Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge
Physics puzzles about arranging rats and objects to kill cats
Invent4 Entertainment · Published by Strategy First · Released Jul 20, 2009
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 7,768
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 8
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge?
In this single-player physics puzzle game, rats seek revenge on cats across a series of maps. You arrange specialist rats and other objects, then test how they interact to bring about a cartoonishly violent end for each cat. Puzzles have more than one possible solution.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with physics setups in standalone puzzles
- +you like dark cartoon humor and slapstick violence
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer puzzles rather than solo challenges
- −you avoid cartoon blood and violence against cats
What players say
77% of 7,768 reviews are positive
Some players enjoy the game's oddball humor and cat-death animations. Others complain that inconsistent physics turn puzzles into trial and error, and criticize the dated graphics and awkward controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9-compatible adap…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP or Vista
- Processor
- Pentium IV 1.6 GHz or better (dual core recommended)
- Graphics
- DirectX®9-compatible graphics adapter with 128 MB (256 MB recommended)
- Memory
- 512MB RAM (1GB recommended)
- Storage
- 300MB
Does Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam