The hottest indie game is about breeding cats with ADHD and dyslexia

Source: The Verge

Mewgenics adds autism

When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game’s cats could inherit, developer Edmund McMillen—best known as the co‑creator of Super Meat Boy—was unprepared for the reaction.

“It was like the most positive response I’ve ever had to anything I posted,” he says. “On Reddit and TikTok, fans expressed gratitude and excitement for the inclusion. ‘Everybody was like, ‘This is the perfect representation for autism. I feel seen,’ etc., etc.’ That felt like somebody opened the door and said, ‘Go on. Go ahead, do your thing.’”

Mewgenics, which launched for PC on February 10th, quickly became a cultural touchstone for its inclusive approach to neurodiversity.

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