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Bongo Cat

Bongo Cat

Irox Games · released Mar 4, 2025

CasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationFree To PlayPC

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?

90
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Multiplayer Layout Settings” (22d ago)

93%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
58%
Player sentiment
96%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 429 sampled Steam reviews (405 positive / 24 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

Positive reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

What negative reviews complain about

Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

91%

94 reviews

5-15h

96%

73 reviews

15-40h

97%

72 reviews

40-100h

92%

53 reviews

100h+

95%

137 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews97%921039
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%912200
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.2, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 109,470 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 10, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2200 total reviews in window · weighted 240.6 up / 8 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 80
    trust 63Sep 2, 2025

    Bongo Cat is like adopting a hyperactive feline that's more enthusiastic about work than you are. Keeping track of your bongos can be fun, especially when inviting friends, but FOMO events definitely ruins the experience a bit.

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Patch history

  1. Multiplayer Layout Settings
    Aug 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Pat Your Friends
    Jul 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Backend Update, UI Rework, Upcoming Event
    Jun 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Community Voting, Language Filter & Fixes
    Apr 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Discord Integration, Afk Warning, The Typer Was Replaced
    Apr 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Regional Pricing, Experimental Mac Support, QoL Changes
    Mar 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Steam Typing Fest
    Feb 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Private Lobbies, Cosmetic Preview and QoL Changes
    Jan 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Small fixes
    Oct 14, 2025
  10. Fixes
    Oct 8, 2025
  11. Emojis!!!
    Oct 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Small fixes
    Aug 29, 2025
  13. Multiple fixes
    Aug 27, 2025
  14. Small fixes
    Aug 18, 2025
  15. Meowtiplayer
    Aug 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Small improvements
    Jul 18, 2025
  17. Small fixes
    Jul 5, 2025
  18. Mini fix
    Jun 9, 2025
  19. Small fixes
    Jun 6, 2025
  20. Steam Error Fix
    May 8, 2025
  21. Collections Update
    Apr 20, 2025

…and 5 earlier patch announcements.