Mewgenics
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About Mewgenics
Mewgenics is a chaotic mix of cat breeding, turn-based strategy, and legacy roguelike elements from Edmund McMillen. Released in 2026 for PC, it tasks you with managing a cat sanctuary, breeding felines with unique traits, training them, and sending them into a wild world to collect resources, battle bosses, and survive. The game blends permadeath with progression, as you use each run’s loot and mutations to build better bloodlines. With a focus on simulation and real-time strategy, it’s a quirky, high-stakes adventure for fans of deep systems and feline fantasy.
Gameplay
Each session starts with selecting cats to send on expeditions. You plan routes through procedurally generated maps, managing hunger, fatigue, and combat. Battles are turn-based but require quick thinking, using cat-specific abilities like poison or stealth to outmaneuver enemies. Between runs, you breed offspring, prioritizing stats and mutations, while managing a base to craft gear and heal injuries. The loop of adventure, death, and rebirth creates a tense rhythm. Resource scarcity and permadeath keep pressure high, while hidden world mechanics like shifting terrain add unpredictability.
What Players Think
On PlayPile, Mewgenics has a 4.3/5 rating, with 72% of players completing the main story. Average playtime clocks in at 20 hours, though 30% report over 50. Community moods are split: 65% call it “addictively chaotic,” while 20% gripe about unclear mechanics. Twitch’s #5 ranking shows its streaming appeal, and Reddit threads buzz with breeding strategy debates. One review raves, “The cat graveyard grind is equal parts stressful and rewarding.” Critics praise its originality but note a steep learning curve; 40% of players abandon it after the first death.
PlayPile's Take
Mewgenics thrives for players who love deep systems and don’t mind trial-by-fire learning. With 120 achievements tied to breeding, exploration, and boss kills, it rewards persistence. Priced at $39.99, it’s a mid-budget risk. If you enjoy managing ecosystems under pressure and don’t mind opaque tutorials, its wild loop of death and rebirth will hook you. But for casual gamers, the grind might feel punishing. Stick with it past the first few deaths, it’s a niche gem, not a casual paw-scratch.
Game Modes
Single player
IGDB Rating
92.0
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