- Small Update - 11 August 2026
Tutorial room has two more guns now Base visuals adjusted
- New guns and bow category has arrived! - 8 August 2026
We are bringing a new type: bows! And with this update the number of guns went beyond 100! But not just that, we love your feedback so we are making some quailty of life updates too! QoL changes: -Camera shake improved. We heard you, so many guns felt a bit dull when you fired them, we changed the settings a bit to make the shake feel better! -Camera movements improved. The characters movements felt junky sometimes, so we improved it alongside the gun shakes. -Mebeesto (Final Queen Boss) laser mechanic changed. Now it circles around you, not following you around and causing stupid bugs! She also can hurt if you touch her, not friendly like others 😬. New guns: -Smoking Kills (Literally a cigarette)-Smoker-Duck Car -Alien Pistol -Water Pistol -Totally Basic Pistol -New Bow Category:-Crossbow-Three Cross (Just like a crossbow but fires x3 arrows)-Bow-Poison BowEnjoy new guns, keep fightin…
- Bug Fix and News! - 13 July 2026
We are making new guns and plan to release a big content update real soon! Fixed bugs: -Changed Mebeesto laser state -Fire guns now can kill enemies -Removed award chests from Mebeesto due to her being the final boss
- Small Bug Fixes #3 - 26 June 2026
-Fixed issues with character selection: -Intended character will appear after choosing -Characters will stay unlocked if the boss is not slayed yet -Mosquito die animation fixed -You can no longer fire in base
- Small Bug Fixes #2 - 18 June 2026
-Fixed Mosquito animations, when it died, the animation was stuck in idle -Mantis character now can be selected in character selection -Dragon headed caterpillars attacks not being visible fixed -Grenade Launcher guns bullets now explodes immediately if it hits an enemy but still can bounce from the walls
- Small Bug Fixes - 15 June 2026
-Hp chest bugs fixed -Chosen character not showing up fixed -Rhino Character active ability only shooting left bug fixed
- Balance and Bug Fix Update #2 - 13 June 2026
We are making changes to health and chest systems, you will get more hp rooms now. And bosses will grant you 3 different chess; hp, bullet and random gun chest. We are hoping these changes will affect the game in a positive way and make it easier, not ultra hard! There are a few bug fixes too: -Guns don't make sound after running out of ammo anymore -Base marketeer's gun lay outs fixed
- Balance and Bug Fix Update - 12 June 2026
We heard your feedback on difficulty and balanced some stats! Overall enemies max health has been reduced, and gun damage has been increased as well as their max ammo. We also have some bug fixes: -Fixed a bug where health chest wouldn't grant the hp reward or give 3 extra hp. -Fixed an issue where biome 2 enemies failed to spawn in any of the rooms. -"Filthy Rich" ability description added -Fixed Stick Bug enemy, it didn't stop moving when it died but didn't affect the progress. -Fixed a visual bug in base, when you spent fireflies it didn't show on the UI
- Hotfix #2 - 9 June 2026
Fixed an issue with Sudden Impact card making impossible to choose anything on the screen Small bugfixes
- Hotfix for small bugs - 8 June 2026
Fixed pink mantis enemy not attacking on biome 1 Revolver with infinite ammo fixed Some ability icons were not right, showing card images instead of their own small icon Fixed a room in biome 1, where you couldn't get through the door to next level
- Hell Bug is out! - 8 June 2026
Hell Bug 1.0 is out! You can join our community by joining the Artisan Knights discord server, if you encounter any bugs, please let us know. You can report it on the form which is on the main menu. We'll release a hotfix for bugs and a bonus content update next week with new guns! Stay tuned and have fun!
- Demo Update - Next Fest Edition - 23 February 2026
Hi everyone! We have some great quailty of life updates and we'll also be participating in Next Fest! Changes: -Default character's (soldier ant) ability can now throw grenades around him, he'll still be invincible during the ability phase. -Visual updates to the marketeer, player won't go under the blankets now and guns will become larger when you inspect. -Game feel improvements, such as killing sounds got renewed and some guns' camera shakes adjusted. Dash animations for characters feels more interactive. -We have a new enemy for the demo! Spider, it shoots 3 bullets that are connected to each other but they will get seperate and try to destroy you! We usually try not to add new enemies to biome 1 levels but the demo is special, so we decided to add this spider boy from further levels! Have fun and don't forget to join our Discord community! https://discord.gg/CV5Xvrqbsr
- BIG demo change-abilities are here! And we'll be in Animal Fest! - 9 November 2025
Welcome to the biggest and best demo update yet! We are changing lots of things (after carefully listening your feedbacks), some rooms will have two doors, each leading to a different reward. Oh and every room has a reward now, it can be gold, health, a gun chest, ability, random room or even a market room! We are aware that old version of Hell Bug was a bit dull BUT with the new update we upgraded the gameplay a lot, especially abilities had a huge impact on the game. We are working for full release with different bosses and LOTS of guns and abilities, sadly you'll be able too see just a little amount of them in the demo but don't worry, we are working to finish it as early as possible.Another great news - we are participating in Animal Fest! Don't forget to check out other animal games, there will be lots of great games!Hope you can enjoy the demo as much as we do, if you have ANY fee…
- Hell Bug Demo Hotfix #2 - 24 September 2025
We got some UX and Quality of Life updates! -Items can be bought with "E" now, no more clicking! -Gameplay song is changed after feedback -An infinitie symbol added to pistol bullets, it was "111" before, we know it was confusing, sorry! -Red text and sounds added for empty magazines and gun animations stop now after 0 bullets.-Automatic reloading added-You can control your character with arrow keys now after feedbacks Next patch will include new guns enemies so stay tuned! Hell yeah!
- Hell Bug Demo Hotfix Update 1 - 13 September 2025
We made a quick hotfix for some bugs and some balancing was needed. Here's the list:-No enemy spawns in rooms bug is fixed-Kamikaze bug not working properly bug is fixed-Flea health reduced from 1 to 0.5 (all guns will be able to kill them with one bullet now)-Shotgun bullets buffed-Rhino Boss health increased, dash speed increased (We heard that the boss wasn't making your life miserable enough!)
- ANNOUNCEMENT! DEMO is OUT! - 13 September 2025
Hell Bug demo is out! You can play it as long as you want, it usually takes 20 to 30 minutes to kill the boss but don't worry, you can play the loop after that. Don't forget to wishlist the game and give feedback on menu! Have fun frying enemy insects!
