Bugs this semester

Bugs this semester is a tiny interactive scrapbook by 3DGoblinDev. Click a rock, reveal a hand-drawn invertebrate, and spend a few seconds with the sort of creature most walks hurry past. It is closer to a living notebook margin than a conventional game.

What is Bugs this semester?

The project began with bug sketches made during class and expanded with small creatures spotted outdoors. Its single-button setup keeps the ritual wonderfully plain: move the pointer, lift a rock, and see who is sheltering underneath. Individual visitors have mentioned a dancing ant, spiders, a pill bug, and a beetle with a greeting animation, giving the collection the loose rhythm of pages accumulated over a term. The result is brief, personal, and much more interested in attention than achievement.

What you can do there

• Lift rocks to reveal small bugs
• Watch brief hand-drawn bug vignettes

Why we picked it

This little bug shelf turns an ordinary act—checking beneath a rock—into a record of what caught one person's eye for a semester. The handmade drawings and tiny animations reward the same patience the project celebrates: stop, look closely, and let a small creature improve the day.

How to get the most from it

Use a mouse and click the rocks to uncover each vignette. Move slowly enough to notice the drawing and animation before opening the next hiding place. The whole visit is deliberately slight, so it works best as a quiet palate cleanser rather than something to speed-run.

Good to know

The listing describes a free, textless, one-button HTML5 experience. Site Stumble cannot embed it because itch.io restricts framing, so open it directly. The collection includes spiders, and a recent player reported that some rocks would not flip on their browser or computer. Keyboard, touch, volume, and screen-reader behavior are undocumented.

Who made it, and when?

3DGoblinDev is the credited creator or organization. The earliest supported launch date we found is May 2024. A documented update was recorded June 21, 2024.