Underplayed Gems

Bug Blast (2020)

Bug Blast cover
Developer
Giga Grunts
Publisher
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Free To Play
Rating
3.6 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 27 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A frantic top-down shoot-em-up where you dodge waves of alien bugs and upgrade weapons to reclaim lost stations.

arcadechallengingfast-pacedtop-down shootertwin-stickrogue-litealienaction

What players say

Players call Bug Blast a fun but simple arcade shooter from a student project. They praise the laser as the go-to weapon and note a steep difficulty spike, especially with the final boss. Criticisms include too few maps and poor controls, with some finding the twin-stick aiming unresponsive and one player reporting motion sickness.

Screenshots

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