Edmund McMillen on creating Mewgenics, 1m Copies Sold, DLC Plans & Personal Struggles
I sat down with the legendary Edmund McMillen to celebrate the massive success of Mewgenics! We talk about the game hitting 1 million copies sold, recouping 8 years of dev costs in hours, and the future of the Game. Edmund also gets incredibly raw about his personal life, discussing his journey with OCD, Insomnia, Homeschooling and couple’s therapy. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
1:17 – Welcome Edmund McMillen
2:57 – Art and Animation for Mewgenics
5:06 – What kind of Leader is Edmund
7:01 – Guillotina Boss Fights
9:20 – Dan’s favourite Mewgenics Enemy
9:51 – Long Development of Mewgenics and 200hr Campaign
12:19 – Did Edmund worry the game was too long or hard
13:41 – The RNG and Balancing of Mewgenics
15:17 – The Random Events in Mewgenics
16:42 – Watching Streamers play Mewgenics
18:19 – The Boss that’s annoying Dan right now
19:11 – Amazing Details in Mewgenics and Replayability
20:55 – Elements and Physics in Mewgenics
24:49 – Mewgenics Classes, Skills and DLC Classes
26:27 – Animations & New Animation in Mewgenics DLC
28:01 – Edmund and Tyler’s Relationship (Co-Creator of Mewgenics)
31:17 – 4 New DLC Classes coming to Mewgenics
32:07 – Movies that inspired Mewgenics
33:09 – Mewgenics Music
35:48 – Falling out with Edmund last Composer Danny Baranowsky
36:48 – The Incredible Soundtrack of Mewgenics
41:08 – There are 3 Credits in Mewgenics
41:47 – Hitler in Mewgenics
42:38 – Is Tink Isaac’s Dad?
43:08 – Mewgenics has sold 1M Copies & is a Huge Success
47:41 – Binding of Isaac is selling better than ever now
49:22 – Achievements and Trophies
50:33 – Super Meat Boy vs Mewgenics Development
53:35 – Funding Mewgenics and Marketing the Game
56:23 – Edmunds work is always Introspective
58:05 – Being a better father and guilt
1:00:30 – Edmund’s plan for 2026
1:01:23 – Edmund’s Wife
1:02:11 – Couple’s Therapy
1:03:27 – Challenges of Money and Success with Young Kids
1:05:04 – Homeschooling and ADHD
1:08:30 – OCD and Insomnia
1:13:04 – The scariest part of releasing Mewgenics
1:16:17 – Mount Rushmore of Tactical Strategy Games
1:19:13 – The Charm and Humour of Edmund’s Games
1:19:56 – The Meow Button in the Menu
1:20:25 – How is Tyler feeling
1:22:09 – Dan is getting a Meow in the Game
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