<s>
Bugsnax	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
Chicago-based	O
developer	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
live-streamed	O
reveal	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bugsnax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
traverse	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Snaktooth	O
Island	O
to	O
find	O
clues	O
regarding	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
a	O
missing	O
explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
finding	O
and	O
capturing	O
different	O
species	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
the	O
half-bug-half-snack	O
creatures	O
that	O
inhabit	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
obtain	O
several	O
tools	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
capturing	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
slingshot	O
that	O
can	O
shoot	O
different	O
sauces	O
such	O
as	O
ketchup	O
and	O
chocolate	O
to	O
lure	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
;	O
a	O
tripwire	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
stun	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
;	O
and	O
a	O
Strabby	O
,	O
a	O
strawberry-like	O
Bugsnak	O
in	O
a	O
plastic	O
ball	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
guided	O
using	O
a	O
laser	O
pointer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
require	O
more	O
advanced	O
techniques	O
to	O
capture	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
multiple	O
tools	O
in	O
combination	O
or	O
baiting	O
one	O
Bugsnak	O
into	O
attacking	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
side	O
quests	O
typically	O
involve	O
the	O
player	O
capturing	O
specific	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
and	O
feeding	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Grumpuses	O
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
parts	O
of	O
their	O
bodies	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
whatever	O
Bugsnak	O
they	O
eat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
12	O
additional	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
112	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
in	O
this	O
area	O
are	O
larger	O
than	O
normal	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
temporarily	O
shrunken	O
using	O
special	O
"	O
Shrink	O
Spice	O
"	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fast	O
travel	O
between	O
areas	O
,	O
25	O
hats	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
and	O
placed	O
on	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
the	O
player	O
has	O
captured	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hut	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Snaxburg	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
furniture	O
and	O
decorations	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
Grumpuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
hut	O
decorations	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
completing	O
missions	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
Grumpuses	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mailbox	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
finding	O
a	O
lost	O
item	O
or	O
feeding	O
a	O
Grumpus	O
a	O
specific	O
combination	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
;	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
100	O
missions	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bugsnax	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
furry	O
muppet-like	O
humanoids	O
called	O
Grumpuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
Snaktooth	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
island	O
inhabited	O
solely	O
by	O
creatures	O
called	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
who	O
are	O
"	O
half	O
bug	O
and	O
half	O
snack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
discovering	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
disgraced	O
explorer	O
Elizabert	O
"	O
Lizbert	O
"	O
Megafig	O
leads	O
an	O
expedition	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
study	O
them	O
,	O
establishing	O
the	O
makeshift	O
town	O
of	O
Snaxburg	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
but	O
disappears	O
under	O
mysterious	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Wambus	O
Troubleham	O
,	O
a	O
stubborn	O
sauce-farmer	O
;	O
Beffica	O
Winklesnoot	O
,	O
a	O
gossip-seeking	O
photographer	O
;	O
Gramble	O
Gigglefunny	O
,	O
a	O
rancher	O
who	O
treats	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
as	O
pets	O
instead	O
of	O
food	O
;	O
Wiggle	O
Wigglebottom	O
,	O
a	O
washed-up	O
musician	O
;	O
Triffany	O
Lottablog	O
,	O
Wambus	O
's	O
estranged	O
archaeologist	O
wife	O
investigating	O
her	O
grandmother	O
's	O
disappearance	O
;	O
Cromdo	O
Face	O
,	O
a	O
greedy	O
entrepreneur	O
and	O
con-man	O
;	O
Snorpington	O
"	O
Snorpy	O
"	O
Fizzlebean	O
,	O
an	O
inventor	O
and	O
conspiracy	O
theorist	O
obsessed	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Grumpinati	O
"	O
;	O
Chandlo	O
Funkbun	O
,	O
Snorpy	O
's	O
overprotective	O
bodybuilder	O
boyfriend	O
;	O
Floofty	O
Fizzlebean	O
,	O
Snorpy	O
's	O
antisocial	O
scientist	O
sibling	O
;	O
Shellsy	O
"	O
Shelda	O
"	O
Woolbag	O
,	O
an	O
alleged	O
prophet	O
who	O
preaches	O
the	O
evils	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Eggabell	O
Batternugget	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
doctor	O
and	O
Lizbert	O
's	O
romantic	O
partner	O
who	O
also	O
went	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
struggling	O
newspaper	O
journalist	O
receives	O
a	O
film	O
strip	O
in	O
the	O
mail	O
from	O
Lizbert	O
,	O
who	O
encourages	O
the	O
journalist	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
Snaktooth	O
Island	O
and	O
document	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
living	O
there	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
see	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Grumpuses	O
regularly	O
argue	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
suffer	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
personal	O
issues	O
that	O
they	O
believe	O
can	O
be	O
solved	O
by	O
