Insecticide Part 1
Third-person detective adventure set in a city of mutant insects
Crackpot Entertainment · Published by Missing Link Games · Released Jul 1, 2008
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 408
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)
What is Insecticide Part 1?
This single-player action-adventure follows rookie detective Chrys Liszt as she investigates a crime in a futuristic city populated by mutant insects. You gather clues, question suspects and witnesses, and solve puzzles alongside third-person shooting and platforming, using insect abilities and specialized weapons.
For you if...
- +you like switching between detective work and action
- +you enjoy insect puns and film noir settings
Not for you if...
- −you prefer adventures without combat or platforming
- −you want shooting without investigative puzzles
What players say
75% of 408 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, characters, and voice acting. Their most common complaint is the unresolved ending and missing continuation; some also report crashes and other stability problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Insecticide Part 1 system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Insecticide Part 1?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista
- Processor
- 1.5GHz processor or better
- Graphics
- 16-bit Graphics, DirectX 9 (shader 2.0) compatible video card, 64 MB minimum video memory
- Memory
- 256 MB
- Storage
- 600 MB
- DirectX
- 9.0c
Does Insecticide Part 1 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Insecticide Part 1 run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Insecticide Part 1 use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
