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The Hour of the Rat

The Hour of the Rat overview

Sokpop Collective | Jan 17, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC

ActionIndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)540
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,057
  • Review score50% positive

The Hour of the Rat dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)540
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,057
  • Review score50% positive
  • Total reviews18
  • Release dateJan 17, 2020
  • DeveloperSokpop Collective
  • PublisherSokpop Collective

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Sokpop CollectivePublisher: Sokpop Collective

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Game overview

Overview

The Hour of the Rat comes from Sokpop Collective and is published by Sokpop Collective. It arrived on Steam on Jan 17, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Hour of the Rat's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 18 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Hour of the Rat is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual Core 2 GHz4 GB RAMDirectX9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory200 MB available space
macOSMinimumOSX 10.9Dual Core 2GHz4 GB RAMIntel HD4600200 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Hour of the Rat has sold up to 540 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,057. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Hour of the Rat overview details

The Hour of the Rat combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

- THE EMPEROR MUST BE KILLED - - 3 NINJAS ARE SEND OUT - - THE TIME IS NOW - - ASSASSINATE THE EMPEROR - - DURING THE HOUR OF THE RAT - Features 1-2 hours playtime 4 different ninjas 4 different scrolls 8 different enemies pick a ninja, when you die you can continue with the remaining ones every ninja has their own strength you lose all your items upon death choose wisely in which order you play them reconsider picking up items and leave them for your next run CONTROLS (make sure gamepad is disconnected if you want to play with keyboard) left/right arrow keys - move around up arrow key - jump down arrow key - duck/defend spacebar - kick/use sword/throw stars shift/tab/ctrl - switch between sword and throwing stars Z - use scroll X - use secondary scroll HIDDEN TECHNIQUES double jump off of lanterns, enemies and projectiles jump after quickly dashing back to do a skid jump Sokpop makes a new game every two weeks! Subscribe for 3$ per month at

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Hour of the Rat is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 50% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Hour of the Rat
Steam App ID1214630
Typegame
Release dateJan 17, 2020
DeveloperSokpop Collective
PublisherSokpop Collective
Price$2.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresAction, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews9
Negative reviews9
Total reviews18
Positive percent50%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 17, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
KILLNo description
SOLO RUNNo description
DEATHNo description
LIFENo description
FULL RUNNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1214630
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1214630/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1214630
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Hour of the Rat

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Hour of the Rat?

The Hour of the Rat's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:34:48 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Hour of the Rat growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Hour of the Rat?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (75%), Anguilla (25%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.6%), Anguilla (13.8%), China (7.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (57.3%), Anguilla (14.5%), China (6.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.2%), Anguilla (10.7%), China (9.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Hour of the Rat?

The Hour of the Rat currently sits at 50% positive across 18 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 9 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Hour of the Rat have?

The Hour of the Rat currently has about 47 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Hour of the Rat?

The Hour of the Rat is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

50% positive, 9 positive, 9 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

5

Platform releases
  • Steam 17 January 2020

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Sokpop SuperBundle #13247 - 90% offPrice unavailable
Sokpop S05: The Hour of the RatBuy The Hour of the Rat #420286$1.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 200 MB available space

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