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I bought this game digitally and then directly from fangamer for PS5.

This game is very fun! I think it has a lot of aesthetic charm and the general loop of catching Bugsnax and talking with the villagers and customizing them and watching their stories unfold is gratifying. It honestly reminded me of Ape Escape in some ways due to the monster hunting mechanic.

I also think the characters are awesome and the fact that there’s a bit more world building under the hood is appreciated.

I wanted to also address concerns that other reviews tried to but I wanted to make it clear how this game depicts suggestive themes.

It’s a game rated E10+, and I believe the references in the game are appropriate for that. There’s toilet humor and mild innuendo, but nothing extreme you wouldn’t find in most other media made for ages 10 and up. Yes, some of the characters are part of the queer community and, believe it or not, doesn’t make their relationships any more explicit. A child seeing a queer relationship in media isn’t any more of an influence than seeing a straight relationship in the same pretext, if anything, implying that seeing a queer relationship is “not good for children” is extremely hypocritical if the same concern isn’t brought up for the games straight couple, which wasn’t the case for the other reviews mentioning the “sexual content”, which in my experience “sexual content” usually means “queer characters existing as openly queer”. Also this game has talking hamburgers and I think that takes a bit more precedence than two people of the same gender kissing.

At the end of the day, I do recommend this game, especially for those who like collect-a-thons and character customization. It’s out on other platforms now and while I played it on PS5, the Xbox and PC versions run just as well. I can’t attest to the switch version but if I manage to get my hands on that I can update this review.

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RaeofBeauty

Questionable content

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022

My son is turning 8 and requested this game for one of his presents. He has watched the game being played on YouTube and found it enjoyable. I always read reviews before purchasing items so I did. The first review that came up said the game had sexual content. Uhoh really? So I looked into this further and this is what I found in another gamer review on another site:

Young Horses' surprising hit Bugsnax features a dozen main characters, nearly half of which are queer. A lesbian couple and two gay characters are given actual story arcs and character growth. There's also a non-binary character named Floofty, who uses they/them pronouns. More importantly, Floofty is voiced by a non-binary trans woman, actor Casey Mongillo.

As a human being and respectful adult I understand in the world we live in, there are many different people with many different beliefs and choices for how they wish to live their lives. I have no problem with that at all and think people should be able to do what they wish if it makes them happy. What I do have a problem with is having these beliefs pushed on my young kids who don’t have any reference for sexuality, homosexuality, pronouns, etc. Kids should be allowed to grow up as kids and not think about such complex issues. It’s not right in my opinion and after reading this information I will no longer allow my children to be exposed to this game anymore and I am definitely not purchasing it.

Very disappointing that I did not catch it sooner. Perhaps this is made for adults and I got mistaken thinking it’s a kids game. Sure looks like a kids game. If you are a parent reading my review and you don’t see anything wrong with these topics for your kids then you may think it’s fine and that’s fine. I personally would not recommend purchasing this game for its suggestive message.

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Barrington Moore

Getting your kids ready for secret sexual relationships and eating bugs.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022

Getting your kids ready for eating bugs! In Norway they just began putting grubs in children’s hot lunches at schools. There is a global food crisis afoot and it really is interesting that this video game glorifying eating bugs would also glorify secret sexual relationships between what appear to be Muppet characters. They make sure to mock Conspiracy theorists up and down left and right, which is also a bizarre thing to toss into a video game. Nobody cares about a walrus Alex Jones. Maybe they knew people were going to see through their political BS. Can’t we just let kids play games folks? Do we have to try to sell them ideas? Do the video game programmers understand parenting? Do they have your kids’ best interest in mind?

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