Bubsy: Paws on Fire! attempted to raise funds for DLC with a Kickstarter campaign before its launch, which would've added new levels with new themes, mini-games, costumes, and Commander Video from Bit.Trip as a guest character. The Kickstarter was heavily criticized for the confusing structure it had, where the funding goal would merely add extra one-liners and two costumes for Bubsy while the stretch goals were individual parts of a short extra world, known as the "Impossible World". The campaign did not reach its base goal, and Paws on Fire! recieved no DLC.

The launch trailer for Bubsy: Paws on Fire! contains a review quote from a French website titled "Vandal" claiming "This is probably the best game Bubsy has ever had..."

In the full review, this is followed by "but that’s not saying a lot".