Steam market intelligence
Budgie's Bug Shop
96% positive · 650 Steam reviews · released May 25, 2026 · by Moon Lagoon
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~24,668
(P10–P90: 9,867 – 54,270)
Gross revenue: ~$121,164
($48,465 – $266,563)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 97% positive across 300 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Performance & stability100% positive · 74 mentions
“The gameplay loop is incredibly satisfying, and the bugs themselves are just beautiful. I am not too keen on insects in real life but games like these help me cope. 𓆦𓆣𓆨𓆑𓆤𓆧𓆬”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Price & value96% positive · 46 mentions
“A cool game - a bit too short for my taste, but the low price makes up for it.”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Gameplay & mechanics95% positive · 43 mentions
“The gameplay loop is incredibly satisfying, and the bugs themselves are just beautiful. I am not too keen on insects in real life but games like these help me cope. 𓆦𓆣𓆨𓆑𓆤𓆧𓆬”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Content & longevity90% positive · 31 mentions
“Fun but desperately needs more content. Way too short”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio100% positive · 24 mentions
“Who allowed them to make this game so much fun? I had no idea this was the same devs as loddlenauts before I started playing but I was so obsessed I couldn't stop playing! The progression is super fun and satisfying and catching the bugs…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 4 h played
Story & writing100% positive · 19 mentions
“A fantastic little game. Took a few hours of solid playing to finish! Really cute ending. I pin bugs for a living and found all the bugs here to be so charming! Wish there were weevils!”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.