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War Rats: The Rat em Up

Be a rat. Kill the rats. Sidescrolling shooter meets tower defence with a sprinkle of RPG elements. A hand-drawn rat-filled side-scrolling looter-shooter moba-lite 2D gore-fest inspired by that brutal 90s…

20 November 2025

War Rats: The Rat em Up is a strategy, released 20 November 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What War Rats: The Rat em Up is

War Rats: The Rat em Up was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Be a rat. Kill the rats. Sidescrolling shooter meets tower defence with a sprinkle of RPG elements. A hand-drawn rat-filled side-scrolling looter-shooter moba-lite 2D gore-fest inspired by that brutal 90s gaming feel of yore.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

War Rats: The Rat em Up launched on 20 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, Routine and Kirby Air Riders.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, Routine, Kirby Air Riders.

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When did War Rats: The Rat em Up come out?
War Rats: The Rat em Up was released on 20 November 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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