Mewgenics Smashes Steam Records to Become the Platform's Biggest Roguelike Ever
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Mewgenics has broken Steam's all-time concurrent player record for a roguelike, surpassing Hades 2 with over 115,000 simultaneous players and selling half a million copies in its first 36 hours.
Indie phenomenon Mewgenics has officially rewritten the Steam history books. According to reporting by Eurogamer, the tactical cat breeding game from the minds behind The Binding of Isaac recently pulled in a staggering peak of 115,428 concurrent players over the weekend. That massive number pushes it past Hades 2 to claim the all-time concurrent player crown for a roguelike on Steam, narrowly edging out Supergiant's heavy hitter by roughly 2,400 players.
The commercial success has completely blown past expectations for co-creators Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel. The title raked in 150,000 sales within its first six hours alone, comfortably covering its entire development budget before rapidly accelerating to half a million units sold in just 36 hours. Players are clearly sinking hours into the chaotic tactical loops and feline Frankensteins, turning a quirky indie passion project into a massive community moment across social feeds and creator streams.
Looking ahead, the momentum is not slowing down anytime soon. Developer Tyler Glaiel has already confirmed that console ports and future DLC are in the pipeline, alongside anticipated Steam Workshop mod support. For a genre so heavily driven by community discovery and endless replayability, Mewgenics is shaping up to be a fixture of the PC gaming landscape for a long time to come.
Original reporting by Victoria Phillips Kennedy over at Eurogamer.
Tags: Mewgenics, Steam, PC Gaming, Roguelike, Indie Games
Original article: Eurogamer