eating	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
them	O
believe	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
secret	O
conspiracy	O
behind	O
the	O
island	O
:	O
Snorpy	O
thinks	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Grumpinati	O
"	O
are	O
controlling	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Shelda	O
warns	O
of	O
their	O
harmful	O
"	O
toxins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wiggle	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Queen	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
"	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
Grumpuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
recordings	O
reveal	O
that	O
the	O
supposed	O
"	O
Grumpinati	O
"	O
are	O
actually	O
the	O
Snakolytes	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
order	O
Jamfoot	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Bugsnak	O
Queen	O
and	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
all	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Triffany	O
's	O
grandmother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eggabell	O
arrives	O
and	O
leads	O
the	O
journalist	O
and	O
Filbo	O
to	O
a	O
hidden	O
chamber	O
beneath	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
itself	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
Lizbert	O
has	O
been	O
mutated	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
creature	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
various	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lizbert	O
explains	O
that	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
are	O
actually	O
mind-altering	O
parasites	O
that	O
eventually	O
transform	O
anyone	O
who	O
regularly	O
consumes	O
them	O
into	O
more	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
previous	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
attempting	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
under	O
control	O
as	O
their	O
queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filbo	O
and	O
the	O
journalist	O
return	O
to	O
Snaxburg	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
various	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
Grumpuses	O
during	O
the	O
sequence	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
die	O
from	O
eating	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
attacking	O
them	O
,	O
becoming	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
any	O
Grumpus	O
whose	O
side	O
quests	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
completed	O
will	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
and	O
automatically	O
survive	O
the	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fending	O
off	O
the	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
the	O
journalist	O
,	O
Filbo	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
survivors	O
escape	O
on	O
the	O
journalist	O
's	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
Filbo	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
witness	O
for	O
the	O
journalist	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
passing	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
off	O
as	O
fictional	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
took	O
about	O
six	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
"	O
not	O
to	O
burn	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
idea	O
was	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Kevin	O
Zuhn	O
drew	O
a	O
sketch	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Wafflepillar	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
caterpillar	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
waffles	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
inspired	O
heavily	O
by	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
,	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
the	O
gameplay	O
evolved	O
into	O
"	O
a	O
weird	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
different	O
game	O
ideas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
,	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
also	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
and	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zuhn	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
developmental	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
for	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
darker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
via	O
an	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
Future	O
Revealed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
event	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
"	O
It	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bugsnax	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
with	O
GamesRadar	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
internet	O
's	O
new	O
favorite	O
meme	O
ingredient	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
writing	O
"	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
heard	O
of	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
chance	O
you	O
've	O
probably	O
heard	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
the	O
theme	O
tune.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bugsnax	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
confirmed	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
,	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
determined	O
whether	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
proper	O
sequel	O
or	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
October	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Isle	O
of	O
Bigsnax	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
in	O
Q1	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bugsnax	B-Application
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
saw	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
via	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Bugsnax	B-Application
has	O
outsold	O
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
,	O
Young	B-Application
Horses	I-Application
 '	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
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