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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Moonsprout Games · DANGEN Entertainment · 2019-11-21

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ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 21, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 28, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), May 28, 2020 (Xbox One)

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

41
playing now
97%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

41 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is a 2019 role-playing video game developed by Moonsprout Games and published by Dangen Entertainment. Taking inspiration in art and gameplay from the first two Paper Mario games, the game's plot centers around three bugs as they search the mythical land of Bugaria in pursuit of the Everlasting Sapling, an item capable of eternal life. Along the way, they meet rival teams, past traumas, and other roadblocks hunting for the titular sapling.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 289 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 151k–361k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,023 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$6.49-68%
Gamesplanet$6.80-66%
GOG$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.88 at IndieGala Store (2026-06-30) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 94 of 139 observed days · $3.11 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19819820192026Week of 2019-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62192026-08-11 19:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 49 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 53 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 29 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 57 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 43 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 25 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 57 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 39 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 19 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 52 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 31 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 46 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 30 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$5.742019-11-212026-08-302019-11-21 — best price $19.992020-10-29 — best price $14.992021-03-22 — best price $11.992021-05-08 — best price $19.992021-08-04 — best price $11.992021-11-16 — best price $19.992022-01-24 — best price $10.992022-03-24 — best price $14.692022-06-07 — best price $14.692022-08-19 — best price $9.992022-09-10 — best price $7.562022-11-16 — best price $17.882023-01-07 — best price $17.882023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-05-04 — best price $9.682023-06-30 — best price $9.992023-09-05 — best price $19.992023-11-22 — best price $6.892024-01-09 — best price $11.992024-02-22 — best price $19.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-22 — best price $19.992024-07-12 — best price $6.962024-08-15 — best price $7.992024-10-16 — best price $19.992025-01-01 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $9.992025-03-27 — best price $9.992025-06-15 — best price $17.882025-09-15 — best price $7.592025-11-16 — best price $19.992026-01-07 — best price $19.992026-02-17 — best price $6.272026-04-30 — best price $9.992026-06-24 — best price $15.472026-08-07 — best price $6.542026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

86312026-05-30 — 45 pageviews2026-06-02 — 47 pageviews2026-06-05 — 58 pageviews2026-06-08 — 68 pageviews2026-06-11 — 53 pageviews2026-06-14 — 51 pageviews2026-06-17 — 50 pageviews2026-06-20 — 48 pageviews2026-06-23 — 62 pageviews2026-06-26 — 41 pageviews2026-06-29 — 51 pageviews2026-07-02 — 64 pageviews2026-07-05 — 41 pageviews2026-07-08 — 60 pageviews2026-07-11 — 55 pageviews2026-07-14 — 39 pageviews2026-07-17 — 50 pageviews2026-07-20 — 57 pageviews2026-07-23 — 47 pageviews2026-07-26 — 62 pageviews2026-07-29 — 65 pageviews2026-08-01 — 53 pageviews2026-08-04 — 38 pageviews2026-08-07 — 35 pageviews2026-08-10 — 60 pageviews2026-08-13 — 78 pageviews2026-08-16 — 56 pageviews2026-08-19 — 51 pageviews2026-08-22 — 41 pageviews2026-08-25 — 47 pageviews2026-08-27 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
70.1%
earned "Chapter 1 Complete"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Korean, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,59514%30
Xbox One (Xbox)1,83711%30
Switch (Nintendo)3650%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPG2.5DCuteJRPGIndieActionComedyColorfulAdventureStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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