Mewgenics Adds Official Japanese Support Ahead of September 8 Console Launch
The localization removes the English-language hurdle that 4Gamer previously flagged for Japanese players, and it lands in the same week as the console release, widening the game's audience on both fronts at once.
Key Facts
- Mewgenics added official Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Simplified Chinese support in an update distributed on September 6 and 7, 2026.
- The console version of Mewgenics launches September 8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with Steam account linking for save data on all three platforms.
- Mewgenics sold 1 million copies within a week of its February 11, 2026 Steam release and holds a Metacritic score of 88, down from 90 at launch.
- Steam user reviews for Mewgenics number roughly 50,000, with 89 percent positive.
- The developers confirmed a small free update and the game's first DLC are in development, with details to come later this year.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Automaton, Game Spark.
Mewgenics, the cat-breeding roguelike tactical RPG from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, added official Japanese display support in an update distributed on September 6 and 7, 2026. The same update adds Korean, Russian, and Simplified Chinese, following a beta period during which the translation was tested. The game, released on Steam on February 11, 2026, sold 1 million copies within its first week and holds a Metacritic score of 88, down from 90 at launch. Steam user reviews sit at 89 percent positive across roughly 50,000 entries. The console version launches September 8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with Steam account linking for save data transfer on all three platforms. The Switch 2 version supports Joy-Con 2 mouse and touchscreen controls, while the PS5 version uses the DualSense touchpad. The developers also confirmed a small free update adding new play styles and unlockable items, plus the game's first DLC, with details promised later this year.
The update follows a beta period during which the translation was tested, and the developers are still collecting feedback on the localization. The game is set in Boon County, a town with an uneasy atmosphere, where players act as breeders managing bloodlines across generations. Cats inherit stats, skills, and mutations from their parents, and the choice of which individuals to breed shapes the player's unit composition. Units are divided into classes such as fighter, tank, and mage, with more than 1,000 unique abilities and 900 items available across a campaign that exceeds 200 hours.
Glaiel said the game recovered its development costs within roughly three hours of release, and the game drew more than 100,000 concurrent players shortly after launch. The console version was announced at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 in August. Game Spark noted that Japanese store pages for the PS5 and Switch 2 versions were not findable at the time of writing, while the Xbox Series X|S store page lists Japanese support. The developers also confirmed a small free update adding new play styles and unlockable items, with details promised later this year, and the first DLC is in development with no further information disclosed.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.