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MewnBase

Cairn4 · 2023-10-30

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 18, 2016 (Linux), Jan 18, 2016 (Mac), Jan 18, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.

MewnBase is a 2023 Casual, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 1454 reviews).

7
playing now
93%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,255 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–65k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,454 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.59 at Steam (2021-06-24) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11411420182026Week of 2018-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
303Dec 2018Aug 2026Dec 2018 — avg 30 · peak 96Mar 2019 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2019 — avg 8 · peak 28Sep 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2020 — avg 8 · peak 21Jun 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 42Dec 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2022 — avg 10 · peak 30Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 42Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 26Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$3.592018-12-072026-07-092018-12-07 — best price $5.092019-02-05 — best price $5.092019-06-26 — best price $5.092019-11-29 — best price $5.092019-12-19 — best price $4.972020-06-27 — best price $4.972020-10-28 — best price $4.192020-11-25 — best price $4.792020-12-22 — best price $4.192021-06-24 — best price $3.592021-10-28 — best price $4.792021-11-26 — best price $4.492021-12-22 — best price $4.192022-05-17 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-03 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-06 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
57.8%
earned "Junior Scientist"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Finnish, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5897%21

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

Player tags

2DCatsCuteSpaceCasualSandboxBuildingCraftingRelaxingSurvival

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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