Bongo Cat · Game information

193,506playing now

193,50624-hour peak

193,859all-time peak

157,619average, last 30 days

Last 30 daysAll timeLast four months

The last 30 days

+10,529.2Gain+7.16%% gain188,988Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

Wednesday 16 September 2026156,654 peakThursday 17 September 2026156,306 peakFriday 18 September 2026173,514 peakSaturday 19 September 2026167,099 peakSunday 20 September 2026170,755 peakMonday 21 September 2026170,520 peakTuesday 22 September 2026169,731 peakWednesday 23 September 2026166,808 peakThursday 24 September 2026188,817 peakFriday 25 September 2026178,514 peakSaturday 26 September 2026179,249 peakSunday 27 September 2026180,861 peakMonday 28 September 2026180,800 peakTuesday 29 September 2026179,586 peakWednesday 30 September 2026178,952 peakThursday 01 October 2026177,512 peakFriday 02 October 2026176,945 peakSaturday 03 October 2026181,249 peakSunday 04 October 2026180,800 peakMonday 05 October 2026178,739 peakTuesday 06 October 2026178,315 peakWednesday 07 October 2026179,079 peakThursday 08 October 2026177,217 peakFriday 09 October 2026175,197 peakSaturday 10 October 2026174,730 peakSunday 11 October 2026186,436 peakMonday 12 October 2026183,380 peakTuesday 13 October 2026187,957 peakWednesday 14 October 2026187,835 peakThursday 15 October 2026188,988 peakFriday 16 October 2026193,506 peak

Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

20 months, March 2025 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

March 202550,099 monthly peakApril 2025179,871 monthly peakMay 2025193,859 monthly peakJune 2025192,501 monthly peakJuly 2025170,427 monthly peakAugust 2025129,335 monthly peakSeptember 2025136,696 monthly peakOctober 2025125,794 monthly peakNovember 2025120,791 monthly peakDecember 2025178,015 monthly peakJanuary 2026176,292 monthly peakFebruary 2026171,695 monthly peakMarch 2026173,349 monthly peakApril 2026174,048 monthly peakMay 2026182,047 monthly peakJune 2026180,178 monthly peakJuly 2026187,676 monthly peakAugust 2026181,650 monthly peakSeptember 2026188,817 monthly peakOctober 2026193,506 monthly peak

Monthly peak

The last four months

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All four monthsJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

July 2026187,676 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026181,650 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 2026188,817 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 2026193,506 peak — hourly detail below

Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

Wednesday 01 July 2026187,676 peakSunday 19 July 2026171,538 peakMonday 20 July 2026175,014 peakTuesday 21 July 2026174,307 peakWednesday 22 July 2026169,830 peakThursday 23 July 2026170,273 peakFriday 24 July 2026161,527 peakSaturday 25 July 2026163,067 peakSunday 26 July 2026165,873 peakMonday 27 July 2026170,280 peakTuesday 28 July 2026167,735 peakWednesday 29 July 2026164,520 peakThursday 30 July 2026162,085 peakFriday 31 July 2026156,797 peak

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

Saturday 01 August 2026153,583 peakSunday 02 August 2026177,554 peakMonday 03 August 2026169,752 peakTuesday 04 August 2026164,928 peakWednesday 05 August 2026163,423 peakThursday 06 August 2026160,306 peakFriday 07 August 2026154,997 peakSaturday 08 August 2026147,150 peakSunday 09 August 2026153,432 peakMonday 10 August 2026154,371 peakTuesday 11 August 2026151,396 peakWednesday 12 August 2026150,928 peakThursday 13 August 2026149,007 peakFriday 14 August 2026144,129 peakSaturday 15 August 2026148,292 peakSunday 16 August 2026149,831 peakMonday 17 August 2026148,858 peakTuesday 18 August 2026158,566 peakWednesday 19 August 2026167,064 peakThursday 20 August 2026181,650 peakFriday 21 August 2026173,163 peakSaturday 22 August 2026170,830 peakSunday 23 August 2026174,886 peakMonday 24 August 2026174,853 peakTuesday 25 August 2026170,000 peakWednesday 26 August 2026159,309 peakThursday 27 August 2026166,018 peakFriday 28 August 2026156,265 peakSaturday 29 August 2026160,288 peakSunday 30 August 2026159,977 peakMonday 31 August 2026161,665 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 345 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

