Insectoids

Creatures theme

Features creatures that resemble insects in some manner but aren't.

458
games
52
platforms
Semi-common features:
* Compound eyes
* Unusually large number of of eyes (compare spiders with 4, wasps with 5)
* Angular/sharp features, commonly sleek limbs
* Sparse but noticeable body hair/fur
* Noticeable mandibles, especially spider-like fangs
* Insect-like abdomen (behind hind legs)
* Chittering or clicking mode of speech, often do this idly when they aren't even speaking (a bit like engine hum, but for insects).
* Multi-jointed limbs (1 or more joints than humans have, when only counting wrist/ankle, elbow/knee, and shoulder/hip joints)
* Wings, especially under a protective ("chitin") carapace
* Mantis-like raptorial forelimbs

Insectoids can easily look very similar (confusingly so) to crustacoids, though tend to lack the generally rounded shape, pincers and eyestalks.
Conditional parent:
* Aliens
* Monsters

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Parent group

Arthropods

Related groups

Creatures
Giant insects, Insect protagonist

Games by year

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The first Insectoids video game was released in 1982.

Nintendo, Blizzard and Deep Silver published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 162
Linux 81
Mac OS X 29
X360 28
PS3 24
MS-DOS 17
Mac OS Classic 12
PS 11
PS2 7
SNES 5
Xbox 5
GameCube 5
NES 4
N64 4
C64 3
Wii 3
GP2X 3
Switch 3
iOS 3
NEC PC9801 3
Xbox One 3
Pandora 3
Amiga AGA 2
PSP 2
Apple II E 2
PS4 2
GB 2
BeOS 2
Amiga 2
Famicom Disk System 2