Insects and arthropods all around the globe are disappearing. Whether caused by pesticides, climate change, or invasive species, humans are the direct cause of their dwindling numbers, so itโ€™s up to us to reverse this downward trend.

Bugs are our friends, so itโ€™s time to treat them as such! Raise and care for your own InsectaPet companion. Keep its habitat fresh and lively, feed it yummy fruits and veggies, and keep your little larva entertained as it grows into a beautiful, healthy creature. Once an adult, you can release your friend back into the wild where it belongs and free up space for the next little bugling that needs help.

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KEEP IN MIND: Timers have been x2 speed for the Game Jam judging. After the voting period, I will return timers to normal speed :)

Run into a bug? (No not that type of bug) Let me know in the comments or fill out THIS FORM.

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NOTE: This game is intended to be downloaded and played as a desktop pet. However, due to the Game-Like Jam rules, I have created a snapshot version to be played in embedded mode for the judging.  Should you want the full game/app, the .exe download will be available AFTER the voting period.

MOVE MODE:  If you are playing the downloaded version, you can customize the window location by clicking and holding down on the mini window widget or the move button on the bottom left of the full habitat screen. The window will have a red outline when you are in "move mode".

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Game Artist and Developer: KayIllustrations

Sound FX: Kenney Asset Bundle

Page Background: macrovector / Freepik

Development log

Comments

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I would love to play this game through the exe file! I will be keeping watch excitedly for this to happen. My two favorite things are tamagotchi and bugs so im happy to see them combined!!!

eeee! this makes me so happy! I've started the process of cleaning up the code though I think I underestimated just how many things I hardcoded/reverted in my rush to finish before the deadline so I'm estimating by the end of April I'll have it updated.

Probably could fix it in a week tops, but I also want to go ahead and finish the other things I neglected for the deadline so I'll be generous with myself and give me a month.

If you want to follow my progress, I have a project tracker link on my itchio homepage now :P

Hi! Can I ask where the exe file is?  it doesn't seem to be where it is normally on an itchio page, and appearently its after the jam this was for. ^^ [sorry if its obvious where it is btw! i just really like this and would love to play as intended]

thats entirely my bad! in order to get it to work with embed, i had to revert a lot of the desktop integration. Didn't think there would be anyone wanting to play after the jam, so i haven't gone back to undo the hardcoded changes.. 

Since there's interest in the original version of it, I'll get right on making it compatible for desktop again. Thanks for letting me know! ๐Ÿ˜

!! Thank you ! i just really like bugs and this game seemed cool :]

very cute game

BTW let me know where best to send your prizes for winning! (Congrats btw -- so deserved!!)

My email is lyz"at"hypergame.dev, but Discord DM's also work ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

Such wonderful realism. You made this happen and it turned out so good! I love my little stick bug.

Lovely little bug sim game! I love it already.

Hey, I haven't rated this one yet cause I can't see the full game. Could you add a fullscreen button to the project? (You can do this from your game's itch page settings in the Frame options category)

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Thank u for letting me know. I added the full screen button now

Hi, loved some much this little game! Congrats for your great work!!!