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Jordan Gerblick

"We have made back our development budget after 3 hours": Over 8 years in the making, strategy roguelike Mewgenics is an instant hit for The Binding of Isaac creator and his team

The cowboy cat from the desert in Mewgenics.

Mewgenics, the peculiar new tactical roguelike from the mind behind The Binding of Isaac, launched today alongside overwhelmingly positive reviews from players and critics, and now we officially know it's shaping up to be a big commercial success as well.

Coming from The Binding of Isaac maker Edmund McMillen and his longtime collaborator Tyler Glaiel - a team that also brought us The End is Nigh - Mewgenics is about as much of a departure for the co-creators as it gets. It's still very much a roguelike, but here you're tasked with building a superpowered, mutant cat army and sending it into turn-based battles where you'll need to get all strategical.

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