Tuesday 01 September 2026160,621 peakWednesday 02 September 2026159,554 peakThursday 03 September 2026164,889 peakFriday 04 September 2026158,991 peakSaturday 05 September 2026159,973 peakSunday 06 September 2026159,360 peakMonday 07 September 2026158,215 peakTuesday 08 September 2026172,560 peakWednesday 09 September 2026155,634 peakThursday 10 September 2026157,922 peakFriday 11 September 2026156,875 peakSaturday 12 September 2026160,913 peakSunday 13 September 2026162,727 peakMonday 14 September 2026159,232 peakTuesday 15 September 2026160,356 peakWednesday 16 September 2026156,654 peakThursday 17 September 2026156,306 peakFriday 18 September 2026173,514 peakSaturday 19 September 2026167,099 peakSunday 20 September 2026170,755 peakMonday 21 September 2026170,520 peakTuesday 22 September 2026169,731 peakWednesday 23 September 2026166,808 peakThursday 24 September 2026188,817 peakFriday 25 September 2026178,514 peakSaturday 26 September 2026179,249 peakSunday 27 September 2026180,861 peakMonday 28 September 2026180,800 peakTuesday 29 September 2026179,586 peakWednesday 30 September 2026178,952 peak

October 2026

16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

Thursday 01 October 2026177,512 peakFriday 02 October 2026176,945 peakSaturday 03 October 2026181,249 peakSunday 04 October 2026180,800 peakMonday 05 October 2026178,739 peakTuesday 06 October 2026178,315 peakWednesday 07 October 2026179,079 peakThursday 08 October 2026177,217 peakFriday 09 October 2026175,197 peakSaturday 10 October 2026174,730 peakSunday 11 October 2026186,436 peakMonday 12 October 2026183,380 peakTuesday 13 October 2026187,957 peakWednesday 14 October 2026187,835 peakThursday 15 October 2026188,988 peakFriday 16 October 2026193,506 peak

Game information

Free to playUpdated 11 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC

App ID: 3419430
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026 build 25936063
Update pace: Regularly updated a few patches a month · 7 in 34 days watched
Developer: Irox Games
Publisher: Irox Games
Release date: Mar 5, 2025
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Download size: 81 MB93 MB
Install size: 709 MB737 MB
Genres: Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Free To Play
Game modes: Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op
Controller support: Partial
Achievements: 28

DLC (5) Launch options (3)

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsStatsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

DualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

Desktop CompanionFree to PlayCatsCuteIdlerTypingCharacter CustomizationCasual2DIncrementalSingleplayerRelaxingIndieCartoonySimulationColorfulMultiplayerSoftwareFunnyMassively Multiplayer

About this gameFull description from Steam

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? Item drop pool chances*: Common - 90% Uncommon - 9.5% Rare - 0.49% Epic - 0.01% Legendary - 1 in 500000 *Subject to change Features: Your own bongo cat Many customization options A friend while working hard Based on the artwork and meme of @StrayRogue and @DitzyFlama

Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS6

IGRS3Interaksi Daring

System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: Intel i5 5200 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 MB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: 11.0 Processor: Intel 64-Bit or Apple silicon Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: - Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 700 MB available space Recommended: OS: 13.0 Processor: Intel 64-Bit or Apple silicon Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: - Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 700 MB available space

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:

Supported languages24 languages

Language	Full audio
English
German
Dutch
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Ukrainian
French
Italian
Spanish - Spain
Arabic
Czech
Danish
Finnish
Norwegian
Romanian
Spanish - Latin America
Swedish
Turkish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

28 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)

Bongo Beat 1Achievement

Bongo Beat 10Achievement

Bongo Beat 100Achievement

Bongo Beat 1.000Achievement

Bongo Beat 10.000Achievement

Bongo Beat SilverAchievement

Bongo Beat GoldAchievement

Bongo Beat PlatinumAchievement

Bongo Beat AmethystAchievement

Bongo Beat EmeraldAchievement

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50 developer announcements, May 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC

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October

1 Oct15:43
UI THEMES are here!
UI THEMES are here! New UI Themes The new themes are finally here! So this month you can choose between one of 3 new UI Themes. Later this month, they will be added to drop in the **emote chest**! So you will be able to collect all 3 of…
starflowered

