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WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I have placed 250 hours into this game. So I will say if you enjoy a game that is a hybrid between a shooter and tower defense, this game is just for you. Or if nothing else, you enjoy a game with plenty of rat puns, rock music, and old style pop culture references. For a game…”
— a player, Steam review · 251 hrs played“A Regulation Rat Man with a moustache played this game so badly I needed to buy it so I could see it being played by someone competent. Really fun though, reminds me of old flash games.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Regulation Ratty boy...there should be a race between Eric and Gav. Between beathing this game and getting the final Limbo achivement”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing My New Game!
Hello fellow rats! I am super excited to announce my new game that I am working on: RAT CITY: Ratocracy It's a rat colony management/city-builder game that is set in the same universe as WAR RATS. My
1.2 Update Hotfix
Hello! Just updated the game with a quick fix for a couple issues related to the new update that were brought to my attention since. (Shout out to Eclipse the Dragon) Even though I made and tested a n
1.2 UPDATE
Hello fellow RAAAATTSSS! I have updated the game to 1.2! I've added some new units for the first time since 1.0 launched! And I've got lots of other goodies in here for ya too. Before I get to telling
Version 1.1.3 Patch Notes
Hello fellow rats, Long time no squeak. As some of you may know, I've been away on holiday. And as almost none of you will know, we got stuck overseas due to everything going on in the Middle East, as
Version 1.1.2 Patch Notes
Hello there (insert gif of Ratty Wan Ratobi), I have an update here for you. Before I write the patch notes, I want to, as always, thank every one of you who has played the game and enjoyed it. I am t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Strategy |
| Player tags | Early Access · Shoot 'Em Up · Action · Cartoon · Difficult · 2D · Shooter · Side Scroller · Tower Defense · Funny · Action Roguelike · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 40 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i5 7300U or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1050 or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space