Leap, slash, splash! You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. Shadow Bug is a new kind of platformer game with emphasis on action and speedrunning. The control scheme of the game is specifically designed for all the game modes on Nintendo Switch. You play as Shadow Bug and try to stop the evil factory from polluting your forest home. You do this by attacking on enemies and slicing them to pieces.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndieActionsteam achievementsdigital distributionpax east indie showcasepax east 2016speedrunAndroid, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
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Character
Plot-driven, contemporary, unpretentious and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Muro Studios
- Publisher
- Muro Studios
- Released
- July 22, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 10 h rushed · 35 h main story · 55 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 2 ratings.
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