This NSFW cat-themed roguelike is “hopefully” coming in 2024

The Binding of Isaac is famend as one of the crucial influential indie video games of all time, and I personally consider it helped usher within the wave of superior roguelikes which have come out in its wake. The sport was created by a teeny tiny crew, however the entire undertaking was the brainchild of Edmund McMillen, who additionally created Tremendous Meat Boy, one other indie traditional. His new recreation, Mewgenics, has been within the works for over a decade now, however for the primary time in years, we lastly have an replace on the title — or extra particularly, an precise launch window.

Mewgenics is a “turn-based legacy roguelike draft sim about cats,” in response to the sport’s Steam web page, and can enable gamers to “hoard, breed, prepare, and set cats out on epic adventures by means of a sprawling world of full chaos.” The discharge window is at the moment listed as “someday in 2024 (hopefully),” and whereas that’s some time to attend, it’s simply good to know that the sport continues to be popping out in any respect. It additionally seems to be prefer it’s going to have the identical darkish, twisted humorousness that McMillen is understood for. I imply, simply take a look at this gif he posted because the announcement of the Steam web page going stay:

Maintain on to your Butts!https://t.co/wDBOizNXGl pic.twitter.com/MESXJFFXsh

— ? Edmund McMillen ? (@edmundmcmillen) October 28, 2022

Different options of the sport listed on the Steam web page embody “100s of hours of gameplay,” “6+ lessons, every with 50+ distinctive skills to draft from,” “200+ enemies and executives that may upset your mother,” and plenty of extra. We already know that McMillen has an eye fixed for among the most partaking gameplay on the market, and Mewgenics seems to be prefer it’s shaping as much as be his most complicated undertaking but. I do know I’m pumped to present it a attempt when it drops finally, and it’ll be fascinating to see how the creator’s design sensibilities have developed over time.