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Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge cover art

Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge

Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy First · 2009-07-20

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 20, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Bad Rats is a physics puzzle game where rats finally get their bloody revenge on their new prisoners: The cats. Come up with creative solutions for each puzzle using physics, functional objects, and your specially trained Rats. Try different ways of solving each puzzle to finish faster or earn higher scores.

6
playing now
79%
positive of 15k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
32/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge is a 2009 puzzle video game developed by Invent4 Entertainment. Over a string of levels, the player places a set of rats and static objects to guide a ball towards a trap that kills a cat. Bad Rats was released as Invent4 Entertainment's debut game on 20 July 2009 via Steam, followed by releases on other services in 2010. While it received no reviews at release, retrospective pieces criticised the game's graphics, puzzles, and physics. Bad Rats is considered an oddity for having been released on Steam while the platform's catalogue was still hand-curated. It became a popular gag gift on Steam, leading to more than 400,000 owners by 2018. A sequel, Bad Rats Show, was released on the seventh anniversary of Bad Rats in 2016.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 57 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 593k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,834 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.14 at IndieGala Store (2018-06-18) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 34 of 57 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

932026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.152015-01-012026-08-212015-01-01 — best price $0.192015-12-01 — best price $0.242016-11-29 — best price $0.992017-12-21 — best price $0.492018-05-16 — best price $0.992018-10-30 — best price $0.382019-04-04 — best price $0.992019-10-14 — best price $0.992020-03-23 — best price $0.492020-06-10 — best price $0.892020-07-20 — best price $0.892020-08-17 — best price $0.492020-09-23 — best price $0.892020-11-06 — best price $0.992020-12-05 — best price $0.992021-01-21 — best price $0.152021-03-02 — best price $0.992021-03-30 — best price $0.892021-05-05 — best price $0.992021-06-04 — best price $0.992021-09-21 — best price $0.892021-12-11 — best price $0.992022-04-07 — best price $0.992022-07-25 — best price $0.992022-12-10 — best price $0.722023-03-16 — best price $0.542023-07-13 — best price $0.992023-12-18 — best price $1.992024-06-20 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $0.792025-03-20 — best price $1.992025-09-09 — best price $0.242026-01-22 — best price $1.992026-05-14 — best price $0.402026-08-21 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10262026-05-30 — 16 pageviews2026-06-02 — 17 pageviews2026-06-05 — 10 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 18 pageviews2026-06-17 — 16 pageviews2026-06-20 — 9 pageviews2026-06-23 — 9 pageviews2026-06-26 — 19 pageviews2026-06-29 — 28 pageviews2026-07-02 — 20 pageviews2026-07-05 — 17 pageviews2026-07-08 — 21 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 6 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-20 — 13 pageviews2026-07-23 — 102 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-29 — 15 pageviews2026-08-01 — 13 pageviews2026-08-04 — 17 pageviews2026-08-07 — 14 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 11 pageviews2026-08-16 — 13 pageviews2026-08-19 — 17 pageviews2026-08-22 — 13 pageviews2026-08-25 — 17 pageviews2026-08-27 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
15.8%
earned "Fast Thinker "
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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1 supported languages: English

Player tags

DarkGoreCo-opIndieHentaiMaturePuzzlePhysicsViolentAddictive

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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