{"id":1494455,"date":"2026-02-11T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:29:05","slug":"mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mewgenics is a breakout hit on Steam: it sold 150,000 copies in six hours, and it&#8217;s already made its development costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Mewgenics, the latest release by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, launched yesterday. Within six hours the game sold over 150k copies, made back its development costs, and leaped to the top of Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mewgenics-is-a-breakout-hit-on-steam-it-sold-150000-copies-in-six-hours-and-its-already-made-its-development-costs\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mewgenics, the latest release by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, launched yesterday. Within six hours the game sold over 150k copies, made back its development costs, and leaped to the top of Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers list. 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