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Bug Academy

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Bug Academy is a crazy action game in which you control a swarm of insects. Break through walls while delivering fridges, send rockets into space using chili sauce or catch ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. Finish all the lessons and pass the final exam to become Bug Academy graduate!

What works

  • Fun and quirky physics-based gameplay
  • Colorful and charming visuals
  • Humorous and lighthearted tone
  • Varied levels with creative mechanics
  • Global leaderboards for competition

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main campaign with limited replayability
  • Occasional control and physics unpredictability
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Minimal narrative depth
  • Some players find controls frustrating on keyboard

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Bug Academy: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Violence.

Last update: 25/07/2026