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Bongo Cat

Irox Games · 2025-03-05

Steam

CasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 05, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

Bongo Cat is a free-to-play Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Simulation game released in 2025, with Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 108087 reviews).

157,656
playing now
97%
positive of 109k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
0
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

157,656 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Bongo Cat trailer thumbnail

What the Hell Is Bongo Cat and Why Is It Topping the Steam Charts?

≈431,322 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 157,656 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 5,226 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~653/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (19,030 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 9,503 Casual games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19k19k20252026Week of 2025-03-05: 929 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 1,089 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 1,360 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 1,059 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 846 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 850 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 4,910 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 3,751 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 2,213 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 1,531 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 1,097 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 1,239 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 958 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 942 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 1,124 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 1,028 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 1,152 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 965 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 1,087 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 974 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 1,259 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 1,591 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 1,667 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 1,599 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 1,405 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 1,303 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,286 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 1,150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 986 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 1,026 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 1,163 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 978 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 984 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 11,017 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 207 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 18,792 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 238 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 1,024 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 857 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 925 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 842 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 935 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 1,004 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 985 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 906 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 862 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 977 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 952 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 907 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 341 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 811 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 143 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 1,115 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 289 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 764 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 751 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 731 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 748 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 964 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 1,013 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 950 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 574 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 598 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 606 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 608 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 827 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 731 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 679 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 712 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 619 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 563 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 592 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 557 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

181k87k2026-08-06 16:00 — 153,313 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 139,718 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 124,607 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 146,823 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 115,509 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 138,465 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 146,863 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 127,384 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 146,321 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 137,825 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 124,273 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 147,529 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 129,778 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 129,255 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 140,804 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 116,137 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 144,998 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 135,680 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 122,120 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 157,128 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 128,295 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 158,342 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 178,310 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 147,169 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 168,067 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 156,019 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 148,488 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 173,697 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 153,739 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 155,703 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 162,909 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 136,316 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 155,208 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 154,536 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 132,087 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 155,770 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 139,133 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 143,859 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 152,901 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 157,656 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#60#762026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #632026-08-07 — #632026-08-08 — #632026-08-09 — #632026-08-10 — #632026-08-11 — #632026-08-12 — #632026-08-13 — #642026-08-14 — #642026-08-15 — #652026-08-16 — #722026-08-17 — #752026-08-18 — #732026-08-19 — #612026-08-20 — #612026-08-21 — #602026-08-22 — #602026-08-23 — #662026-08-24 — #762026-08-25 — #672026-08-26 — #652026-08-27 — #642026-08-28 — #642026-08-29 — #642026-08-30 — #70
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
97972026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 64 new positive2026-08-07: 4 new negative2026-08-08: 74 new positive2026-08-08: 7 new negative2026-08-10: 82 new positive2026-08-10: 1 new negative2026-08-11: 97 new positive2026-08-11: 1 new negative2026-08-14: 80 new positive2026-08-14: 4 new negative2026-08-15: 73 new positive2026-08-16: 76 new positive2026-08-16: 2 new negative2026-08-17: 63 new positive2026-08-17: 2 new negative2026-08-18: 85 new positive2026-08-18: 3 new negative2026-08-19: 88 new positive2026-08-19: 3 new negative2026-08-20: 57 new positive2026-08-20: 3 new negative2026-08-22: 72 new positive2026-08-22: 4 new negative2026-08-23: 59 new positive2026-08-23: 3 new negative2026-08-24: 59 new positive2026-08-24: 2 new negative2026-08-25: 75 new positive2026-08-25: 5 new negative2026-08-26: 77 new positive2026-08-26: 1 new negative2026-08-27: 63 new positive2026-08-27: 1 new negative2026-08-28: 65 new positive2026-08-28: 4 new negative2026-08-29: 63 new positive2026-08-29: 2 new negative2026-08-30: 63 new positive2026-08-30: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Bongo Beat 1"
4.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller Support5 DLC

24 supported languages: English, German, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)26,7192%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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