Mewgenics will be launching on February 10, 2026, for PC via Steam. Mewgenics is the next project from the creator of the hits Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, which has been in development for quite some time.
Mewgenics' journey began in 2012, when Edmund McMillen announced the game after the mega-success of Super Meat Boy. Scheduled for release in 2014, the game made an appearance at PAX East in Boston that same year with a playable demo, but no release date. The situation became even trickier when McMillen announced his new game, The Legend of Bum-bo, in 2018, putting Mewgenics on hold indefinitely. Years later, the developer revealed a preview of Mewgenics' combat, and in 2024, he teased details about the game. Now, fans can celebrate, as the wait for Mewgenics is nearly at an end.
Mewgenics Will Finally Be Released in February 2026
Edmund McMillen announced that Mewgenics will be released for PC via Steam on February 10, 2026. The developer posted a 50-minute video on his YouTube channel showcasing different aspects of the anticipated roguelite game, including combat and character abilities. Through the Mewgenics page on Steam, he confirmed that "the big important parts" of the game are ready. The dev blog also notes that the following steps include animating and scoring seven major cutscenes, polishing the game with smoother transitions, adding particle effects, SFX, and more. McMillen revealed that a test phase will happen in October, but it will only be open to friends and other developers.
Mewgenics is a game focused on combat and cat breeding. Players start with a group of cats with different stats and abilities, and venture outside their home to face bosses in turn-based combat, collecting unique items and acquiring mutations. The second part of this unique cat game tasks the player with breeding their team's lineage, expanding the house to have more space for new feline friends. In total, the game promises to feature over 800 unique items, more than 200 enemies, and over six unique classes with dozens of skills to choose from.
The confirmation of Mewgenics' release date is more great news for indie game fans in 2025, the year in which another long-awaited game, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is finally available. While the sequel to The Binding of Isaac does not become a reality, players will have a new challenge to check out in Mewgenics, another project with the familiar visuals and humor of Edmund McMillen.
- Released
- February 10, 2026
- Developer(s)
- Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
- Publisher(s)
- Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
WHERE TO PLAY
From the creator of The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy and The End is Nigh comes... Mewgenics!
Level up your team as you venture further and further from your home, collect unique items, defeat epic bosses, gain mutations and return home so you can breed and further your bloodline, in this turn based legacy roguelike draft sim about cats!
Features:
• 200+ of hours of gameplay!
• 6+ classes, each with 50+ unique abilities to draft from!
• 800+ of unique items!
• hoard 100s of pieces of enchanted furniture!
• level up your house to make room for more cats!
• 200+ enemies and bosses that will upset your mom!
• tons of unique NPCs with quests that will make you gasp!
• poop!
