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Bacteria Buster

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Bacteria Buster

Bacteria Buster is a fast-paced petri-dish cleanup game. Swat bacteria, upgrade your tools, deploy six Nano Robots, and develop four automatic Medicines. Clear a 200-stage campaign, face Super Bacteria and Bacteria Kings, then carry your progress into 1,000 stages of Endless Mode.

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Bacteria Buster is a lighthearted cleanup game set inside a lively petri dish. Bacteria continuously emerge from random positions, and your job is to move the mouse, bring down the swatter, and complete each stage’s objective before contamination reaches its limit. The controls are immediate and easy to understand, but rising bacterial health and increasing spawn pressure will gradually make upgrade choices, automated defenses, and resource management essential.

Grow from Manual Swatting to Full Automation

Clearing bacteria earns Coins, while rare enemies can also drop Diamonds. Improve the power and area of your swatter, increase the efficiency of automatic swatting, and develop research upgrades associated with different bacterial strains. Every purchase changes how you approach future stages, allowing a small manual experiment to grow into a cleanup system capable of operating on its own.

Deploy Nano Robots and Automatic Medicines

The laboratory contains six Nano Robots with distinct combat roles. The Nano Cutter rushes through nearby enemies, while the stationary Nano Gunner fires in multiple directions. The Nano Pulse Cannon sends energy through every bacterium in a straight line. The Nano Tracker launches homing missiles, the Nano Ricochet rebounds from the walls of the petri dish, and the Nano Mortar bombards crowded areas. Robots can be dragged into position and upgraded, so thoughtful placement is just as important as raw power.

Four Medicines activate automatically whenever their cooldowns finish. Lysis Medicine creates a cross-shaped burst. Conductive Medicine chains damage between several targets. Cryo Medicine damages and slows bacteria, while Sustained-Release Medicine leaves a persistent field over a crowded area. Combining Medicines with your Nano Robots gives you the tools to stabilize the dish when the bacterial population begins to grow faster than you can swat it.

Face a 200-Stage Campaign

The main campaign contains 10 petri dishes and 200 stages, with each dish introducing a different bacterial strain. Beginning at stage 6 of a dish, stronger Super Bacteria may appear and reward Diamonds when defeated. Stages 10 and 20 are guarded by enormous Bacteria Kings, and every King must be eliminated before the experiment can continue.

Advancing through the campaign unlocks archive entries and the first rebirth system, Restart Experiment. Spend Diamonds on permanent universal attributes, restart the experiment, and return with a stronger foundation for the next cycle.

Continue into 1,000 Stages of Endless Mode

Completing the campaign unlocks Endless Mode, where all resources and upgrades carry over. Random mixtures of bacterial strains replace the campaign’s single-strain dishes, while Super Bacteria and regularly appearing Bacteria Kings keep raising the pressure. Refine your upgrade path, improve your automated lineup, and discover how far your experiment can go.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Dual Core 1.6GHz
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any compatible sound card

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Quad Core 2.0GHz
  • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics or above
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any compatible sound card
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
程序员小灰
Brazilian rating
6
Steam Germany rating
6
Achievements
36
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, Stats, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Simplified Chinese
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $2.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~13 days until next sale

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Moderate Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

2 patches and 2 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▼ No recent patches

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bacteria Buster worth buying right now?
Watch — $2.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Bacteria Buster go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Bacteria Buster still getting updates?
Moderate Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days. 2 patches and 2 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is Bacteria Buster free to play?
Bacteria Buster costs $2.99 on Steam.
What genre is Bacteria Buster?
Bacteria Buster is a Casual, Indie, Simulation game.
Who developed Bacteria Buster?
Bacteria Buster was developed by 程序员小灰 and published by 程序员小灰.
What platforms does Bacteria Buster support?
Available on Steam for Windows.