Bugsnax, the adorable anthropomorphic snack gathering from Young Horses was revealed during last week’s Sony’s PS5 conference. And it’s a horror game. In an interview, Young Horses president Philip Tibitoski revealed the premise behind the game. He told fans and players that what they’ll actually get up to in the game when they go hands on. It will be a fun game.
Tibitoski mentioned that Bugsnax is a first person adventure game where players play as a journalist. A journalist who is sent a mysterious film from an adventurer. She is named Elizabert Megafig. Elizabert will say that she has found some things called Bugnax. That things is like half snack half bug creatures. She will want you to go and document her discovery with her group of mislift followers. Players will go the island but she will nowhere to found. Instead players will run into some of her followers. Players will then see what happens when bugsnax are eaten. Players will then be asked to figure out what these mysterious Bugsnax tick by studying their behavior. Looks like they will have to eat those adorable little amigos. According to tibitoski, characters in the game will change after they eat Bugsnax. Their bodies and limbs will turn into foods like weenies, strawberries and curly fries. The game has been inspired by Ape escape. Players will know what a sauce pot French fry crabs sounds like. They will also be able to hear the cry of each particular Bugsnak through the controller named Dualsense.
Bugsnax will be coming on PS5, PS4 and PC. The game was unveiled at Sony’s PlayStation 5 live streamed reveal event on 11 June 2020, with an announcement trailer featuring a walrus nature documentary-style presenter introducing gamers to the “Island of Bugsnax”