Despite being originally planned for release this summer, 2Awesome Studio's The Bug Butcher has just been given a final release date, now invading your Switch on 8th November.
The game is an "action-packed 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up" where your enemies rain down on you from above. Something has gone terribly wrong and your super-secret science facility has been infested with nasty bugs; unfortunately for you, playing as the best bug exterminator around, these bugs love nothing more than eating humans for breakfast.
You'll be exterminating those pesky bugs in increasingly hectic waves through 30 levels, blasting them into smaller and smaller chunks that bounce around your screen in predictable patterns. You can customise your gear and upgrade your weapons, and even bring in a friend to play in a local endless co-op mode. High-score fanatics will be pleased to hear that there are online leaderboards, too.
For the performance nerds among us, 2Awesome Games says that the game will play in beautiful 1080p resolution on Switch with 60fps gameplay throughout. You can also play the game docked, in handheld, or in tabletop modes, either with the Joy-Con or a Pro Controller.
The Bug Butcher launches on Nintendo Switch on 8th November, with a 10% pre-order discount going live from 1st November.
Are you ready to take on the role of The Bug Butcher? Tell us below.
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This looked good. Awaiting reviews.
Looks nice Im looking forward too it
Looks like that arcade game from the 80/90 where you have to pop the balloons. Can’t remeber what it was called
Something like pong or pang or something
@mgnoodle yeah, Pang. playable on MAME if you are shady
Played it on the Xbox. Goid fun.
Colorful take on a classic genre.
Hmm, to me this looks very repetative shooting upwards and dodging. Not really for me
Looks like a good time!
Hi! Publisher here, thanks for sharing the news first of all!
Those of you mentioning Super Pang (Super Buster Bros in America) from the arcades are very right! If you liked it back then in arcades you'd love The Bug Butcher. The Bug Butcher core mechanics are inspired by it with modern twists like dashing, upgradeable weapons, special attacks to unlock, bosses, co-op, endless mode...
@gcunit I played it on mobile and the game is actually really fun, it would have been better with physical controls but played very well even on mobile.
Mobile you say? $2.79CDN on the Play store. $9.99 on Switch then?
@lillith It is $9.99 on PS4 and Xbox One. And it will be $7.99 when we release on Switch with a 10% discount on pre-orders. Not the mobile price but surely you can't compare playing on Switch to a mobile phone.
We think it is a really fair price for what we think is the best version of The Bug Butcher yet.
@2Awesome Fair play, thanks for responding! Congratulations on publishing your first Switch indie. I downloaded it today from the Play store am enjoying it, so I have no problem supporting it on the Switch too. I had a lot of fun with your game, Dimension Drive, so I'll be interested in what you publish next on the Switch. Thank you for doing what you do, and my apologies for being snarky.
Played it years ago on steam, it's definitely fun.
@lillith Thanks a lot! We are really excited to start publishing fellow indies besides our own games. 😊
And no need to apologize. We know people feel burned when prices are higher on Switch. So, we try to set a fair price for our games looking at Steam and other consoles.
Yes obviously inspired by the Super Pang series:) nothing shady about Mame either, without it the arcade classics of old would be lost forever. Mame is an archive of the history of gaming.
Day 1 for sure
Looks awesome
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