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Alto’s Adventure publisher releasing arcade shooter The Bug Butcher tomorrow
August 16, 2025
Noodlecake Studioshas already published some classic Play Store games likeAlto’s AdventureandPunch Quest, but it’s looking to add another hit to that list this week with The Bug Butcher.
Coming tomorrow (October 20), The Bug Butcher looks like a fast-paced arcade-y shooter with cel-shaded graphics and bags of character. Despite a modern sheen, the gameplay itself seems like something of a throwback to arcade shooters such as Space Invaders, with an ‘always upwards’ firing direction and waves of alien, I mean insect, enemies.
Check out the trailer which shows off its wicked art style below. You’ll also notice the ‘screen shake effect’ on explosions thatVlambeer has been putting to good usein basically every game it’s ever made.
The Bug Butcher is already available on Steam and has an impressiveMetacritic score of 81/100. An Early Access version of it can be found in thePlay Store for $0.99but we don’t know if this will change upon the full release (we’ve reached out to Noodlecake for clarification).
Update:In an email regarding The Bug Butcher’s pricing, Noodlecake told me: “The retail version will be 3.99 USD up from the current early access. All players who bought it in beta for 99 cents will get upgraded to the full version.” The Bug Butcher’s early access version is now gone and thefull $3.99 version has replaced it.
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