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The Steam Chart lists the top 100 games, but among them, Bongo Cat stands out as a free title that typically sees around 140,000 players at its peak each day. I’m playing it as I type this article, and it’s ridiculously entertaining despite being a relatively simple app that sits in the corner of my screen. Bongo Cat isn’t a typical interactive video game — it’s more of an app that adds something cute and fun to your everyday tasks, and it’s strangely addictive. It’s little more than an animated cat that taps its paws, but I can’t stop looking at it!
Bongo Cat Is the 8th Most-Played Game on Steam
Alright, so what exactly is Bongo Cat? Well, as the devs put it, “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?” That’s pretty much it. After you install the game, which is a little under 600 MB, you can hit play, and a little cat will pop up. I have it hovering over my taskbar, where it’s not only playing away at the bongo like a mad kitty, but it’s also giving me a handy little character count.
As I watch the counter continue to grow, hitting milestones that ping me with achievement notices, I can’t help but wonder how many bongo plays I need before I unlock some cool hats. From the game’s trailer on Steam, it’s clear that Bongo Cat is all about collectible cosmetics, as there appear to be tons of them. As of writing, it holds over 23,000 Overwhelmingly Positive ratings on Steam, which is impressive for what amounts to a small animation on the corner of your screen. If you click the cat, it pops up a word balloon with “Meow Meow,” which, frankly, makes a lot of sense.
