Choose Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge
Choose Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 5,179 Steam reviews back the pick.
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge vs Bad Rats Show
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge and Bad Rats Show both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge (2009) is 7 years older than Bad Rats Show (2016). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge: 5,179 reviews, Bad Rats Show: 448). 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 Bad Rats Show
Choose Bad Rats Show if you want an Action, Strategy, and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bad Rats Show launched in 2016.
Both Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge and Bad Rats Show sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.3% vs 81.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge |  Bad Rats Show | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2016 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.3% positive (5,179 reviews) | 81.9% positive (448 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Invent4 Entertainment | Invent4 Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge (2009) is 7 years older than Bad Rats Show (2016).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge: 5,179 reviews, Bad Rats Show: 448).
- Bad Rats Show is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge vs Bad Rats Show — FAQ
- Which is better, Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge or Bad Rats Show?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge sits at 81.3% positive (5,179 reviews), Bad Rats Show at 81.9% (448). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge or Bad Rats Show first?
- If you want chronology, Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge (2009) came out before Bad Rats Show (2016). 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 Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge and Bad Rats Show similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.