Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 3729330 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 6 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $6.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $6.99 |
| Current price USD | $6.99 |
| Release date | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Developer | ElykraGames |
| Publisher | ElykraGames |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Mostly Positive |
| Positive review percent | 79% |
| Positive reviews | 11 |
| Negative reviews | 3 |
| Total reviews | 14 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | Not available |
| Average playtime forever | 341 minutes |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/3729330/ |
Short description
Manage terrariums, breed insects, produce resources, and expand your lab into a thriving ecosystem. BugLab blends automation, strategy, and simulation with ever-growing systems.
About this game
BugLab isnโt just another simulation game โ itโs a laboratory and production management experience where tiny creatures fuel a growing business. What begins with a single terrarium gradually develops into an interconnected production system. Raise, feed, collect, and sell different insect species, each with their own requirements and economic value. Manage your colonies, monitor production, fulfil customer offers, and make strategic decisions as your laboratory expands. Your work goes far beyond insects. Grow tomatoes, wheat, cabbage, and carrots on farm plots, raise chickens to produce eggs, manage beehives to collect honey, and process harvested resources into insect feed using specialized machines. Use collected ingredients in cooking recipes or sell your products to customers. Build and organize your environment using a flexible placement system. Purchase new equipment, reposition placed objects, expand your production areas, and optimize the layout of your laboratory and farm. As your operation grows, you can hire workers to support different parts of your business. Assign cashiers to sales booths, manage worker morale and responsibilities, and use automation systems to reduce repetitive work. Research plays an important role in progression. Complete research projects to unlock new insect species and receive customer offers related to the species you have discovered. Upgrade terrariums, beehives, production machines, and other systems to increase efficiency and expand your capabilities. BugLab includes: ๐งช Diverse species with unique needs, behaviors, and production values ๐ Detailed creature, habitat, and colony management systems ๐ฑ Farming, resource gathering, and sustainable production mechanics ๐ Animal care, food production, and cooking systems ๐ Specialized production systems for gathering valuable resources โ๏ธ Resource processing, automated production, and timed machinery ๐ท Worker hiring, assignment, and business management systems ๐ฆ Inventory, equipment, and quick-access item management ๐ฌ Research-driven progression, unlocks, and customer demand systems ๐ ๏ธ Building, placement, customization, and environment management ๐ Quests, tutoโฆ
Supported languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Azerbaijani