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Raise, breed, and collect bugs in evolving terrariums, earning money to unlock species, upgrades, and new ways to decorate.
Released 21 May 2025
Breed Rare Variants
Build Bug Terrariums
Earn While Away
300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐
Developed by Nocturnal Games · Published by GCORES PUBLISHING
You raise and collect bugs in virtual terrariums, building a collection of species based on real insects and other small creatures. The game includes an encyclopedia with species information.
Buy young bugs, feed them to speed their growth, and keep them to earn passive income or sell them for money. Pair bugs in breeding boxes to hatch eggs and discover color variants; use your earnings to unlock more species, upgrades, and terrariums.
Customize each terrarium with plants, water and soil options, backgrounds, and other decorations. Plants and some decorations change as time passes, while terrariums cycle through different times of day and weather. A desktop wallpaper mode and Pomodoro timer let you keep the game alongside other tasks.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the cute bug designs and variety, breeding and collecting new variants, and decorating their terrariums. Many also describe the game as relaxing to leave running in the background, with growth and income continuing while they are away. Some reviews find the early progression slow, the breeding and bug-moving routines cumbersome, or the available tank space and bug interactions limited.
Hello everyone! We're a small indie team of three from China, and we're obsessed with bugs. But as digital nomads, we can't keep real insects long-term—so we turned our screens into virtual terrariums!
That's how Bugtopia was born: a cozy idler where you can raise, breed, and collect bugs without any real-life limits.
We hope it brings you the same joy we felt from petting bugs!
Bugtopia is a unique idler featuring not just one, but over 300 lovingly crafted bug species - all based on real-life counterparts! From bioluminescent wonders to chirpy little critters, we've given each insect an adorable artistic makeover while preserving their real-world charm.
The game introduces a special breeding/mating system - simply place two bugs in the breeding box and wait patiently for exciting new (and sometimes rare!) species to emerge.
With deep respect for nature, we've included some endangered and even extinct insects, built encyclopedia entries for every species. We hope players will grow to appreciate these tiny lives through our game.
To let your bugs live in a cozy, comfortable and personalized terrarium environment, we've created a highly free DIY landscaping system.
20+ Terrarium types, 70+ water & soil and wallpaper options, 300+ landscaping items, 700+ evolving states that gradually unlock through idle gameplay. With countless combination possibilities, you can create ever-changing terrarium landscapes tailored to your preferences!
The terrarium features 5 time periods and 4 weather conditions. From dawn to night, from sunny days to drizzles and misty weather, your terrarium is full of vitality and changes. Additional features include desktop wallpaper mode and pomodoro timer. Other little functions and easter eggs are coming up for perfect companions, for both work and leisure time.
Place a little piece of nature on your desktop - watch foxtails grow lush, moss cover stones, dotted with cute bugs and their soothing chirps. We hope Bugtopia can bring a moment of relaxation to your busy days, letting you enjoy some peaceful and beautiful moments.
The three founders, having developed strong teamwork through multiple GameJams and commercial projects, officially established the indie game studio "Nocturnal Games" in 2024. They firmly believe that gentle and cozy games can also leave a lasting impression.
GCORES PUBLISHING is the indie game publishing division established by Gcores. Dedicated to bringing players more outstanding indie games in the future. We welcome you to follow our publisher page.
An indie game brand under GCORES. The BOOOMJAM Game Jam is held twice a year, featuring a three-week, theme-limited game development event. After the development phase, an online playtest festival is held for all players, and the games are showcased at G-Fusion, a large-scale offline game fest held by GCORES.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 39 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
