{"id":1775795,"date":"2026-02-17T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1775795"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:55:09","slug":"mewgenics-sets-huge-steam-concurrent-player-record-taking-a-crown-previously-worn-by-hades-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1775795","title":{"rendered":"Mewgenics sets huge Steam concurrent player record, taking a crown previously worn by Hades 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mewgenics\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Mewgenics<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Mewgenics sets huge Steam concurrent player record, taking a crown previously worn by Hades 2<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The cat&#8217;s pyjamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Mewgenics-cat-with-a-crown-on-its-head.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Mewgenics cat with a crown on its head\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Mewgenics-cat-with-a-crown-on-its-head.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"332\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-17T10:55:09+00:00\">Feb. 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-sets-huge-steam-concurrent-player-record-taking-a-crown-previously-worn-by-hades-2?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9786837c-679a-4600-add0-4c5fdf4325ac\" data-name=\"Mewgenics\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Mewgenics\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Mewgenics\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Mewgenics\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Mewgenics\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Mewgenics\" title=\"Follow Mewgenics\"><br \/>\n  Follow Mewgenics<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Mewgenics, the cat breeding indie hit from the creators of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-binding-of-isaac\">The Binding of Isaac<\/a> and The End is Nigh, has broken a rather impressive Steam record.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Mewgenics &#8211; which sees players using &#8220;tactical&#8221; breeding to raise a cat army before sending their feline Frankenstein-like creations into the fray &#8211; welcomed 115,428 concurrent players on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>This number probably doesn&#8217;t mean that much to you on its own, though it is of course an impressive figure. However, Mewgenics&#8217; latest concurrent player peak actually means it now has the highest concurrent player count of any roguelike on Steam <em>of all time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Steam game with the highest concurrent player count before Mewgenics took the crown was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/hades-2\">Hades 2<\/a>, Supergiant&#8217;s sequel to the incredibly successful Hades and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-is-game-of-the-year-but-what-about-everything-else-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-game-awards\">2025 Game of the Year nominee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see via the image below, Hades 2 has a concurrent player peak of 112,947, which was reached five months ago. This means Mewgenics has welcomed 2,481 more concurrent players than Steam&#8217;s previous roguelike record holder (look at me doing maths early in the morning).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, yes, Mewgenics is really rather popular, something that has taken co-creators Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel by surprise. On its release, it sold 150k copies in six hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs\">swiftly making back its development costs<\/a>. That figure has since increased, and developer Glaiel later revealed Mewgenics had sold half a million units in 36 hours (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tylerglaiel.com\/post\/3men362utkk2f\">in the words of Glaiel<\/a>, &#8220;wtf&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from SteamDB showing Mewgenics' player numbers compared to Hades 2's\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-(14)_QKrHGiM.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3.777479892761394\" width=\"1409\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from SteamDB showing Mewgenics' player numbers compared to Hades 2's\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-(14)_QKrHGiM.png\" height=\"373\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3.777479892761394\" width=\"1409\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>SteamDB<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-dlc-is-coming-but-dont-expect-it-any-time-soon\">already confirmed that Mewgenics DLC is planned<\/a>, though for when we don&#8217;t yet know. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-console-release-for-steams-cat-breeding-roguelike-hit-mewgenics-is-currently-in-the-works\">console version is also on the cards<\/a>, but again, we don&#8217;t know when exactly it may materialise.<\/p>\n<p>If you are one of the many already playing Mewgenics on Steam, be sure to check out our guides. Here is one on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/best-mewgenics-classes-tier-list-how-to-unlock\">best Mewgenics classes tier list and how to unlock every class<\/a> to get you started.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Mewgenics, the cat breeding indie hit from the creators of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-binding-of-isaac\">The Binding of Isaac<\/a> and The End is Nigh, has broken a rather impressive Steam record.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Mewgenics &#8211; which sees players using &#8220;tactical&#8221; breeding to raise a cat army before sending their feline Frankenstein-like creations into the fray &#8211; welcomed 115,428 concurrent players on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>This number probably doesn&#8217;t mean that much to you on its own, though it is of course an impressive figure. However, Mewgenics&#8217; latest concurrent player peak actually means it now has the highest concurrent player count of any roguelike on Steam <em>of all time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Steam game with the highest concurrent player count before Mewgenics took the crown was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/hades-2\">Hades 2<\/a>, Supergiant&#8217;s sequel to the incredibly successful Hades and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-is-game-of-the-year-but-what-about-everything-else-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-game-awards\">2025 Game of the Year nominee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see via the image below, Hades 2 has a concurrent player peak of 112,947, which was reached five months ago. This means Mewgenics has welcomed 2,481 more concurrent players than Steam&#8217;s previous roguelike record holder (look at me doing maths early in the morning).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, yes, Mewgenics is really rather popular, something that has taken co-creators Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel by surprise. On its release, it sold 150k copies in six hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs\">swiftly making back its development costs<\/a>. That figure has since increased, and developer Glaiel later revealed Mewgenics had sold half a million units in 36 hours (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tylerglaiel.com\/post\/3men362utkk2f\">in the words of Glaiel<\/a>, &#8220;wtf&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from SteamDB showing Mewgenics' player numbers compared to Hades 2's\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-(14)_QKrHGiM.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3.777479892761394\" width=\"1409\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from SteamDB showing Mewgenics' player numbers compared to Hades 2's\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-(14)_QKrHGiM.png\" height=\"373\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3.777479892761394\" width=\"1409\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>SteamDB<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-dlc-is-coming-but-dont-expect-it-any-time-soon\">already confirmed that Mewgenics DLC is planned<\/a>, though for when we don&#8217;t yet know. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-console-release-for-steams-cat-breeding-roguelike-hit-mewgenics-is-currently-in-the-works\">console version is also on the cards<\/a>, but again, we don&#8217;t know when exactly it may materialise.<\/p>\n<p>If you are one of the many already playing Mewgenics on Steam, be sure to check out our guides. Here is one on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/best-mewgenics-classes-tier-list-how-to-unlock\">best Mewgenics classes tier list and how to unlock every class<\/a> to get you started.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Mewgenics Mewgenics sets huge Steam concurrent player record, taking a crown previously worn by Hades 2 The cat&#8217;s pyjamas. 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