Bongo Cat

Idle desktop companion that turns typing and clicks into hats

Irox Games · Released Mar 5, 2025

Casual Indie Massively Multiplayer Simulation Free To Play

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 111K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 2,448 in 30 days
Playing now: 134K; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jul 12, 2026

What is Bongo Cat?

This free-to-play 2D idle game runs as a desktop companion. Typing and clicking make a bongo cat tap the taskbar and earn points while you collect randomized hats and other customization items; single-player and online co-op are supported.

For you if...

+you want a low-attention companion while working or playing
+you enjoy incremental progress and collecting cat accessories
+you prefer cute, relaxed play without combat or story

Not for you if...

−you want active challenges or a story-driven campaign
−you dislike randomized cosmetic drops and long incremental grinds

What players say

97% of 110,982 reviews are positive · 94% of 2,448 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cat as a cute desktop companion that rewards typing and helps motivate work, along with its accessory customization. Common complaints cite high resource use, extreme achievement grinds, and multiplayer bugs. Recent players also object to the redesigned interface and the addition of a paid and free battle-pass system.

Screenshots and trailer

Bongo Cat system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 / 11
Processor: Intel i5 5200 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Graphics: Any
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, German, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Turkish.