Mewgenics Breaks Binding of Isaac’s Sales Record with 250k Copies

On February 11, 2026, an extraordinary event took place in the gaming industry as Mewgenics, a recently released game, skyrocketed to success. The game is the latest creation of Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, iconic developers lauded for their work on the popular roguelike adventure, The Binding of Isaac, and its numerous consequential expansions. Mewgenics managed to achieve the impressive feat of selling a staggering 250,000 copies within just 12 hours of its release. This meteoric rise in sales is notably significant when symbolically compared to a 2023 post by Glaiel. In the post, Glaiel stated that achieving a sales benchmark of 250,000 copies would be the point at which he would label Mewgenics a success. The game had already made headlines earlier by reporting over 150,000 units sold within the initial six hours, thereby setting a persuasive sales pace for McMillen and Glaiel’s latest venture. The former high-tide for McMillen’s sales records was held by The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, which saw 40,000 copies sold in one day. These figures reemphasize the astonishing rate at which Mewgenics has been embraced by the gaming community. Mewgenics’ successful launch is more gratifying considering the game’s challenging development journey. First announced in 2012, the development soon hit rocky grounds and was suspended in 2014, abruptly canceled in 2016, and then finally resumed in 2018. As the news broke that Mewgenics had surpassed the sales expectations within three hours, Glaiel celebrated the milestone through a social media post featuring a picture of him and McMillen capitalizing on the moment with a cat-themed cake, symbolic game awards, and gold medals. As of this writing, Mewgenics has peaked with an active player count close to 66,000 on the Steam platform and was hailed the top-selling game a day prior. Mewgenics’ incredible success isn’t confined to impressive sales alone. The game has also won critical acclaim, earning a respectable Metacritic rating of 89 from 38 reviews. The game is already a top contender for the coveted Game of the Year title for 2026, emphasizing its potential as a source of enduring entertainment for gamers.