It hardly matters that the version of Bongo Cat I downloaded before work this morning is a demo. It feels like the full game, because the game is simple: let this cat sit on your desktop while you type and click around, and earn points for every letter you input.
There’s incentive beyond the cat’s inherent cuteness, which is only maximized by its tip-tapping paws that move with each keystroke — every 30 minutes, you’ll earn a hat. So far, I have a tiny cowboy hat, a beer stein, a ball cap, a party hat, and a background of falling flowers. Should I ever earn 10 hats of one quality rank, I can exchange them for a new, higher quality hat.
Developed by Marcel Zurawka and published by Irox Games, Bongo Cat should have plenty more features with the full release, though it feels complete already. Patch notes say the game already has cat skins available, though I haven’t come across any yet. The full version of the game will also let you trade and sell cosmetics — a vital part of any good clicker game.
I hope the game lets me choose my cat’s coat and color soon, and I’d love props, so I can give my cat a mini mechanical keyboard or a cup of coffee, for example. But the game is wonderful just as it is, even if you never circle back around to the game when it’s released in full.
The Bongo Cat demo is available to play now as part of Steam Next Fest. The full release of Bongo Cat is slated for March 2025 on Windows PC.
Source：https://www.polygon.com/gaming/528435/bongo-cat-demo-impressions-desktop-clicker-game