September

18 Sep15:05
Nightwater Release & Collab
As some of you already saw, we are helping Amar (the Dev behind Nightwater) out with his game.And it's OUT NOW!!! 🥳🥳🥳If you like incremental and automation games, this one is for you!Owners of any Bongo Cat DLC or Tap Tap Loot will get an…
starflowered
1 Sep13:17
New UI and monthly Skins, Hats and Emotes!
New UI and monthly Skins, Hats and Emotes!New UIFirst of all: we improved the UI and made it ready to be customizable :) Your UI/UX feedback is already partially implemented and I am open for more feedback (join our Discord!)New Cosmetics…
starflowered

August

10 Aug09:09
Multiplayer Layout Settings
Multiplayer Layout SettingsThanks to all of the suggestions for this feature on the Discord!You can access via the Multiplayer tab using the “Spawn Settings” button.Use 1 of 8 patterns to automatically align your friends' catsEvery pattern…
Irox Games

July

12 Jul08:38
Pat Your Friends
Pat Your Friends You can now give your friends (and yourself) some pats!(to disable patting, turn it off in the multiplayer settings) We also added some requested features: Added feedback to opening chests for others, so you know whom to…
Patch notes

June

27 Jun12:30
Wild Wonders DLC Release & Summer Sale
☀️Wild Wonders DLC Release & Summer Sale☀️The DLC pack is finally released!!! You can grab the these new 6 cosmetics from the store with a 25% launch discount here:All other DLCs/packs are also 25% discounted right now! This contains 3…
Irox Games
16 Jun13:27
Bongo Cat ☀️Summer Event☀️
☀️Summer Event Starts ☀️We will now run a limited event to celebrate Summer for the next 4 weeks (until the 14th of July). During this time you can drop 20 exclusive summer items! After July 14th the items will no longer be dropable. So…
Irox Games
5 Jun12:19
Backend Update, UI Rework, Upcoming Event
Hello, sorry for the long silence. Here is a bit of an update. But i keep it short.First things first, because i know a lot of people are waiting: THERE WILL BE A LIMITED SUMMER EVENT SOON! Because of sickness this will take a bit longer.…
Patch notes
5 Jun12:06
Bongo Cat x Indie Demos
I will launch a limited summer event soon (Flores was sick so you have to wait just a little bit longer)! We are still working on all the items, but it will be really cool! In the meantime I want to celebrate some more indies again! Here…
lars

April

20 Apr06:48
Community Voting, Language Filter & Fixes
Community VotingI finally found a way to add community voting to the game! As some of you already saw was my first test.We will from now on add different polls regarding certain decisions directly in the game.I will respect the 27% and for…
Patch notes
16 Apr13:17
Discord Integration, Afk Warning, The Typer Was Replaced
Discord IntegrationAdditionally we just added the Discord SDK! You can now join lobbies directly via Discord!You can also disable it in the settings.Afk WarningYou can now see if people are inactive in your lobby (after 2 minutes of…
Patch notes
13 Apr11:29
Meowtiplayer Chat, DLC Release, Collection Bundle
Meowtiplayer ChatSomething a lot of you requested...Meowtiplayer Chat is out now!You can now send small messages in multiplayer lobbies. This is not moderated so please...behave my little kitties
Irox Games
1 Apr08:27
🐁⚔️Bongo Royale⚔️🐁 [Ended]
Update after the event endedFirst things first: The mode is now disabled again (so update the game) and the Blood Splatter Skin will be granted to everyone for the next 2 days (as a small sorry how bugged it was).I know it was a mess…
Irox Games

March

23 Mar14:40
Regional Pricing, Experimental Mac Support, QoL Changes
Hi everyone, small update post:Regional PricingI found a way to "enable" (aka me creating all the prices haha) regional pricing for all the items in the supporter shop:Supporter ShopThis means you should either see the same price (for…
Irox Games
5 Mar15:30
1 Year Anniversary
🥳 1 Year Anniversary 🥳WhatAYearIt's hard to put it all into words...thanks to every single one of you that played the game, shared it with their friends, supported the shelter cats or talked about it. It's insane. 5.8 million players…
Irox Games

February

21 Feb16:51
Bongo Cat x Tap Tap Loot
Tap Tap Loot Demo just dropped!!!This is a small cross collab post because we publish Tap Tap Loot. Thank you for everyone who participated in the playtest and giving an insane amount and valuable feedback! THANK YOU!
Irox Games
16 Feb19:09
🐎Year of the Horse Event🐎 & 🎇Lunar New Year Calendar🎆
🐎Year of the Horse Event🐎Hello, it's me again, Marcel. Sorry for the few hours delay, i hoped to get it out on midnight but didn't quite make it.I wish every one of you a Happy New Year! Enjoy the upcoming time with your friends and family.…
Irox Games
5 Feb18:30
Steam Typing Fest
Hi fellow Bongoers,Small announcement: WE ARE PART OF THE STEAM TYPING FEST 🥳🥳🥳To celebrate this you can grab your free Ranged Mecha L.A.S.E.R. (Long-ranged Area Supressor of Enemy Resistance) by updating your game, following the giftbox…
Irox Games

