WAR RATS: The Rat em Up

Buy95%

Very Positive · 398 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

wootusart Industries · Action · Nov 20, 2025

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy WAR RATS: The Rat em Up?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 398 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The SFX all have their own unique flavor, and the gameplay is a vicious gory loop of absolute joy.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The side scroll maps are great, lots of interesting enemies that require different strategies and weapons.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
He did all of the art, SFX, and progratting himself- leaving only the music to be made elsewhere- yet it still fits like the final piece of a puzzle.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The hand drawn graphics and sprites are super well done and the metal music makes you...
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For immersion and story telling its cool but once you do it the first time then you are only going back to swap weapons or buy ammo so all the running around feels like a time drag.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay41 reviews
Combat18 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Story12 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
93% still recommend
Interface
88% still recommend
Bugs
86% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.19.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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