What changed in Bongo Cat in 2025

Exclusive items available by playing demos of four indie games for 5 minutes.

Addressed issues with some demos going offline and inconsistent item granting.

Items will be granted to players who play demos until November 30th, despite previous inconsistencies.

Players can adopt Luna for free by updating the game and claiming her from the giftbox.

All items can now be traded with friends again.

Five new characters (Bobby, Jerry, Teddy, Tommy, Vinci) available for adoption in the supporter section.

Celebrate the Steam Animal Fest by adopting in-game characters and supporting a charity.

Resolved issues that could cause problems with autostart on game shutdown.

Queues item popups so you can see what you get even if you claim items quickly after another.

Should fix an issue that the multiplayer item claim popup still shows even though you already claimed an item.

Fixes an issue that sometimes your cat can go offscreen.

Adds an error indicator if opening the chest fails.

Updates the engine version. Contact for issues with transparency.

Claim your free Halloween costume for the next 7 days (until the 5th of November). Choose from Zombie, Nosfergato, or Frankittystein.

Adds analytics via Steam Stats to see costume selection, fully anonymized.

Adds the supporter items to the ingame menu and shows the actual discounts.

Fixes the exchange mixing things up with emojis and non emojis

Fixes gaming mode not working with the transparency fix enabled

Fixes the emote wheel, it should pop up more consistent

Adds an emoji exchange feature allowing emojis to trade up to other emojis.

Adjusts the interaction area for emotes to improve usability.

Sorts the collection better for easier navigation.

Limited event to celebrate Autumn with exclusive items available until October 31st.

Fixes collection item count being wrong

Introduces 3 skins and 3 hats for the SQUIRRELS, available for purchase.

Fixes exchange icon while no exchange can happen

Removes the draggable area in the emote wheel.

Should fix a bug that can make your cat disappear on auto start.

Emotes now don't spawn if players are hidden.

Removes a Steam integration that should fix any inventories that showed 0 entries.

Adds a second chest specifically for emojis.

Adds emotes as their own category in the collection.

Fixes the auto start toggle not working correctly.

Fixes a bug if a player gets kicked that they are stuck in a join loop.

A second chest will be introduced that contains only emotes, visible in multiplayer lobbies.

Resolved issues with Steam servers that caused 'Steam Error' messages.

Emojis are removed from the drop pool, chests and exchanges will only contain skins and hats.

The drop pool for hats/skins and emojis will be split up.

An exchange for emojis will be introduced next week, allowing players to trade up their emojis.

Added an option to mute other players in your lobby.

Players will automatically rejoin if they restart the game or leave accidentally.

Fixed a bug where the cat did not reset correctly if it was offscreen.

Added over 100 new emojis to the item pool for communication in multiplayer.

Players receive 4 emojis as a starter pack upon updating the game.

Cats with only 1 cosmetic equipped now appear in the multiplayer lobby.

Cat can now sit closer to the bottom of the screen again

Fixed one issue where the cat would be invisible until pressing F1

Fixed issue with hidden taskbar not appearing when hovering at the bottom edge of the screen.

Changed how cosmetics information is sent to other players in the lobby to ensure all cats visually appear.

Fixed issue with notifications not appearing due to fullscreen mode.

The game now uses a borderless window again, instead of being fullscreen.

Made menu position more sensible relative to the cat's position and scale.

Removed lower case L (l), upper case i (I), and upper case o (O) from lobby code generation to reduce confusion, invalidating previous lobby codes.

Changed how player connections are established to ensure all cats in the lobby appear on screen, though loading times may increase.

Cat can now sit closer to the bottom of the screen again

Fixed one issue where the cat would be invisible until pressing F1

Settings have been grouped into categories for easier navigation.

You can now Bongo away together with up to 100 friends.

Choose between team Strawberry, Pineapple, or Watermelon in multiplayer sessions.

You can no longer drag Bongo Cat between screens; use settings to switch screens.

The cat and UI are now scaled separately from each other.

Drastically improves GPU performance by disabling the 'Bobbing' feature.

Includes 3 skins and 3 hats: Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades.

New option to delete items from the game, with no recovery option.

Players can obtain a free paddle skin by visiting the Paddle³ store page.

