Legendary roguelike devs' new cat breeding RPG gets its "biggest wishlist spike in over a year" after adding autism
Aug. 13, 2024There are currently 100 different abilities in the roguelike
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The Binding of Isaac creator’s upcoming cat breeding roguelike is set to feature autism as a possible ability, an addition which has prompted the game’s"biggest wishlist spike in over a year."
Mewgenics is being developed by Edmund McMillan, who also made Super Meat Boy, as well as The End is Nigh alongside his latest game’s co-developer, Tyler Glaiel. The premise is simple – breed and train cats to venture out into the world, defeat bosses, and collect items, before returning home to further their bloodline. Through this process, they can inherit special abilities (or “disorders,” as Glaiel calls them), which bring with them different buffs and debuffs. As of a few days ago, thedevs had added 100 to the roguelike, having more than doubled that total number over the course of the last week.
As with the portrayal of any real-life condition, not everyone feels 100% happy with this, with one Twitter user noting that it"feels super gross,“but as the surge of Steam wishlists suggests, the reaction has generally been very positive, with many prospective players happy with the representation. “Finally, good autism representation,” one fanresponds. “This is the representation I always wanted, very relatable,“saysanother. “This is literally what autism does to me, too. Going against the Way That I Am takes more effort, but I am VERY good at doing those Things That I Do,” anotheradds.
11 years later, Binding of Isaac dev says his cat-breeding party-based RPG is the “most exciting game” he’s ever developed.
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