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Lost Contact vs Rat It: Plague Hunter

Lost Contact and Rat It: Plague Hunter both land in Action, Adventure, Early Access on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Early Access on Steam. Lost Contact (2022) is 1 year older than Rat It: Plague Hunter (2023). Rat It: Plague Hunter is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Lost Contact (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Lost Contact

Choose Lost Contact if you want an Indie game with Tracked Controller Support. Lost Contact launched in 2022.

Choose Rat It: Plague Hunter

Choose Rat It: Plague Hunter if you want a Strategy experience. Rat It: Plague Hunter launched in 2023.

Both Lost Contact and Rat It: Plague Hunter sit in Action, Adventure, and Early Access on Steam and both list VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Lost Contact vs Rat It: Plague Hunter — Steam metadata comparison
Lost Contact — Steam game coverLost ContactRat It: Plague Hunter — Steam game coverRat It: Plague Hunter
Released20222023
GenresAction, Indie, Adventure, Early AccessAction, Strategy, Adventure, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price9.99 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews1 reviews2 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersVR StudioFountain Game Studio

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Lost Contact vs Rat It: Plague Hunter — FAQ

Should I play Lost Contact or Rat It: Plague Hunter first?
If you want chronology, Lost Contact (2022) came out before Rat It: Plague Hunter (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Lost Contact and Rat It: Plague Hunter similar?
They overlap on Action, Adventure, Early Access on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Lost Contact vs Rat It: Plague Hunter — Verdict (2026) · imho.run