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WAR RATS: The Rat em Up

96% positive · 384 Steam reviews · released Nov 20, 2025 · by wootusart Industries

Early AccessShoot 'Em UpActionCartoonDifficult2DShooterSide Scroller

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~12,672 (P10–P90: 5,069 – 27,878)

Gross revenue: ~$124,589 ($49,837 – $274,091)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Visuals & audio94% positive · 50 mentions
“One of those indies with a lovely art style, good gameplay and fair price. 9/10 hairy ratballs.”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics87% positive · 38 mentions
“One of those indies with a lovely art style, good gameplay and fair price. 9/10 hairy ratballs.”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Price & value97% positive · 33 mentions
“Nice and cute, reminds me of old flash games. The fact dev had to patch a setting to remove rat balls cinematic is worth the price alone. Follow wootusart on Insta if you dont want the game. Art is still nice to look at.”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 10 h played
Content & longevity87% positive · 30 mentions
“WAR RATS, a hand-drawn blast from the flash game past. This game was developed by ONE MAN. He did all of the art, SFX, and progratting himself- leaving only the music to be made elsewhere- yet it still fits like the final piece of a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 10 h played
Performance & stability85% positive · 27 mentions
“WAR RATS, a hand-drawn blast from the flash game past. This game was developed by ONE MAN. He did all of the art, SFX, and progratting himself- leaving only the music to be made elsewhere- yet it still fits like the final piece of a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 10 h played
Story & writing90% positive · 20 mentions
“Nice music and art style. Gameplay: Age of War 2 the way it should be. However, there are some problems with the game balance. The initial campaign cutscene that blends with gameplay footage looks a bit strange. Overall, pretty good, but…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 7 h played
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 17 mentions
“Nice music and art style. Gameplay: Age of War 2 the way it should be. However, there are some problems with the game balance. The initial campaign cutscene that blends with gameplay footage looks a bit strange. Overall, pretty good, but…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 7 h played
Controls & UI73% positive · 15 mentions
“Can I have your rattention? Cheese and thank you. To whom I am squeaking to, this game will put you in the middle of what's basically the Second Rataclysmic Cheese War where you witness true ratlamity. Tails, chunks and blood litter the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 7 h played

300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Side view

Technology

2D

Art style

CartoonHand-drawn

Mood & themes

Funny

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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