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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mewgenics - The Untold Story

Final Fantasy Tactics beat Pokemon when the Mewgenics creators were trying to figure out how combat should work: "One has depth, and the other has the illusion of depth"

"I was still pitching it to Tommy before I left. I was trying to wrap it in a genre that I thought he would be excited about."

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Mewgenics' biggest patch yet is on the way with a huge balance overhaul, changes to the breeding system, and 'Hitler's suicide can no longer miss', which is a relief

You can try the beta of the 1.1 update now.

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Mewgenics co-creator says "it's crazy" there are secrets that people still haven't found even after playing the roguelike for months

Especially since The Binding of Isaac's secrets were instantly spoiled by dataminers.

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Mewgenics' latest update makes one of its most unpredictable fights a bit fairer, and includes maybe the best patch note of all time: 'Fixed case where a non-binary cat with dwarfism would crash the game if playing in Brazilian Portuguese'

Crusader Kings 2, eat your heart out.

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Mewgenics will have 'at least two' DLCs, and the 'small' one is almost a third as big as the base game

Never hitting paws.

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Steam expert advises devs stick to the "Little League" section of idle games and friendslop before attempting anything like Binding of Isaac or Mewgenics: "Then you can make your dream"

Start small, think friendslop

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Thanks to Mewgenics' cruel sidequest items, I've accidentally created the conditions for the most cursed run ever

Hang in there, kitty.

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Mewgenics is getting official mod support, and could have DLC out by the 'end of next year'

Developer Tyler Glaiel has been chatting about future support for the game on his social media.

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"It's a bit unfair to have to compete with Isaac": Mewgenics co-creator felt pressure to "prove myself" working with Edmund McMillen on the follow-up to one of the biggest roguelikes ever

Mewgenics recently beat The Binding of Isaac's peak player count on Steam

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Mewgenics makes a meowssive splash with 1 million copies sold on Steam

Purrfect success.

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Roguelike legend doesn’t know what consoles are even "viable" for his viral cat-breeding game Mewgenics, but Nintendo Switch 2 "seems like the front runner"

Take your cats on a walk

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Mewgenics sells 1 million copies in just 1 week, far more than its creators expected: 'We both got a bit blindsided by this'

The first patch is in the works, but co-creator Tyler Glaiel says we shouldn't expect any major changes.

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"What else are we going to do, another f***ing platformer?": Mewgenics took 15 years to dominate Steam, but its secret sauce was cooked up in just 2 weeks

Interview | Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel's roguelike hit was a long time coming

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"Only the nerdiest of the nerds would tolerate that stuff": Mewgenics dev says before Spelunky and The Binding of Isaac, roguelikes were the reserve of hardcore fans

"It was so cool that you could have an endlessly replayable game like that"

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Indie smash hit Mewgenics is working its way to consoles — the roguelike's co-creator confirms they're "working on it now"

Mewgenics, the new indie roguelike from Edmund McMillen, is set to receive a console release. The creator confirmed development is underway, following over 900,000 estimated Steam sales and strong early momentum. Paid DLC is also planned.

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Mewgenics genius discovers the true strength of the roguelike's skill synergies, creating an infinite fly generator that bullies bosses into not even showing up to battle

Has science gone too far?

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Mewgenics surpasses Hades 2's concurrent player peak on Steam, and one lead says it's very "possible" roguelike hit Megabonk will fall next

The Binding of Isaac creator's new game is still reaching higher

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Mewgenics isn't stopping with dominating Steam, co-creator Edmund McMillen says the roguelike is heading for consoles and has DLC plans in the works

Although you may be waiting a while

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The most surprising thing about Mewgenics is its amazing soundtrack—and after 115 hours, I'm still discovering new songs

I'm a chumbucket kitty baby living in the city.

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Animal Crossing retired Mr. Resetti but his anger lives on in indie roguelike hit Mewgenics, which will aggressively tell you off for save scumming

Also he'll take the controller from you if you push your luck

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6 single player games to play this Valentine’s Day (to take your mind off it)

Being alone doesn't mean you can't have fun this Feb. 14!

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"This seems like a very tough boss": Mewgenics eyes Steam roguelike record held by Hades 2 as the cat breeding sim surpasses its legendary dev's other indie hit, The Binding of Isaac

It's also sold over 500k copies in 36 hours

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Mewgenics has its very own Mr. Resetti that'll make 'a brain slushie' out of you and curse your cats if you save scum: 'No, seriously, I dish out IRL curses'

Okay, I'll save my game, jeez!

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Mewgenics DLC is coming, but Edmund McMillen says he and co-creator Tyler Glaiel want to take a few months to 'fully understand what people really like about the game' before they start on it

McMillen figures it might take a year after work begins to make the DLC, but based on everything that's happened up to now, it might take a whole lot longer too.

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