The Bugger!

The Bugger!

SpectraCoder · 2023 · RPG, Relaxing, Isometric, Pixel Graphics, 1980s

PC
3 user reviews100% · 3
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About The Bugger!

Welcome to Silicon Island, where you are the only programmer in town!

Story


You work from home for BoringSoft, a software company that develops boring products. You enjoy the simple life of diskettes and dial-up connections, until one day your boss ruins it with an email. He sends you some files to review, but as soon as you open them, your computer explodes and releases a swarm of bugs that infect the island. Now you have to fix your computer, squash the bugs, and save your job before you get fired!

Gameplay



The Bugger! is a fun short roleplaying game in a 1-bit isometric pixel art style. You will travel around the island, find items, help other quirky islanders, play mini games, and fight the bugs!

Can you fix the bugs and keep your job?

About the developer


Hi everyone! My name is Bas Tempelman and I’m excited to introduce you to my hobby project, The Bugger! For the past two years, I’ve been developing this game in my spare time while working full time in a different profession. The idea for The Bugger! came to me during the Covid pandemic and, although I wasn’t sure where it would lead or how long it would take to complete, I’m thrilled to finally share it with you. I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had creating it!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 4, 2023
I won't say that I loved the game, but it was a curious short playthrough with a strange idea, about 90 minutes with 100% completion. Essentially it's meta exploration game where you navigate a small town to find the bugs that escaped from the email. Not much in terms of optional content, just doing some funky errands around the town, with a few small optional interactions. The visuals and the atmosphere were probably the best part, I have seen this art style many times before, but the way you created the day cycle was something different, I am not sure if I have seen it done the same way, although the overall look reminded me of Nott Logna. Just the way the shading would bounce off the objects was very cool, although it's not actual light, just you putting a different pattern on the world to give it a sense of light movement. Also, I thought the music was very soothing so the game felt very immersive, I only wish you would put a bit more interactions with characters, it kind of felt like you didn't fully take advantage of the exploration, it could use more hidden content outside of the main story to hammer in the escapism. The dialogue and the funky story were not bad or anything…
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Recommended Sep 14, 2023
Really charming game with simple puzzles mechanics (I still got stuck a couple times though). Graphics and music really go well together for a fun playing experience.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 13, 2023
Fun short game, no programmers skills needed! Who else finished all the levels of Mines Snake?
3 found this helpful

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