Buggos 2

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Buggos 2 is a single player city builder game with violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by Intrepid Marmot and was released on September 25, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Buggos 2 is a horde-based auto-battler where players command a sentient hivemind to evolve and deploy massive swarms of alien insects against human forces. The game features permanent upgrades, specialized unit types, and strategic control of the battlefield to overwhelm increasingly advanced enemies.

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 416 reviews

story5 positive mentions

stability10 negative mentions

Fun and addictive gameplay that scratches the Zerg/sci-fi swarm RTS itch
Improvements over the first game: better graphics, more control over units with rally points and control groups, larger swarms
Strategic depth from the evolution/skill tree and different unit/building upgrades; ability to respec builds encourages experimentation

Very short campaign and overall content, with many players finishing in under 10 hours and unable to unlock full skill tree
Balance issues causing some units to be mandatory (notably wasps) and others underpowered or worthless, leading to repetitive meta builds
Technical problems including frequent crashes/freezes especially on later levels or higher difficulties, and some clunky unit AI and pathing causing frustration

story
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
86%
5%
The story in the game is engaging and humorous, offering a unique perspective as you evolve your swarm across multiple planets, but it is hampered by a short campaign length of around 30 missions with limited variety. Many players find the difficulty spike in late missions, especially the final one, frustrating and overly punishing, detracting from the overall experience. Additionally, the lack of post-game content or diverse mission types leaves the story feeling incomplete and in need of more expansion or DLC.
- “Buggos 2 may not drown the screen in insects the way I hoped, but it delivers a story you write with every failed assault and every triumphant overrun.”
- “The story is a chef's kiss.”
- “Let me give you an image in your head to go off of: imagine that you, yes you, are the overmind of the swarm and you need to goo these worlds and kill these humans (bleegh). You adapt and evolve after every mission, getting progressively faster, more numerous, and more lethal as time goes on.”
- “Granted, the maps are different, but it's the same skill tree, the same units, the same story.”
- “The game is rather short, only six planets, about 5-6 missions per planet, each mission taking anywhere between 1-15 minutes on average, or if you are a stubborn idiot like me, upwards of an hour or two.”
- “Now I have successfully slogged through the entire story mode for an absolute joke of an ending and at no point do any of my complaints get better.”
gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
48%
13%
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun, unique, and improved mechanics building on the first game, offering a casual RTS experience with creative unit control and variation. However, criticisms include a short, repetitive gameplay cycle with limited maps and content, uninspired challenge design, and some pacing and control issues. Overall, it delivers an enjoyable core gameplay but could benefit from more variety and length.
- “The core of this game is very fun, and has a unique flavour of casual RTS gameplay.”
- “It takes keeps the core mechanics, style, and of the first game while still adding to, improving, and polishing just about every part of it.”
- “All the great gameplay from the first with massive improvements.”
- “Short gameplay cycle (7 hours), repetitive, poor map design, only one map for survival mode.”
- “It shamelessly recycles maps from the first game, and only adds buff mechanics to the maps.”
- “The gameplay is definitely too short for the price and the ending is lacking.”
replayability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
54%
23%
The game offers modest replayability, with some players appreciating features like the tech tree and survival mode potential, but overall it is considered short and lacking depth for long-term engagement. Many suggest that adding customizable unit and building attributes or additional content could significantly enhance its replay value. Balance issues and limited variety currently hinder its replay appeal.
- “The new survival mode is still a bit undercooked, but I see great potential in the replayability here!”
- “Simple in theory to play, however has more depth than at first glance, namely the tech tree; it truly is what creates the replayability.”
- “But in my opinion, what would exponentially increase replayability would be to allow the modification of unit and building stats and attributes.”
- “Poor balance and low replayability.”
- “I don't play many RTS games, so it's not that I'm particularly good, just that the game is very short and not especially replayable.”
- “The lack of replayability is a major downside in a game this short.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
The graphics show a clear improvement over the first game, featuring a charming retro pixel art style and a distinctive aesthetic praised by players. While the visuals are generally well-received and contribute positively to the gameplay experience, some users noted occasional performance issues like stuttering during intense moments. Overall, the art style is highly appreciated and considered a strong point of the game.
- “This game is on top of its league, with better graphics, new buggos, an increase in levels, and it is not required to kill your enemy to spawn your units, including an increase in "bio-builds".”
- “It is certainly an improvement when comparing to buggos 1 as the controls and graphics have improved.”
- “Overall an improvement over the first graphically & gameplay wise such as your control over the bugs.”
- “I was also hoping for a bit more refinement from the second game, not just the exact same game with better graphics.”
- “I have no idea why, most other games are fine even ones that are much more demanding on either graphics, RAM or CPU.”
- “Graphics somehow got worse.”
stability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game currently suffers from frequent crashes and freezes, especially during building phases, making it largely unplayable. Despite these stability issues, ongoing updates suggest the developer is actively working to address the problems.
- “Stability: this game frequently freezes or completely crashes.”
- “Currently, the game is completely unplayable as the instant you attempt to build anything the game freezes.”
- “Unfortunately, in its current state it freezes and crashes quite often; however, I have seen multiple updates since its release a few days ago, so I have confidence the developer will resolve these issues!”
grinding
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding in the game is widely criticized for becoming excessively tedious and slow, especially at higher difficulties and later levels. Progression feels incremental and punishing, with repetitive tasks that many find more frustrating than rewarding, resembling an overly prolonged idle experience.
- “Insanely grindy and boring, it's just pure attrition and good god is it not good at it.”
- “Mission time: on higher difficulties the game slows to a crawl, becoming extremely tedious.”
- “A lot of fun up until the last few levels, which felt more tedious and punishing than satisfying.”
humor
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely appreciated for its fun, absurd, and playful tone, featuring witty bug puns and humorous story elements. Players find it entertaining and unique, contributing positively to the overall experience.
- “Amazing fun and humorous bug swarm strategy game that allows you to control and evolve armies of various bugs to battle with pesky humans and their machines for dominance over different planets.”
- “Oh yeah and there's some funny bug puns too, I've had a lot of fun with this game and if you've ever played an RTS like StarCraft or Red Alert then this might be something worth buying. It's unique enough that you won't really find anything like it and the devs are working on new bug phenotypes to make the game even better as I write, so really give this game a fair shot!”
- “The opening sequence made me laugh more than it probably should have.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music in the game is highly praised for its engaging and enjoyable quality, with some users noting its similarity to StarCraft's soundtrack. However, there are occasional technical issues where the music continues playing despite the game crashing or freezing. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the gaming experience and is well appreciated by players.
- “The music is also very reminiscent of StarCraft; I greatly enjoyed listening to it on my conquest.”
- “The art style is great, and the music is bangin'!”
- “There's no warning if it'll crash, just making progress and the next thing I know, everything stops - the music keeps playing as if to tease that it'll unlock but nope!”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is generally well-optimized with smooth performance and no major bugs, though it experienced occasional crashes early on and some stuttering during large-scale unit counts. Overall, it runs reliably under most conditions.
- “I encountered no bugs and no performance issues.”