Is Bongo Cat Crossplay?

Bongo Cat's Meowtiplayer Update allows up to 100 players to share a lobby and watch each other's cats tap away in real time. Everything is handled through Valve's own networking framework — there are no dedicated servers to manage, no extra setup required. You can invite friends directly via Steam Friends list, or share and enter lobby codes to join sessions with anyone. Each player's cat reflects their keystrokes, mouse clicks, and controller inputs live. You can also click on your own cat to trigger a 'meow meow' speech bubble that every other player in the lobby will see. There is no competitive gameplay in lobbies — it's purely a shared, ambient bongoing experience.

Bongo Cat is a free-to-play desktop idle game — often described as a gamified Pomodoro timer — that adds a customizable cat to your desktop and has it tap away in rhythm with every keyboard, mouse, or controller input you make. Every 30 minutes of play, the game drops a random hat or skin cosmetic for your cat, which can also be sold on the Steam Marketplace. The game is designed to run in the background while you work, study, or game, making it a companion app as much as a game. It's based on the developer Marcel Zurawka's real cat, Raikou.

Bongo Cat has a cosmetics system built around hats and skins that drop every 30 minutes of play and can be traded or sold on the Steam Marketplace. The Meowtiplayer Update added three exclusive Fruit Fusion cosmetic sets — team Strawberry, Pineapple, and Watermelon — that can only be obtained by playing in a multiplayer session with at least one other player. Each player can only claim one of the three sets, making them genuinely exclusive. These sets each contain 3 skins and 3 hats.

As of April 2026, Bongo Cat is exclusively available on Steam for PC. The developer has not announced any plans for a console or mobile release. The game's core identity as a desktop companion app makes a traditional console port unlikely, though nothing has been officially ruled out.

Yes, Bongo Cat is completely free to play on Steam. Cosmetic items can be obtained through play or purchased/traded on the Steam Marketplace, but no purchase is required to enjoy the game.

Yes, the Meowtiplayer Update added online lobbies for up to 100 players. You can invite Steam friends or join random sessions via lobby codes. Since the game is PC-only on Steam, there is no traditional crossplay.

Up to 100 players can share a Bongo Cat multiplayer lobby, watching each other's cats tap away in real time.

Fruit Fusion sets (Strawberry, Pineapple, Watermelon) are exclusive cosmetics that can only be obtained by playing in a multiplayer session. Each player can only claim one of the three sets, making them permanently limited collectibles.

No, Bongo Cat is currently Steam (PC) exclusive. No console or mobile versions have been announced.

In late July 2025, the developer cracked down on bots, which reportedly made up roughly half of the concurrent player numbers at the time. The player count dropped significantly following the crackdown but has since stabilized with a genuine active player base.