Purchasing Paddle³ while having Bongo Cat installed grants an exclusive Bongo Cat skin.

Tooltips now display the name of collection items when hovering over them.

Added dynamic presets feature with an option to disable it.

Implemented a new taps calculation that is safe during Steam maintenance.

Added an update prompt when an item with a white image drops, including an 'Update and Restart' button in settings.

Announcement of an upcoming Indie collaboration event.

Fixed an issue where transparency wasn't working, and the window would be rendered with a black background instead.

Changed how follow check works to resolve issues.

Adjusted visual effects for certain hats like healthbar.

Resolved issue that could cause two cats to appear if autostart was enabled.

Engine version downgraded to fix crashes on older video cards.

Currently only saves equipped hats.

Fixed a bug if you exchanged quickly after getting a duplicate that it trades in all your items not just duplicates

Fixes the steam error issue because items can now stack.

Adds 1.25x scaling to the game.

Fixes the always on top setting not applying when you start the game.

You might need to keep Bongo Cat running for 30min until it will work normally again.

Made the item store items non marketable (never intended to do so) for specific items.

Adds an option to disable the '-1000' number when you open a chest.

Adds an option to only randomize your cat based on the favorites you set yourself.

Follow reward should work more consistently now.

Exchange notification was shown if you have favorites but doesn't slot them.

Screenshots should work now properly without weird white or grey borders.

Fixed inventory not resizing after exchange.

Inventory stacks above 1000 are now abbreviated to 1k.

Fixed multiple scaling and sizing issues throughout the game.

"Always on Top" option now works properly when opening the start menu.

Lost connection popup no longer forces a restart or quit.

Added a button that opens the log folder for easier access.

Implemented many smaller fixes to improve overall game performance.

Favorites are now ignored in the auto exchange process.

Introduced a new user interface for improved navigation.

Two new supporter items for players who joined the Discord and followed the game on Steam.

Picture mode now works again and stores pictures via Steam instead of the clipboard.

When buying a chest, a popup now displays the number of taps subtracted from the counter.

Players can now see what items they are missing and what items are upcoming.

Fixes admin mode functionality for several languages.

20 exclusive items available for drop during the event, with 4 items for each rarity.

Limited event to celebrate reaching over 500,000 players with exclusive April Fools' items available for 3 weeks.

Fixes a bug that screen boundaries are ignored and your mouse could move to another screen

Fixes that your game tabs out if you hover over the cat in a fullscreen game

Removes trading between two users to combat bot accounts farming items, while market trading remains functional

Adds a quit button to the game, addressing a long overdue feature

Gaming mode disables all interactions until a chest is ready, allowing players to focus on their game

Adds the 'Admin Mode' to start Bongo Cat as admin, solving issues with clicks not being tracked in several games

Fixed an issue where the window could be scaled out of the screen.

New items available for players who support the developer.

The tray icon has been removed due to user issues, with plans to bring it back.

Players can now ignore mouse clicks for a better typing experience.

Players with 30 minutes of playtime in the demo receive two exclusive legendary hats.

Players can now mark their favorite hats by clicking the star in the corner of an item.

Items are now tradeable on the Steam marketplace and between friends.

Players who completed 30 minutes in the demo will receive two exclusive legendary items not available via chests.

The game now supports 25 languages, with ongoing improvements needed.

Additional skins and multiple color variants of hats have been added.

The full version of Bongo Cat is now available for free.

Achievements have been introduced, with more to come.

The full game will be released on March 5, 9:00AM CET.

Highlights the currently equipped item and new items in the inventory

10 items of the same rarity can be upgraded to one of a higher tier

Auto restores progress if the current save fails to load

This change aims to fix the red cross issue

Your cat can't escape your screen anymore; it will auto reset itself if moved out of bounds

Many more bug fixes included in this update

The cat will be non-interactable until a chest drops

Updated the button visuals.

Added snapping for movement.

Bongo cat can now be moved around.

Added option to hide the taskbar icon.

Bongo cat can be moved to a different screen.

Added option to flip the cat.

Improved performance.

Changed the inventory layout.

Players who participate in the demo will receive an exclusive Gamer hat item in the full game.

A demo version of Bongo Cat has been released during the Steam Idle Fest.