You Probably Haven't Heard Of Bongo Cat, But Over 100,000 People Are Playing It Right Now

Want to watch a cute kitty paw at a taskbar and earn hats? Then Bongo Cat should be right up your alley. In fact, the free-to-play game has clearly struck a chord with a wide swath of people, as over 125,000 people are playing it right now (at time of publication), per Steam.

Bongo Cat is a clicker game that sees a feline patting a taskbar with its paws as a player types or clicks a mouse. That increases your points and treasure chests will eventually appear, too, containing different types of hats. There are 20 exclusive items tied to an event this month that runs through April 22. That same announcement on March 31 noted that Bongo Cat has seen over 500,000 different players. It was also one of the most popular demos from Steam Next Fest in February.

The SteamDB chart shows that Bongo Cat was averaging about 40,000 concurrent players for the second half of March before exploding at the beginning of this month. The clicker game hit a peak of 134,411 players yesterday but has been pretty close to topping that number today. It's not quite as popular as Banana from last year, but Bongo Cat seems to scratch a similar itch. The game is seeing "overwhelmingly positive" reviews so far on Steam.

Last month, REPO came out of nowhere on Steam with more than 145,000 concurrent players. The cooperative horror game continues to see a steady stream of players and has even made some waves on Twitch. For more, check out GameSpot's list of the top 20 most popular Steam games of all time.