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Ratopia

Side-scrolling colony sim built around rat economics and survival

Cassel Games · Released Apr 30, 2025

AdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 4,871
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 33 in 30 days
Players
186
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 20, 2026
Minimum PC
512MB Ram
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Ratopia?

This 2D single-player colony simulation has you build and manage a rat city whose citizens have individual traits and finances. You assign jobs and services, set taxes and policies, manage resources, and explore ruins where predators may be disturbed.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy colony building with taxes and individual finances
  • +you like difficult survival and resource-management systems
  • +you want exploration alongside city planning and worker management

Not for you if...

  • −you want hands-off management from a distant overview
  • −you dislike balancing citizen needs through long production chains
  • −you need a multiplayer colony-building mode

What players say

86% of 4,871 reviews are positive · 90% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mix of side-scrolling exploration, colony logistics, and a tax-based economy, along with its relatively accessible systems. Common complaints say avatar-centered management becomes tedious as the colony grows, citizen needs require frustrating production chains, and longer games can suffer bugs or instability.

Players over time

▲ +13% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 222 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026186
Nov 6, 2026135
Nov 5, 2026125
Nov 4, 2026136
Nov 3, 2026162
Nov 2, 2026132
Nov 1, 2026222
Oct 31, 2026199
Oct 30, 2026134
Oct 29, 2026136
Oct 28, 2026122
Oct 26, 2026137
Oct 25, 2026192
Oct 24, 2026175
Oct 23, 2026138
Oct 22, 2026121
Oct 21, 2026120
Oct 20, 2026111
Oct 18, 2026192
Oct 17, 2026169
Oct 16, 2026109
Oct 15, 2026135
Oct 14, 2026121
Oct 13, 2026111
Oct 11, 2026187
Oct 10, 2026144
Oct 9, 2026119
Oct 8, 2026113
Oct 7, 2026126
Oct 6, 2026132
Oct 4, 2026198
Oct 3, 2026178
Oct 2, 2026117
Oct 1, 2026109
Sep 30, 2026109
Sep 29, 2026113
Sep 27, 2026169
Sep 26, 2026161
Sep 25, 2026161
Sep 24, 2026107
Sep 23, 2026197
Sep 23, 2026125
Sep 22, 2026103
Sep 21, 2026151

How many players finish Ratopia?

4.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Architectural Victory», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Ratopia screenshot 1

Ratopia system requirements

Minimum: 512MB Ram, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Window 7, 8, 10 (64-bits)
Processor
2.4 Ghz
Graphics
512MB Video Ram
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Minimum resolution: 1280x720, recomended FULL HD 1920x1080.

Recommended

OS
Window 10 (64-bits)
Processor
3.2 Ghz
Graphics
1GB Video Ram
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Minimum resolution: 1280x720, recomended FULL HD 1920x1080.

Does Ratopia have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ratopia run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
66
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Vietnamese, Thai.

Does Ratopia use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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