Mewgenics Review: Breeding Cats Into a Tactics Roguelike
The review highlights Mewgenics as a vulgar yet compelling mix of tactics and cat breeding, with a darkly comedic tone that keeps players engaged despite its shocking content.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Denfaminicogamer reviewed Mewgenics, a game about breeding genetically modified cats to create the strongest cat. The review describes a mad scientist forcing players to choose two of three cats, with the unchosen one disposed of via guillotine and chainsaw. The game combines tactics battles against rats with a breeding and life cycle loop, where cats mate and produce kittens that grow into adults within a day.
The review opens with a white-haired mad scientist, described as reminiscent of Professor Oak, forcing players to pick two of three cats. The unchosen cat is dropped through a pedestal, and the player hears guillotine and chainsaw sounds before the professor cheerfully sends the chosen pair on an adventure.
Gameplay splits between isometric tactics battles against rats and a house-based life cycle. After each day, cats mate in an explicit but stylized scene, and kittens are born almost immediately, growing into adults within a day. Players drag four cats into a box labeled 'Go on an adventure,' assign classes like Warrior or Mage, and send them out with bread, a knife, and an oil lamp.
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