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Games like Rat Catcher

Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Rat Catcher for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Rat Catcher also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Konrad Pawlikowski. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Rat Catcher: Embark on a perilous journey as a fearless rat catcher in this nostalgic 90's-inspired dungeon crawler horror game. Explore dark and treacherous dungeons, facing off against horrifying monsters and collecting an array of eerie rats. Can you survive the darkness and emerge as the ultimate hero?

2023ActionIndie0.99 USDWindowsby Konrad Pawlikowski
Rat Catcher — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Temple of Horror — Steam game cover

    Temple of Horror

    Top pick for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    Escape the dangerous beings lurking in the dark, dodge countless deadly traps and slowly unruffle the secret of the Temple of Horror while not just trying to survive but to find your way out of this hell. Are you ready?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Precept — Steam game cover

    Precept

    Second-strongest match for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    Precept is a first-person psychedelic action horror game with a heavy focus on exploration. Players take control of a night guard whose purpose is to finish his daily task. The player must find way to escape and survive from mysterious company's environment and entities.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Bunker's Shadow — Steam game cover

    Bunker's Shadow

    Third-strongest match for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    The game is a First Person Shooter.In a huge dangerous underground, you need to save a little girl.Being lost in a huge bunker, the task is to survive and find the keys for the doors and find the way to the exit. An encounter with zombies and enemy soldiers is inevitable.

    2024ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Rewind Or Die — Steam game cover

    Rewind Or Die

    Ranked #4 for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Psychopathy Assessment — Steam game cover

    Psychopathy Assessment

    Ranked #5 for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Floor44 — Steam game cover

    Floor44

    Ranked #6 for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    Floor44 is a hardcore luckiness detector kinda game with randomly generated maps, the goal is to make it to the top floor. You can rely on your skills to reach floor30, but you'll need more than that to make it to Floor44.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Dreadhalls — Steam game cover

    Dreadhalls

    Ranked #7 for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rat Catcher.

    You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Night of the Scissors — Steam game cover

    The Night of the Scissors

    Ranked #8 for Rat Catcher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rat Catcher.

    Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDSteam ↗

More from Konrad Pawlikowski

Other recommendable Steam games by Konrad Pawlikowski, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Putinator — Steam game cover

    Putinator

    Another title from Konrad Pawlikowski, the studio behind Rat Catcher. Shares Action with Rat Catcher.

    The Russian army tried to clone their leader, thus resulting in a never ending mindless horde of Putin zombies... In this retro inspired shooter you take the role of a soldier sent as clean up crew to a town on the outskirts of Chernobyl, with one mission. KILL ALL THE PUTIN ZOMBIES.

    2022Action0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    PLEASE STOP CRYING — Steam game cover

    PLEASE STOP CRYING

    Another title from Konrad Pawlikowski, the studio behind Rat Catcher. Shares Action with Rat Catcher.

    PLEASE STOP CRYING is a lighthearted horror game about a father taking on housework and babysitting all at once.

    2024Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    PLEASE STOP CRYING: TERRIBLE TWOS — Steam game cover

    PLEASE STOP CRYING: TERRIBLE TWOS

    Another title from Konrad Pawlikowski, the studio behind Rat Catcher. Shares Action with Rat Catcher.

    PLEASE STOP CRYING: Terrible Twos is a lighthearted horror game about a father yet again struggling to keep up with his baby at a restaurant.

    2025Action2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rat Catcher

How much does Rat Catcher cost?
Rat Catcher is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rat Catcher?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rat Catcher are Temple of Horror, Precept, Bunker's Shadow.
Who developed Rat Catcher?
Rat Catcher was developed by Konrad Pawlikowski and published by Konrad Pawlikowski, Cloudless Studio.

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