Cowbugs: Western Survivors

Danyellow

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About this game

Cowbugs is a survival roguelike. Create countless powerful builds and destroy waves of Giant Bugs.

Survive endless monster hordes in this western pixelart action shooter. Choose your hero, master tight controls, and fight through epic battles against giant insects.

A multitude of characters, weapons, skins, and a secret dice minigame that can completely change the course of the game.

🤠 Western Pixelart Style

Step into a dusty world rendered in crunchy pixelart. This recent bullet heaven combines retro style with modern survivor gameplay. Every skill and weapon pops with hand-crafted charm. Strategic battles against creepy-crawly bosses await.

️ Game Session

20-minute run in this endless arena.

A new wave of enemies each minute, and a Boss at the end. Test your defense and attack strategy. Can you beat it on all difficulty levels? Enjoy satisfying shooting gameplay as you make your character stronger with every upgrade.

Features

- 34 Unique upgrades

- 9 Weapons with 24 skins

- 9 Characters

- 7 Customized Bullets

- 48 Attributes

- 2 Levels, each with 11 levels of difficulty

- 1 Mining level

- 22 Unique enemies

Combat & Action System

Battle against relentless monsters with fluid shooting mechanics. Every weapon feels distinct — from rapid-fire pistols to devastating magic blasts. The controls are snappy, the action is non-stop, and the gameplay loop will keep you coming back for "just one more run." Make split-second decisions, dodge boss attacks, and fight your way through wave after wave of insectoid terror. This is survival shooting at its most addictive.

Unique Enemies Behaviour

- Laser Eyes — shoot laser from random rotating eyes; better stay close to them.

- Flying — when you see wings on an enemy, you better run.

- Dung Beetle — this little bug is really dangerous as it can move fast, but can be helpful with its ability to collect EXP candies.

- Worms — they can eat other bugs and expand in size; do not let them eat!

- Shooting — better stay far away from them and avoid getting hit.

Upgrades

- Spiral — bullets move in a spiral around the player. Best if you love a build where you don't have to move at all. Easy against groups, but hard against bosses.

- Crits Explosion — crunchy deadly explosions.

- Fuel — enemies explode on death and ignite nearby enemies. You should use that to create powerful builds with Fire.

- Banjo — electric charges that jump from enemy to enemy. Satisfying.

- Broken Bottle — increase all sources of damage, but breaks when getting hit. Best if you are a skilled player.

- Split — double the shot bullets at once. Helpful against groups.

- Piercing — pierce through enemies.

- Black Hole — suck enemies inside, group them tightly together. Can be upgraded to Black Hole Explosion.

- Lucky Horseshoe — increase Luck. Random loves you. All failed chances have a chance to flip the coin again, as many times as the Luck you have.



More upgrades — in the game.

🎲 Dice mini-game

Once you beat at least two levels, you can find the Dice mini-game. It shows up on the 11th character level-up. Try your Luck!


New features unlock gradually as you progress.


If you enjoy games like Binding of Isaac, Vampire Survivors or 20 Minutes Till Dawn, you'll love Cowbugs — same roguelike thrill with unique mechanics.

What’s new

Bug fixes,
Black Hole explosion increase damage by x3 from Bullet Damage