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

Mewgenics sells 1 million copies in just 1 week, far more than its creators expected: ‘We both got a bit blindsided by this’ | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Roguelike 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 Roguelike Mewgenics provides the best proof yet that the turn-based tactics genre is the true home of drama and excitement in gaming Adventure ‘We never had plans to update Peak at all’: Aggro Crab reveals that it doesn’t want ‘to be a studio that works on one game forever’ Roguelike Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen says ‘people need to get more creative with their hate’ in response to disappointment over controversial cameo meows Roguelike Mewgenics review: The creator of The Binding of Isaac has transcended his own past work with this sprawling, ridiculous, and endlessly surprising roguelike Strategy ‘We have made back our development budget after 3 hours’: Mewgenics explodes to number one Steam seller 14 years after its announcement Roguelike ‘I told you so!’: As Mewgenics roars past 250,000 copies sold in less than a day, Edmund McMillen says ‘I knew this game would eventually see the light of day, and I knew it would be my best work’ Roguelike Mewgenics breeding tips to create the best cat army Roguelike The most surprising thing about Mewgenics is its amazing soundtrack—and after 115 hours, I’m still discovering new songs Roguelike Cult of the Lamb may be a murder-happy fever dream, but the devs have principles: ‘We wouldn’t want to fleece players’ Sim ‘Please let us focus on making our game in peace’ developer says to whoever is behind a slew of fake positive reviews that it swears definitely isn’t them Roguelike Best Mewgenics classes and how to unlock all collars Roguelike ‘We’re definitely excited to do something else’: After Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven, the Massive Monster devs are excited at the prospect of something new—’We always like to follow the fun’ RPG ‘5,000,000 Henrys’ and they’re all quite hungry: KCD2 has sold gangbusters since its launch last year Roguelike It’s going to take you over 500 hours to 100% complete Mewgenics, according to creator Edmund McMillen PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Arc RaidersBest PC gearFalloutGame Quizzes Games Roguelike Mewgenics Mewgenics sells 1 million copies in just 1 week, far more than its creators expected: ‘We both got a bit blindsided by this’ News By Andy Chalk published 17 February 2026 The first patch is in the works, but co-creator Tyler Glaiel says we shouldn’t expect any major changes. 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Subscribe to our newsletter That sure didn’t take long: Just one week after release, the bizarre cat-breeding simulator Mewgenics has surpassed one million copies sold.Word of the major milestone came from Mewgenics co-creator Tyler Glaiel on X, who posted a simple, to-the-point message that was apparently created by fan artist Whom: (Image credit: Tyler Glaiel (Twitter))The message was later retweeted by Mewgenics’ other co-creator, Edmund McMillen. Related articles ‘We have made back our development budget after 3 hours’: Mewgenics explodes to number one Steam seller 14 years after its announcement ‘I told you so!’: As Mewgenics roars past 250,000 copies sold in less than a day, Edmund McMillen says ‘I knew this game would eventually see the light of day, and I knew it would be my best work’ 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 “Some fun stats,” Glaiel wrote in a follow-up post. “Mew had ~400k wishlists before reviews came out. Shot up to ~600k after reviews / before release. For those saying its success was expected based on pedigree, week 1 sales for games are usually a fraction of wishlists. So we both got a bit blindsided by this haha.”I am very glad you all enjoy it.”Players do indeed seem to enjoy it. Despite some controversy surrounding some of the Mewgenics voice cast, the game has put up enviable concurrent player numbers on Steam, peaking at more than 115