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Games like A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1

If A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Always in Mind, Chickenhare and the treasure of Spiking-Beard and Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1: Mat, a young rat, is willing to risk everything for love. Determined to reunite with Nat, a pet mouse, he secretly ventures to the upper floors of "the Giants" house. Longing for a new life on the "Outside", Mat's actions and the dark secrets harbored by his commune put both their lives in danger.

2026ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby The Dreamerians
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Always in Mind

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Wield extraordinary powers born from forgotten memories to escape a subconscious on the brink of collapse. Team up with Proxy, an AI housing your family’s digitized history, as you slow time, bend gravity, and manifest memories in a coming-of-age adventure where technology and imagination collide.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Chickenhare and the treasure of Spiking-Beard

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    A charming 3D platformer across five gorgeous hand-crafted worlds. Chase down seven crystals and collect hidden treasures, switching between three heroes with unique abilities to solve puzzles and uncover every secret.

    2025IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Jump, glide, and outsmart traps in this spooky 3D platformer! Smash obstacles, solve puzzles, and fend off evil spirits to defeat The Dream Master. Collect hidden treasures and restore joy to a world shrouded in darkness!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Nyra and the Garden of Moros

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Explore the withered land of the old kings in this moody, Open World, Action-Adventure. Climb the corrupted guardians, seek a cure, seek peace and make your own way.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Jack Saves Easter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Jack Saves Easter is a family friendly game where you play as Jack the Rabbit. Use your skills and wits to help Jack recover various Essence Shards that will restore The Ancient Tree Eggdrasyl. Solve puzzles and clues that will help you save Easter for All !

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crankles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    3rd person arcade platformer where you play as Crankles - a cat who despises everything and doesn't really care. But kicking some dog butts is better than doing nothing, right? Retrieve the stolen cat toys, learn new skills and uncover all secrets! The fate of The Purring Island is in your paws!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. UNGALAND!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    "Dive into a prehistoric world of adventure where the power of primal seeds changes everything. Unlock abilities, attach them to your weapons, and face challenges in a vibrant land full of action, and surprises."

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Hyper Team Recon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Hyper Team Recon is an adorable 3D platformer about three aliens and their adventure across Earth! Join Ember, Penny and Lite, three shapeshifting slimes, as they morph into friends and foes alike to copy their forms and gain new abilities! Explore, discover new life forms, and fill your scrapbook!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1

Does A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 run on Steam Deck?
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 cost?
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 is listed on Steam at 21.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 are Always in Mind, Chickenhare and the treasure of Spiking-Beard, Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.
Who developed A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1?
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1 was developed by The Dreamerians and published by HandyGames.

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