Bugs Must Die

Bugs Must Die is a fast-paced pixel-art twin-stick shooter with arcade-style, top-down action. Its Story, Challenge and Hell modes offer well over 10 hours of gameplay.

Game modes

Story Mode has 16 levels, each with a boss. Clearing all the levels unlocks all characters. Challenge Mode has 8 levels, each with a boss; alongside the 16 bosses from Story Mode, it can also feature additional secret bosses at random. Challenge Mode is required to encounter all available bosses. In Hell Mode, you start with one basic weapon, and the loot improves as you clear more levels.

Characters and equipment

You can choose between two Mantis Agents, each with a different fixed weapon system and rolling dodge mechanism. You can also use three vehicles, each of which can equip up to 6 main weapons and 9 sub-weapons. If a vehicle is destroyed, its Battle Core deploys to keep you fighting.

There are four major equipment categories with more than 35 options, including a superweapon that launches a full-screen attack. You can equip characters with different weapons to shape your fighting style.

Upgrade your gear

Coins earned from missions can be spent on vehicle and weapon upgrades to make taking down bugs easier. Players seeking a challenge can try to beat the game using only basic weapons.

Bosses

The bosses parody classic cultural icons from both Eastern and Western culture.