StrategyFit check
Is Bad Rats Show worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Physics-puzzle players who want multiple ways to solve maps
- Players interested in cartoon violence and dark comic humor
- Creative players who want to make or download workshop maps
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven campaign instead of a sequence of physics puzzles
- Players who want a consistent difficulty level, since the maps range from low to very high difficulty
- Players who dislike cartoon blood, animal violence, or executions
- Players looking for a large-scale strategy or simulation game
Our take on Bad Rats Show
Players who rely on one fixed solution may hit a wall when puzzles allow multiple approaches. Another sticking point is the map editor and workshop content, which shift the experience beyond completing the 44 original maps.
What is Bad Rats Show?
Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game about arranging objects and using specially trained rats to solve maps involving captured cats.
Puzzles take place in 2D, 2. 5D, and 3D environments, with 11 specialist rats, 11 functional objects, and 10 different cat deaths. The game includes 44 original maps with difficulty ranging from low to very high. Each puzzle can have unlimited solutions. A map editor allows players to create, download, and share additional levels through the workshop. The presentation includes original cartoon-style characters, comic violence, cartoon blood, rat songs, and dancing. Steam Achievements are also included.
How Bad Rats Show plays
- 01Specialist rats
- Eleven trained rats provide different options for setting up puzzle solutions.
- 02Multi-dimensional maps
- Puzzles take place across 2D, 2.5D, and 3D environments.
- 03Original map set
- The game includes 44 maps with difficulty ranging from low to very high.
- 04User-made levels
- The editor supports creating, downloading, and sharing additional maps through the workshop.
- 05Object-based solutions
- Eleven functional objects can be arranged with the rats to produce different puzzle outcomes.
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Bad Rats Show: platforms & release
Is Bad Rats Show worth it?
It is worth it if: physics-puzzle players who want multiple ways to solve maps. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven campaign instead of a sequence of physics puzzles.
Where can I download Bad Rats Show?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bad Rats Show's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bad Rats Show on?
Windows only.
