hear it! Pop on in on our Discord server, and give us a shout. Have a wonderful week!
-Chera
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29 Feb 2024Developer post
Cave Biome + 2 new Insectarium Upgrades!
The cave biome is here!! You may have already spotted the exit from the Buggburg Meadows. The entrance can be found...wait, no spoilers! But maybe check somewhere hot and dusty. ;) Along with the cave, you'll find three new bugs in your codex. AND you can upgrade your Insectarium
24 Jan 2024Developer post
Patch Notes: 2 New Jobs
I just pushed a small update with one content update and a few optimizations. Here's what's new: 2 New Jobs - 2 new jobs are in the list and may appear when accepting jobs from the merchants. Jobs are chosen at random, so you may or may not see them right away. (They are for bugs
I just pushed a small update with one content update and a few optimizations. Here's what's new:

2 New Jobs - 2 new jobs are in the list and may appear when accepting jobs from the merchants. Jobs are chosen at random, so you may or may not see them right away. (They are for bugs in the Beach biome.)
Steam Deck optimizations - On Steam Deck you can now see the full width of the Insectarium when in Build Mode. I adjusted the cameras a bit in the other scenes for Steam Deck's resolution as well.
Other optimizations - Some small changes in the code that are probably not noticeable, but I try to do a little optimization where I can whenever I push an update!
Any questions/feedback you have, feel free to post in Steam Discussions and/or on our Discord server. Thank you for playing! <3
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18 Jan 2024Developer post
The Isopod DLC is here!
The Isopod DLC is finally here! 20 new isopods, each with a unique silhouette, tagline, and description. We chose a wide variety of 'pods from all over the world to include in this pack. Catch them, name them, and put them on display on display in your Insectarium. Once installed
22 Dec 2023Developer post
Controller Support + Steam Deck Playable!
We have just finished adding controller support for Bug & Seek--both the full game and the demo. And while we were working on that, Steam was reviewing the game for Steam Deck compatibility . We're happy to say that you can now experience Bug & Seek with either of these o
19 Dec 2023Developer post
The Isopod DLC is Coming! 🎉
Hello bug-catchers! We will be releasing the Isopod DLC this January! The DLC will contain 20 more Isopods, ranging from Common to Extremely Rare. If the Common Pillbug and the Rubber Ducky Isopod just weren't enough for you, then this is your DLC. The Isopod DLC will be availabl