RATSHAKER™
First-person horror adventure built around shaking a rat to progress
Sunscorched Studios · Published by Sunscorched Studios, Dark Product · Released Oct 31, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 3,829
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 23 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 8
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 21, 2026
What is RATSHAKER™?
A linear, first-person horror adventure in which you explore surreal spaces and shake a rat to fill a meter. What begins as pest removal turns into a mystery.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark humor mixed with surreal horror
- +you like short, linear games focused on exploration
Not for you if...
- −you dislike gore and sudden scares in horror games
What players say
93% of 3,829 reviews are positive · 91% of 23 in the last 30 days
Players praise the absurd humor and its turn toward psychological horror. They complain that repeated shaking grows tedious and the story feels predictable. Recent reviews of the updated version also describe confusing navigation.
Screenshots and trailer
RATSHAKER™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11, 64 bit
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 3 3200G / Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Review (2 Core/4 Thread CPU)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD RADEON R7 260X
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- 720p (1280×720) at 60 FPS.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11, 64 bit
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 3 3200G / Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Review (2 Core/4 Thread CPU)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- 1080p (1920x1080) at 60 FPS.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Horror
- First-Person
- Dark Humor
- Surreal
- Exploration
- Funny
- Mystery
- Incremental
- Linear
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Arcade
- Walking Simulator
- Singleplayer
- Action
- 3D
Recent updates
- Jun 21, 2026 · RATSHAKER™ - THE RATDOG RITUAL UPDATE (+ a new plushie)
- Jul 15, 2025 · RATSHAKER™ 15_07_25 – Gamepad Vibration & Generator Fixes
- Apr 29, 2025 · RATSHAKER™ 29_04_25_01 – Big Red Text At 4K Fix
- Apr 24, 2025 · RATSHAKER™ 24_04_25_02 – 4 New Languages & TV Fix
- Feb 15, 2025 · RATSHAKER™ 15_02_25_01 - Achievements Hotfix
4 DLC available.
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