Games like Rocket Rats
If Rocket Rats is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystic Gate, Astro Looter: Survivor and Nuclear Throne — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cute character designs, atmospheric and chill. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Rocket Rats: Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Players who liked Rocket Rats also play
Steam players who put hours into Rocket Rats 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.
Mystic Gate
WHY THIS
Top pick for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Astro Looter: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, combo based combat, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with Rocket Rats.
Second-strongest match for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and an intense mood with Rocket Rats.
Third-strongest match for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Rats.
Ranked #4 for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
"Touhou ~Red Empress Devil." is a bullet-hell shooting roguelike action game. Set in The Scarlet Devil Mansion, the inhabitants of Gensokyo go on a rampage!
Apocalypse Party
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, build variety, arcade style and an intense mood with Rocket Rats.
Ranked #5 for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Rocket Rats.
Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Rocket Rats.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Doomed to Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Rats.
Ranked #7 for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Rocket Rats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rocket Rats at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Rocket Rats.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rocket Rats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Gagonfe
Other recommendable Steam games by Gagonfe, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Shelldiver
WHY THIS
Shares loot collection, build variety, casual and a chill mood with Rocket Rats.
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Doomed to Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Rats.
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Archaeogem
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Rocket Rats.
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats.
Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!
Toroom
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and a lighthearted mood with Rocket Rats.
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Colorful Colore
WHY THIS
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.
Wizodd
WHY THIS
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Action and Casual with Rocket Rats.
Wizodd is a dungeon crawler roguelike game where you find various equipment and upgrades while encountering dangerous monsters and bosses to advance down to the lower floors.
Bob Help Them
WHY THIS
Another title from Gagonfe, the studio behind Rocket Rats. Shares Casual with Rocket Rats.
Bob Help Them is a timer-based game, where your goal is to help all NPC's before the timer ends.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mystic Gate
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and an intense mood with Rocket Rats.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Rocket Rats.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rocket Rats.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Frequently asked about Rocket Rats
- Is Rocket Rats verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rocket Rats is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Rocket Rats cost?
- Rocket Rats is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rocket Rats?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rocket Rats are Mystic Gate, Astro Looter: Survivor, Nuclear Throne.
- Who developed Rocket Rats?
- Rocket Rats was developed by Gagonfe.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Rocket Rats.
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