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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

Indie

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
Minimum PC
DirectX 9-compatible adap…
0.5 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

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

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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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Minimum

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

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