After being introduced in 2012, being cancelled after which revived in 2018, Mewgenics, the newest from Tremendous Meat Boy creator Edmund McMillen and The Finish Is Nigh creator, Tyler Glaiel, is lastly out, and it is a roaring success to this point.
Launching right now on Steam, the mix of tactical turn-based fight and feline breeding has amassed a big participant base already, with SteamDB recording an all-time excessive of over 60,000 concurrent gamers. That is one of many largest of the day on Steam, with Mewgenics beating out heavy-hitters comparable to Overwatch, Battlefield 6, Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7, and Elden Ring Nightreign.
It’s, maybe surprisingly, slightly methods off probably the most profitable launch of McMillen’s profession. That accolade nonetheless belongs to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, a remake of the roguelite unique that peaked at simply over 70,000 gamers concurrent at launch. However given the momentum Mewgenics has behind it, that might quickly be eclipsed.
And it must be no shock both, given how nice the sport is. “Whether or not you are attempting to breed one of the best hybrid courses or hoping to unlock the subsequent zone and legendary reward, otherwise you’re simply buzzing catchy songs which can be caught on a loop in your head, it is a recreation you could play nonstop for hours on finish via trials and triumphs,” writes Jason Rodriguez in GameSpot’s 9/10 Mewgenics assessment. “It is catnip for roguelites in all its glory, as you retain going via runs and coming again for extra.”