Name: Not a bug
Brand: Steam
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Deal overview

Not a bug is listed at $9.99 on Steam.

Not a bug is at full price right now. We track it so you will see the moment a genuine discount lands.

The lowest we have tracked is $0.79, so this is not quite the floor.

As a recent release, discounts this early are relatively uncommon.

Genre: Casual · Developer: NeuroSlop Studio · Release: Aug 8, 2026.

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About this game

Not a bug is a quick, chaotic little game about being the one person a software project can’t function without. You’re not writing code so much as managing the fire that keeps breaking out around it: a broken build here, a marketing request there, someone needing screenshots five minutes ago. The hook is simple and a little too relatable if you’ve ever worked on a team shipping anything on a deadline. It turns the daily grind of software development into a score-chasing arcade challenge, and it’s funny in that way that only makes sense once you’ve lived it.

How it plays

Each run drops you into a pile of incoming tasks spanning code, assets, builds, and marketing, and your job is to pick off the right ones before the clock runs out on them. Miss too many, or let your resources run dry, and the project starts to wobble. As you get closer to the release date the pace ramps up, tasks stack faster, and the margin for error shrinks. Random glitches shake up the specifics of each run so you can’t just memorize a solution and coast, and the game leans hard into the idea that one slip makes the next slip more likely, so a clean run can unravel fast if you let your attention drift. There are multiple difficulty levels to dial the chaos up or down, and the whole thing is built around short sessions you can restart the second you crash and burn.

Who it’s for

If you like tight, high-pressure arcade games where the fun is in the panic (think plate-spinning, prioritization-under-fire type stuff) this scratches that itch well, especially in short bursts. It’ll land hardest with anyone who’s worked in software, game dev, or any deadline-driven creative job, since the premise is basically a satire of that exact experience. It’s also a reasonable fit if you just want a casual game you can pick up for five minutes between other things. If you want depth, story, or long sessions, this isn’t that. It’s a snack, not a meal, and the loop is intentionally simple, so if repetitive score-attack gameplay doesn’t hold your interest for long, this one will wear thin quickly.

Is it worth it?

For what it is, a casual arcade game built around one clear, well-executed idea, it’s the kind of thing that’s easy to justify picking up when it’s discounted. It’s not a game you sink dozens of hours into, but it doesn’t ask for that either. The replayability comes from chasing a better run rather than unlocking new content, so your enjoyment will depend on how much you like that loop specifically. This is squarely the type of title worth grabbing on sale rather than at full price. Try a run or two, see if the “just one more shift” pull grabs you, and go from there.