New on Steam: Rat-powered roguelike with 98% positive ratings
Rocket Rats is a roguelike where you play as a rat on the moon, battling waves of cheese-themed foes to gather supplies for your space base. Viewed from a top-down perspective, enemies attack from every angle, keeping you on your toes. Armed with a laser pistol, you must shoot down the cheesy threats and fight to stay alive as long as you can.
The cheese you collect unlocks permanent upgrades and abilities, like lightning strikes, poison effects or star allies that assist in battling the cheese-themed enemies. Players can also choose from a variety of characters, including a brainy rodent, a battle-tested soldier and a mecha rat.
Rocket Rats was created by Gagonfe, a Brazilian indie developer known for a string of successful games on Steam. Some of his notable titles include:
- Toroom: Dungeon Crawler ($9.99) - very positive ratings (84 percent) from 131 reviews
- Doomed to Hell: Roguelike / top-down shooter ($9.99) - very positive ratings (86 percent) from 182 reviews
- Archaeogem: Precision platformer ($8.99) - very positive ratings (88 percent) from 94 reviews
- Dungeon Color: Puzzle / Top-Down ($3,29) - very positive ratings (97 percent) based on 44 reviews
- Colorful Recolor: Puzzle / brain game ($8,99) - very positive ratings (95 percent) based on 44 reviews
Excellent Steam ratings for Rocket Rats
Gagonfe seems poised for another hit with Rocket Rats. Just days after its December 17 launch, the roguelike has already garnered over 200 reviews, boasting a "very positive" rating of 98 percent. The game currently tops the SteamDB rankings in the "Popular Releases" category. Normally priced at around $5.90, Rocket Rats is available on Steam for $4.12 with a 30 percent discount until December 31.
