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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Moonsprout Games · DANGEN Entertainment · 2019-11-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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!

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 6039 reviews).

33
playing now
97%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
4.82★
PlayStation Store rating (571 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling trailer thumbnail

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈143,061 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 33 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 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 151k–362k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,039 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 127 of 171 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

74152026-09-14 23:00 — 47 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 22 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 40 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 64 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 39 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 60 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 59 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 30 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 27 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 69 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 44 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 36 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 34 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 32 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 53 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 39 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 15 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 35 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 60 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 47 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 54 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
18126Nov 2019Aug 2026Nov 2019 — avg 181 · peak 282Feb 2020 — avg 58 · peak 146May 2020 — avg 68 · peak 295Aug 2020 — avg 85 · peak 189Nov 2020 — avg 86 · peak 196Feb 2021 — avg 71 · peak 133May 2021 — avg 75 · peak 168Aug 2021 — avg 55 · peak 110Nov 2021 — avg 98 · peak 316Feb 2022 — avg 59 · peak 132May 2022 — avg 49 · peak 94Aug 2022 — avg 47 · peak 98Nov 2022 — avg 39 · peak 99Feb 2023 — avg 53 · peak 113May 2023 — avg 37 · peak 85Aug 2023 — avg 51 · peak 120Nov 2023 — avg 37 · peak 94Feb 2024 — avg 38 · peak 80May 2024 — avg 36 · peak 74Aug 2024 — avg 35 · peak 68Nov 2024 — avg 43 · peak 150Feb 2025 — avg 32 · peak 63May 2025 — avg 42 · peak 100Aug 2025 — avg 43 · peak 82Nov 2025 — avg 26 · peak 58Feb 2026 — avg 47 · peak 96May 2026 — avg 37 · peak 84Aug 2026 — avg 39 · peak 83
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.742019-11-212026-10-142019-11-21 — 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 $6.542026-09-03 — best price $7.992026-09-23 — best price $5.882026-10-13 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

86332026-05-30 — 45 pageviews2026-06-03 — 56 pageviews2026-06-07 — 44 pageviews2026-06-11 — 53 pageviews2026-06-15 — 51 pageviews2026-06-19 — 57 pageviews2026-06-23 — 62 pageviews2026-06-27 — 48 pageviews2026-07-01 — 64 pageviews2026-07-05 — 41 pageviews2026-07-09 — 54 pageviews2026-07-13 — 59 pageviews2026-07-17 — 50 pageviews2026-07-21 — 65 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-29 — 65 pageviews2026-08-02 — 42 pageviews2026-08-06 — 47 pageviews2026-08-10 — 60 pageviews2026-08-14 — 54 pageviews2026-08-18 — 60 pageviews2026-08-22 — 41 pageviews2026-08-26 — 34 pageviews2026-08-30 — 56 pageviews2026-09-03 — 40 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 42 pageviews2026-09-15 — 58 pageviews2026-09-19 — 51 pageviews2026-09-23 — 34 pageviews2026-09-27 — 53 pageviews2026-10-01 — 54 pageviews2026-10-05 — 46 pageviews2026-10-08 — 43 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-05-28 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPG2.5DCuteJRPGIndieActionComedyColorfulAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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