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Games like Rats - Time is running out!

If Rats - Time is running out! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cow Abduction Frenzy, Dark Pathways and ConSPYration — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and tense. 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 Rats - Time is running out!: Pressed for time?! Same for this rat, but he can manipulate it! Join RedEyes the Rat on the heist of his life. Sneak into the bank, steal the diamond, evade the guards . . . and then get out! But most of all, be clever, trick time, and take back what’s ours from the Pigs who control all the banks in Swine Island City.

2015ActionIndieCasualWindows · macOSby Citeremis Inc.
Rats - Time is running out! — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Rats - Time is running out! 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. Cow Abduction Frenzy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Hop into your alien ship and get ready for a frantic bullet hell challenge! Use time-bending and cloaking abilities to rescue cows from the clutches of beef-hungry butchers before your energy depletes. Can you abduct the herd and escape the farm alive?

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Dark Pathways

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    You wake up in your cell, but this time the door is open and strange creatures will chase you across amazing worlds. You have to look for objects and tools scattered in the labyrinth that can be used to finally stop this threat. Only then you can come back to the peace of your cell.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ConSPYration

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    In this showdown of stealth, ConSPYration is the party game of frantic espionage! Sneak around the guards and perils of each stage, collect the briefcase and race to the exit. But beware - rival spies can swipe the briefcase right out of your hands! Be quick to steal it back!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. BadBee

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Race against the clock to the levels exit by crossing the vacant honeycomb sections and avoiding scatter guards. BadBee is an escape game that is full of surprises and extremely addictive.

    2020ActionAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Pick-a-Pocket

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Stealth your way through Victorian-Era streets and Pickpocket your way to the top. Stay Vigilant as other thieves will be out and about, ready to steal your rewards or as easy marks to increase your stash. Avoid Bobbies, vanish from the light and disappear with your ill-gotten goods by day break.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. I, Zombie

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Ranked #6 for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Monaco 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Ranked #7 for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Get your crew back together for the ultimate heist experience! Return to Monaco, plan your operation, and skedaddle when things inevitably go awry in this co-op heist game. The city is yours for the taking!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sneak Out

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth avoidance and an atmospheric mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Ranked #8 for Rats - Time is running out! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Sneak Out is a free to play multiplayer game full of mischief and fun for up to six players. Enter the Haunted Castle and prepare to hunt, hide, or prank 'em all, causing all kinds of hilarious mayhem while trying to win the deadly game of hide and seek!

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Rats - Time is running out!

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Marvellous Miss Take

    WHY THIS

    Shares time pressure and an atmospheric mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Reviewers of Rats - Time is running out! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    The stealth genre gets turned on its head in The Marvellous Miss Take – the only heist adventure that invites you to steal with style! Use cunning, guile and the art of deception to grab the loot and escape without getting caught by the guards!

    2014ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Reviewers of Rats - Time is running out! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. PAC-MAN 256

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Reviewers of Rats - Time is running out! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Rats - Time is running out!.

    PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends. But the Glitch is coming for you…

    2016Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Monaco 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Reviewers of Rats - Time is running out! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Get your crew back together for the ultimate heist experience! Return to Monaco, plan your operation, and skedaddle when things inevitably go awry in this co-op heist game. The city is yours for the taking!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Reviewers of Rats - Time is running out! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Rats - Time is running out!.

    PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!

    2022ActionAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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  1. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Stumble Guys

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Ready for the chaos? Stumble Guys is a 32-player, fast-paced multiplayer party royale where players dash, jump, and fall across hilarious obstacle courses in a fun race to be the last one standing.

    2021ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. TrackMania Nations Forever

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.

    2008RacingFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

    2015IndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Yet Another Zombie Defense

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

    2014ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Just Act Natural

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rats - Time is running out!.

    Just Act Natural is a hand-crafted online party game where players must hide among NPC characters to avoid detection from the seeker. Compete against your friends in a variety of game modes over a course of different rounds to be crowned the winner!

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rats - Time is running out!

What games are most similar to Rats - Time is running out!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rats - Time is running out! are Cow Abduction Frenzy, Dark Pathways, ConSPYration.
Who developed Rats - Time is running out!?
Rats - Time is running out! was developed by Citeremis Inc..

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 Rats - Time is running out!.

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