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Games like Rat Musou

If Rat Musou is your kind of game, the closest matches are VECTORLORD, Devastator and Heart: Future Whispers — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Rat Musou: A top-down action survival game. Wield a chemical sprayer against relentless rat hordes across five themed arenas — sewers, night markets, a cyberpunk district, and more. Unleash powerful skills, challenge epic BOSS rats, and see how long you can hold the line.

2026Action4.99 USDWindowsby Studio Bing-Huan
Rat Musou — Steam game cover

Players who liked Rat Musou also play

Steam players who put hours into Rat Musou 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. VECTORLORD

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro-styled shooter that doesn't take itself too seriously. Warp between platforms and Dash through bullets. Beat up your enemies, or blast them away. Juggle your combo, and buy upgrades in the shop. Track down your corpse after you die.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Devastator

    WHY THIS

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

    Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!

    2022Action6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heart: Future Whispers

    WHY THIS

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

    Heart: Future Whispers is a top-down shooter where you'll face countless hordes of enemies with different abilities! Survive by using your resources to acquire powerful weapons and uncover the reason behind all the chaos in this dystopian future.

    2025ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chickens. Chickens? Chickens!

    WHY THIS

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

    🐓 Fight ridiculous chicken hordes in a fast, casual arena shooter. 🐓 Move, dodge, shoot, survive waves, chase a better score, and try not to get buried in feathers.

    2026ActionCasual2.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Grave Realms

    WHY THIS

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

    Grave Realms is a fast and fun, arcade style twin-stick shooter with RPG elements. Powerups and elemental projectile attacks help carve your way through waves of unique enemies. Using the powerful Purge system, you decide your gameplay style! Can you survive the Grave Realms?

    2024ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sektori

    WHY THIS

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

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Black Widow: Recharged

    WHY THIS

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

    Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

    2021Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rat Musou at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.

    2019Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kill It With Fire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Rat Musou on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Devastator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!

    2022Action6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sektori

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rat Musou.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rat Musou

How much does Rat Musou cost?
Rat Musou is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rat Musou?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rat Musou are VECTORLORD, Devastator, Heart: Future Whispers.
Who developed Rat Musou?
Rat Musou was developed by Studio Bing-Huan.

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 Rat Musou.

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27 Games Like Rat Musou — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run