Bug Bank

Explore and expand your subterranean complex to build a habitat for your ever-expanding collection of rare and valuable bugs!

If you set up a bug's habitat in a way they like, they'll start providing you with resources.  Use these resources to expand your area of influence by purchasing (right-clicking) unexplored tiles on the border of your expanded area.

Breed bugs by putting them next to each other.  If they're compatible, the magic will commence.  Breeding two bugs will produce more powerful offspring, and some combinations will mutate into a totally new kind of bug.

Explore the world to get more space for your hive, while also discovering new and interesting flora that will boost your potential!

Controls:

• WASD to move
• Q/E to rotate camera
• C to pick up bug
• Left click to place selected bug
• Right click to terraform (use the painter tool in the top left)

Performance Note:

Some people have reported laggy gameplay when playing the web version via Chrome.  If this happens to you, we recommend using Firefox instead.

Credits:

Nitro Carwash: Programming, Project Lead

MPX: UI Designer, Game Scripting (Twitter)

Ovenware: Music and Art (Twitter) (OST)

Illusorybread: Cover Art (Twitter)

Vector: Playtesting and sporadic moral support 

This game is a submission to the Portland Indie Game Squad: Summer Slow Jams 2023: Idle.