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Ratropolis

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and…

85 1 November 2019

Ratropolis is a card & board game developed by Cassel Games, released 1 November 2019 on iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ratropolis is

Ratropolis is a card & board game game developed by Cassel Games and released in 2019. It is available on iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ratropolis combines roguelite, deck building, and tower defense with real time strategy gameplay. Lead your small rat outpost to safety and defend your rat citizens from predators and monstrous creatures. Build the largest 'Ratropolis!' and etch your name into rat history! Choose from over 500 cards of economy, building, military, and skill types to execute your strategic command. All leaders begin their journey with a deck of 8 basic cards. Building an efficient deck is key for protecting your rats from waves of rat-thirsty enemies. Add, remove and upgrade your cards to create a deck worthy of a true leader! Defending your rats in the city will be a challenge. Get aid from advisers with…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are survival and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Ratropolis holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 84% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Ratropolis launched on 1 November 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds and Disco Elysium. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Disco Elysium.

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When did Ratropolis come out?
Ratropolis was released on 1 November 2019 for iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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