Flat strategy game War Rats: The Rat Em Up is delicious trash
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Summary
War Rats is a 2DAutomation game where the player engages in brutal, fast-paced battles.
It features rat reminiscent of Turret Wars, involving close-up shots of swinging rat balls, and rats with hammers and scallions.
Players can build turrets, shrines, walls, resource generators and missile launchers and need to recruit troops in order to progress, making it strategic as well as violent.
It has a unique, cartoonish art style and is currently available as a demo, to be released in Q2 2025 in its entirety.
It is a roguelike, and has Iron Rat Mode for those who like extra challenges.
The writer enjoys the game and its rat content despite considering it average, and recommends the demo.
They admit to being persuaded by the rats and rat puns.