January

14 Jan10:00
Private Lobbies, Cosmetic Preview and QoL Changes
Hello everyone, i'm back from a nice christmas vacation! This is a quick update for in between, it will mostly contain a lot of quality of life changes made by Iris (she joined us back in October woop woop!). So big thanks to her for…
Patch notes

December

16 Dec21:20
You donated 15.000€
Finally we can share the total amount that everyone here donated:15.000€It's crazy, if someone had asked me what my year would look like, I would never have imagined something like this happening. At the beginning of the year, I asked Lars…
Irox Games
1 Dec08:06
Bongo Cat ❄Winter Event & Advent Calendar❄
❄Winter Event & Advent Calendar❄First of all: You have made my year. It has been and still is crazy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I cannot express my gratitude in words. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and take good care of…
Irox Games

November

25 Nov16:18
Nominate Bongo Cat!
If something defined 2025 for me it was definitely Bongo Cat! And what a year it was! Millions of you had the cute little companion guiding you through your day. We had cats with sunglasses, a zombie with a tiny cowboy hat, squirrels with…
lars
17 Nov17:52
Bongo Cat x Indie Demos
First of all THANK YOU to everyone who supported the charity! I will do a more elaborate post later on that
Irox Games
10 Nov16:35
Animal Shelter - Charity Event
🐈Animal Shelter - Charity Event🐈To celebrate the Steam Animal Fest, we introduce you to these 6 cuties: Bobby, Jerry, Luna Teddy, Tommy and Vinci You can adopt Luna (ingame) for free by updating your game, following the giftbox and claiming…
Irox Games

October

30 Oct09:23
Free Halloween Treat
🎃Free Halloween Treat🎃Claim your free Halloween costume for the next 7 days (until the 5th of November). You can pick one of the three items: Zombie, Nosfergato, FrankittysteinUpdate your game, follow the giftbox and claim your free…
Irox Games
14 Oct08:38
Small fixes
Fixes the exchange mixing things up with emojis and non emojisFixes the emote wheel, it should pop up more consistentFixes gaming mode not working with the transparency fix enabled
Patch notes
8 Oct19:07
Fixes
Fixes exchange icon while no exchange can happenFixes collection item count being wrong
Patch notes
8 Oct08:03
Bongo Cat 🍂Autumn Event🍂
🍂Autumn Event Starts 🍂We will now run a limited event to celebrate Autumn for the next 3 weeks (until the 31st of October). During this time you can drop 20 exclusive autumn items! There will be 4 for each rarity. The chances to drop event…
Irox Games
6 Oct11:43
Emote 2.0 and bug fixes
The emote update is finally live and you get a second chest!Should fix a bug that can make your cat disappear on auto startFixes the auto start toggle not working correctlyRemoves the dragable area in the emote wheelAdds a second chest…
Patch notes
2 Oct09:39
Emojis 2.0, and a sorry.
SorryI'm sorry. Yesterday update didn't work out as planned. For everyone new, i'm refering to this: First we had a lot of issues with the Steam servers until someone lovely from Valve jumped in and fixed something in their backend. This…
Irox Games
1 Oct13:36
Emojis!!!
EmojisA big thank you from me for your continued support, it means a lot to me and my team! It seems like you all love the multiplayer update.
Irox Games

