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Bongo Cat

Irox Games · 2025-03-05

Steam

CasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

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).

179,804
playing now
97%
positive of 113k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

179,804 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 17:00 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
  • · 179,804 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 4,442 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~555/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (19,030 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 29,605 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: 601 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 591 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-26: 543 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-09-02: 566 positiveWeek of 2026-09-02: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-09-09: 530 positiveWeek of 2026-09-09: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-09-16: 487 positiveWeek of 2026-09-16: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-09-23: 461 positiveWeek of 2026-09-23: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-09-30: 541 positiveWeek of 2026-09-30: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-10-07: 445 positiveWeek of 2026-10-07: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

187k110k2026-09-15 17:00 — 148,537 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 156,413 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 146,293 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 143,112 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 145,021 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 141,641 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 136,327 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 148,077 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 158,623 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 166,406 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 180,682 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 162,629 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 156,002 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 152,810 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 148,880 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 160,964 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 172,147 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 178,251 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 169,833 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 160,432 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 151,405 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 152,353 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 149,840 players2026-10-05 20:00 — 160,820 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 172,483 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 178,160 players2026-10-08 11:00 — 171,207 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 162,200 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 152,167 players2026-10-11 02:00 — 149,083 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 135,461 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 170,132 players2026-10-13 17:00 — 179,917 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 187,227 players2026-10-15 11:00 — 175,677 players2026-10-15 17:00 — 179,804 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
153k32kMar 2025Aug 2026Mar 2025 — avg 31,579 · peak 50,099Apr 2025 — avg 106,609 · peak 179,871May 2025 — avg 139,811 · peak 193,859Jun 2025 — avg 151,351 · peak 192,501Jul 2025 — avg 116,214 · peak 170,427Aug 2025 — avg 78,904 · peak 129,335Sep 2025 — avg 97,104 · peak 136,696Oct 2025 — avg 88,033 · peak 125,794Nov 2025 — avg 86,657 · peak 120,791Dec 2025 — avg 111,142 · peak 178,015Jan 2026 — avg 129,595 · peak 176,292Feb 2026 — avg 132,028 · peak 171,695Mar 2026 — avg 129,920 · peak 173,349Apr 2026 — avg 122,834 · peak 174,048May 2026 — avg 133,864 · peak 182,047Jun 2026 — avg 147,845 · peak 180,178Jul 2026 — avg 152,975 · peak 187,676Aug 2026 — avg 144,053 · peak 181,650
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#13#742026-09-152026-10-152026-09-15 — #132026-09-16 — #132026-09-17 — #132026-09-18 — #622026-09-19 — #612026-09-20 — #612026-09-21 — #662026-09-22 — #622026-09-23 — #612026-09-24 — #612026-09-25 — #582026-09-26 — #582026-09-27 — #622026-09-28 — #702026-09-29 — #642026-09-30 — #642026-10-01 — #642026-10-02 — #592026-10-03 — #592026-10-04 — #682026-10-05 — #742026-10-06 — #672026-10-07 — #672026-10-08 — #662026-10-09 — #652026-10-10 — #572026-10-11 — #572026-10-12 — #622026-10-13 — #562026-10-14 — #562026-10-15 — #56
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1121122026-09-162026-10-152026-09-16: 50 new positive2026-09-16: 3 new negative2026-09-17: 59 new positive2026-09-18: 54 new positive2026-09-18: 3 new negative2026-09-19: 75 new positive2026-09-19: 7 new negative2026-09-20: 68 new positive2026-09-20: 2 new negative2026-09-21: 65 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 94 new positive2026-09-22: 6 new negative2026-09-23: 54 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new negative2026-09-24: 47 new positive2026-09-24: 7 new negative2026-09-25: 48 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 61 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 47 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 41 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 53 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 61 new positive2026-10-01: 51 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 74 new positive2026-10-03: 70 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 73 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 68 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 112 new positive2026-10-06: 6 new negative2026-10-07: 76 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 80 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 51 new positive2026-10-10: 87 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 73 new positive2026-10-12: 60 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 86 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new negative2026-10-15: 75 new positive2026-10-15: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

102026-10-01 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 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…

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2026-04-13, latest 2026-06-27 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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