Frightened Beetles
Released May 2018
Something terrible happened in the forest! Someone frightened all Bugs! What happened? You are the only one who can find it out!
92% positive · 627 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Frightened Beetles is a free, self-described "small adventure for just a couple of minutes" — the developer explicitly framed it as a short, complete experience from the start. The store description notes it is the developer's "first animated project" and presents it as a finished, fully-formed piece of work with no mention of planned updates or additional content.
The developer's news posts from 2019 and 2020 are focused entirely on other projects — specifically "Geese vs Cthulhu" and "Mushroom Cats 2" — and make no mention of any planned updates or additions to Frightened Beetles. The most recent developer communication, from June 29, 2020, announces the launch of Geese vs Cthulhu and contains no reference to this game. There have been no developer communications of any kind since June 29, 2020.
The game launched on May 11, 2018 as a complete, free product with no DLC, no roadmap, no post-launch update pattern, and no announced future content. It shipped as a finished product and has remained that way.
Evidence
Developer describes the game as a short, complete adventure ('just a couple of minutes'), explicitly presented as a finished, free project with no mention of planned updates.
Developer lists active projects (Mushroom Cats 2, Horror Girl Puzzle); Frightened Beetles is not mentioned as receiving any future work.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Achievements
5
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
About the game.
Frightened Bugs is a small adventure for just a couple of minutes. For some people the game may turn out to be hard, so you must try hard to find out who frightened all Bugs and disturbed the Worm.
From the developer.
This is my first animated project and I want it to be free of charge. It was rather hard to withdraw from the pixel art but the result exceeded my expectations. In the end the game turned out to have good animation and funny characters. If you try hard you can end the game in just a few minutes. I really hope these minutes will make you laugh and cheer you up!
Frightened Bugs is a small adventure for just a couple of minutes. For some people the game may turn out to be hard, so you must try hard to find out who frightened all Bugs and disturbed the Worm.
From the developer.
This is my first animated project and I want it to be free of charge. It was rather hard to withdraw from the pixel art but the result exceeded my expectations. In the end the game turned out to have good animation and funny characters. If you try hard you can end the game in just a few minutes. I really hope these minutes will make you laugh and cheer you up!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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