Choose Bad Rats Show
Choose Bad Rats Show if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bad Rats Show launched in 2016.
Bad Rats Show vs Bloody Mice
Bad Rats Show and Bloody Mice both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Bad Rats Show (2016) is 1 year older than Bloody Mice (2017). Bad Rats Show scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Bloody Mice (69.2% positive). 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 Bloody Mice
Choose Bloody Mice if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Bloody Mice launched in 2017.
Both Bad Rats Show and Bloody Mice sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam, 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
 Bad Rats Show |  Bloody Mice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.59 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.9% positive (448 reviews) | 69.2% positive (26 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Invent4 Entertainment | Tower Up Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Bad Rats Show (2016) is 1 year older than Bloody Mice (2017).
- Bad Rats Show scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Bloody Mice (69.2% positive).
- Bad Rats Show is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Bloody Mice (0.59 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Bad Rats Show vs Bloody Mice — FAQ
- Should I play Bad Rats Show or Bloody Mice first?
- If you want chronology, Bad Rats Show (2016) came out before Bloody Mice (2017). 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 Show and Bloody Mice similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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.