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Steam app 4279120 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:59 UTC

Budgie's Bug Shop

A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!

Budgie's Bug Shop Steam header artwork
Moon LagoonMoon Lagoon
17playing now
2124-hour peak
124all-time peak
31average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−8.4Gain−21.13%% gain124Peak

661 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

030598911913 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202641 peakFriday 14 August 202678 peakSaturday 15 August 202691 peakSunday 16 August 2026110 peakMonday 17 August 202674 peakTuesday 18 August 202650 peakWednesday 19 August 202653 peakThursday 20 August 202642 peakFriday 21 August 202645 peakSaturday 22 August 202651 peakSunday 23 August 202642 peakMonday 24 August 202647 peakTuesday 25 August 202648 peakWednesday 26 August 202634 peakThursday 27 August 202641 peakFriday 28 August 202630 peakSaturday 29 August 202653 peakSunday 30 August 202656 peakMonday 31 August 202639 peakTuesday 01 September 202633 peakWednesday 02 September 202639 peakThursday 03 September 202643 peakFriday 04 September 202635 peakSaturday 05 September 202636 peakSunday 06 September 202644 peakMonday 07 September 202629 peakTuesday 08 September 202628 peakWednesday 09 September 202634 peakThursday 10 September 202624 peakFriday 11 September 202623 peakSaturday 12 September 202621 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

5 months, May 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

03367100134May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026May 2026118 monthly peakJune 202692 monthly peakJuly 2026113 monthly peakAugust 2026124 monthly peakSeptember 202644 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

03367100134July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026113 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026124 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202644 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

031619212201 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202655 peakThursday 02 July 202661 peakFriday 03 July 202659 peakSaturday 04 July 202656 peakSunday 05 July 202661 peakMonday 06 July 202644 peakTuesday 07 July 202641 peakWednesday 08 July 202656 peakThursday 09 July 202657 peakFriday 10 July 202646 peakSaturday 11 July 202646 peakSunday 12 July 202645 peakMonday 13 July 202630 peakTuesday 14 July 202648 peakWednesday 15 July 202647 peakThursday 16 July 202632 peakFriday 17 July 202636 peakSaturday 18 July 202646 peakSunday 19 July 2026113 peakMonday 20 July 202699 peakTuesday 21 July 2026113 peakWednesday 22 July 202666 peakThursday 23 July 202653 peakFriday 24 July 202636 peakSaturday 25 July 202643 peakSunday 26 July 202657 peakMonday 27 July 202661 peakTuesday 28 July 202652 peakWednesday 29 July 202667 peakThursday 30 July 202644 peakFriday 31 July 202635 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 426 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0336710013401 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202637 peakSunday 02 August 202654 peakMonday 03 August 202689 peakTuesday 04 August 202685 peakWednesday 05 August 202663 peakThursday 06 August 202661 peakFriday 07 August 202647 peakSaturday 08 August 202666 peakSunday 09 August 202676 peakMonday 10 August 202665 peakTuesday 11 August 202661 peakWednesday 12 August 202693 peakThursday 13 August 2026124 peakFriday 14 August 202678 peakSaturday 15 August 202691 peakSunday 16 August 2026110 peakMonday 17 August 202674 peakTuesday 18 August 202650 peakWednesday 19 August 202653 peakThursday 20 August 202642 peakFriday 21 August 202645 peakSaturday 22 August 202651 peakSunday 23 August 202642 peakMonday 24 August 202647 peakTuesday 25 August 202648 peakWednesday 26 August 202634 peakThursday 27 August 202641 peakFriday 28 August 202630 peakSaturday 29 August 202653 peakSunday 30 August 202656 peakMonday 31 August 202639 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 235 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

01224364801 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202633 peakWednesday 02 September 202639 peakThursday 03 September 202643 peakFriday 04 September 202635 peakSaturday 05 September 202636 peakSunday 06 September 202644 peakMonday 07 September 202629 peakTuesday 08 September 202628 peakWednesday 09 September 202634 peakThursday 10 September 202624 peakFriday 11 September 202623 peakSaturday 12 September 202621 peak

October 2026

Budgie's Bug Shop was released on 25 May, 2026.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:59 UTC
App ID
4279120
Last updated
01 Jun 2026 build 23511070
Developer
Moon Lagoon
Publisher
Moon Lagoon
Release date
25 May, 2026
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
98 MB204 MB
Install size
463 MB937 MB
Genres
Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
19

Features & support

Steam features

Steam Achievements#category_contrast_controlsMouse Only OptionSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Camera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

Popular tags

SimulationCasualIncrementalIdlerManagementEconomyColorfulRelaxingShop KeeperArcadeCute2DStrategyResource ManagementNatureCollectathonCapitalismFamily Friendly
About this gameFull description from Steam
The budgies want to buy your bugs. Catch bugs with your cursor Sell bugs in your bug shop Upgrade your equipment Break the game Gameplay Click and drag to catch bugs Sell bugs in an ever-expanding shop Upgrade your equipment and shop interior Trade Cosmic Scarabs for powerful enhancements and abilities Features 50+ bug species to catch 12 locations to find bugs Grid-based skill tree with open progression Digestible 2-hour experience Relaxing soundtrack with nostalgic mid-2000s aesthetics
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUSl
IGRS3
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel / AMD Dual Core @ 1+ GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX 550 Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 10.12 or later Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5300 Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America
Traditional Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

19 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
My First DollarAchievement
A True CapitalistAchievement
BugillionaireAchievement
Beetle BuffAchievement
Butterfly in the SkyAchievement
Bugs Don't Bug MeAchievement
Shop 'til You DropAchievement
Cheap LaborAchievement
Underground MarketAchievement
Fancy LivingAchievement

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4 developer announcements, Feb 2026 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC

June

  1. 1.1 Patch Notes (a couple small QoL tweaks)

    ChangesFixed an issue with incorrect glyph display in the details for the "Superposition" upgrade when playing in French.Added a "Total" counter to the Inventory menu in the shop that represents the total number of bugs you currently…

    Patch notes

May

  1. Budgie's Bug Shop is OUT NOW! 🦋

    Hello everyone!We're thrilled to announce that Budgie's Bug Shop is out RIGHT NOW!We're launching with a 10% discount, so get in there and start selling some bugs!In case you missed our previous announcement, the game has full localization…

    Moon Lagoon
  2. Budgie's Bug Shop is releasing on May 25th!

    Hi everyone!We are excited to announce that Budgie's Bug Shop is releasing on May 25th, which is in just one week!We've been hard at work on lots of new features for the full release, including new bug mutations, mythical areas with…

    Moon Lagoon

February

  1. Demo out now!

    The budgies want bugs, and they need YOU to catch them!Check out the Budgie's Bug Shop Demo here and let us know what you think 🦋

    LoddleDev

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