September

1 Sep20:48
Fix cursor going offscreen if cursor is invisible
Thanks everyone for reporting this bug!
Patch notes

August

30 Aug10:02
Some cats not showing fixed
Cats that have only 1 cosmetic equipped (either skin OR hat) wouldn't appear in the multiplayer lobby. Now they do! Thanks to everyone that help us finding these bugs. We tested the multiplayer a lot internally but you can't find everything…
Patch notes
29 Aug13:27
Small fixes
Fixed one issue where the cat would be invisible until pressing F1 Cat can now sit closer to the bottom of the screen again
Patch notes
28 Aug11:57
Missing cats fix #2 and borderless window
Changed how cosmetics information is sent to other players in the lobby. This should make sure that all cats in the lobby at least visually appear on your screen. However, players on previous versions of the game won't be able to see your…
Patch notes
27 Aug09:57
Multiple fixes
Changed how player connections are established. This will hopefully ensure that all cats in the lobby will also appear on screen, but lobbies will take longer to load. Especially for larger lobbies this will be noticeable. Made menu…
Patch notes
18 Aug14:07
Small fixes
- Changed how Meow's are sent and received - Added number of players currently in lobby to the lobby UI - Fixed menu offset in relation to Bongo Cat when scaling the UI - Fixed player names disappearing on some occasions after scaling or…
Patch notes
13 Aug12:00
Black Background & Multi Display fix
Adds transparency fix (that uses a key color to eliminate the black background), if you have it, just press F3 or enable "Transparency Fix" in the settings Fixes a bug that hide Bongo Cat on an invisible screen Fixes a bug that didn't let…
Patch notes
11 Aug11:01
Meowtiplayer
MultiplayerToday, we are releasing the Coop Meowtiplayer Update for Bongo Cat! You can now Bongo away together with up to 100 friends while you work, study, or game. Everything is handled by Steam, so no servers, or other stuff you need to…
Irox Nightfall

July

25 Jul13:01
Bongo Cat x Paddle Paddle Paddle Collaboration
Mateo (the dev behind Paddle³) launched his paddling rage game! I played it a few times now and i love (and hate) it! To support him you can get this amazing paddle skin for free if you check out his store page. Just click on the present in…
Irox Games
18 Jul17:03
Fix black box issue
Fixed an issue where transparency wasn't working, and the window would be rendered with a black background instead
Patch notes
18 Jul09:01
Bongo Cat x Let Them Trade Collaboration
A good friend of ours is launching their relaxing city builder Let Them Trade soon! To support them you can get these two cute items for free if you check out their demo for 5min, just take a look and see if you like it :)If you like the…
Irox Games
18 Jul08:32
Small improvements
Dynamic Presets with setting to disable it Collection item tooltips that display name when hovering Update prompt when item with white image drops and "Update and Restart" button in settings New Taps calculation that should be Steam…
Patch notes
5 Jul14:54
Small fixes
Fix sand skin Screen can now go to sleep while Bongo Cat runs
Patch notes

June

27 Jun07:57
Bongo Cat Summer Sale & Event
New event and 20% off on all item store items!We will now run a limited event to celebrate the Steam Summer Sale for the next 3 weeks (until the 18th of July).During this time you can drop 20 exclusive summer items! There will be 4 for each…
Irox Games
9 Jun16:38
Mini fix
Changed how follow check works if the issue persists: close Bongo Cat Unfollow OKU Follow OKU Start Bongo Cat
Patch notes
8 Jun16:18
Bongo Cat x OKU Collaboration
We just announced our new indie game OKU: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590650/OKU/This doesn’t mean the Bongo Cat updates will stop, no worries, I have some big things planned!But you can now grab 2 free items in the game (get the…
Irox Games
6 Jun14:35
Small fixes
Adds collection progress Fix a bug which caused the game to not close correctly (can cause 2 cats if autostart was enabled) Removed flip for some hats (healthbar etc) Downgraded Engine version to fix crashes on old video cards Support for…
Patch notes

May

26 May13:54
New skins and hats!!!
Hello Bongoers! It's me a again, with some new permanent added stuff: Adds 40 new skins Adds 40 new hats {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45392114/a1c9d2f5ca0e4fcce0b91e681a229202e6845bba.gif There are also two new shop items (Dawn and Dust) Check them…
Irox Games
11 May10:07
Fixed new and duplicate popup issues
Fixed new and duplicate popup issues Animated Chest now also disables the rotate and scale animation
Patch notes

Name	Platforms	Released
Bongo Cat - Wild Wonders	Windows	27 Jun 2026
Bongo Cat - Wrestler Pack	WindowsmacOS	13 Apr 2026
Bongo Cat - Squirrel Pack	WindowsmacOS	13 Apr 2026
Bongo Cat - Mecha Pack	WindowsmacOS	13 Apr 2026
Bongo Cat - God Pack	Windows	13 Apr 2026

Description	Executable	Platform
Launch	`BongoCat.exe`	windows
Launch	`BongoCat.app/Contents/MacOS/BongoCat`	macos
Launch	`launch.sh`	linux