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Rat Simulator

Rat Simulator overview

Visualnoveler | Jul 27, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationMemesPsychological HorrorSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)15,379
  • Revenue (VGI)$80,776
  • Review score82% positive

Rat Simulator dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)15,379
  • Revenue (VGI)$80,776
  • Review score82% positive
  • Total reviews280
  • Release dateJul 27, 2017
  • DeveloperVisualnoveler
  • PublisherVisualnoveler

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: VisualnovelerPublisher: Visualnoveler

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Game overview

Overview

Rat Simulator comes from Visualnoveler and is published by Visualnoveler. It arrived on Steam on Jul 27, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Rat Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 82% positive across 280 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Rat Simulator is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU4 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce 760 GTX / AMD Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent videocard3 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Rat Simulator has sold up to 15,379 units and has 218 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $80,776. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Rat Simulator overview details

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

Steam Store description

Rat Simulator is a survival stealth role-playing simulator game set in a suburban neighborhood where you play as a rat to spread the plague across the neighborhood in order to build a rat's paradise. No longer do you need to wonder what they get up to when humans are around, as this state-of-the-art computer simulation models the complete rat experience. As a rat, you'll get to steal food, wreck havoc and create chaos whenever you feel like it. This terrifies the humans who fear you and will fight back by calling pestmen to exterminate you. Mess is yours to make in this survival stealth role-playing simulator, as you experience the life of a hunted rat fighting to drive out those pesky humans! Key Features Infection - Infect 9 unique houses with the plague in the suburban neighborhood, but watch out for the inhabitants who are out to stop you in your tracks. Stealth Gameplay – Avoid detection from humans while spreading the plague, else you'll feel the wrath of the pestmen who are out to kill you! Destruction – Create chaos in the houses where you'll get to destroy precious objects such as plates, glasses and vases much to humanity’s dismay. Or maybe you just feel like making a mess out of their houses by throwing their fragile possessions everywhere. Boss Fights - Defeat the leader of the pestman crew to claim the suburban neighbourhood as your own territory. Rat Paradise – Save rats who are trapped in houses and then call upon your fellow rats to infect new houses in the neighborhood! Enhancements – Your experiences empowers your abilities and you'll get to select u…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Rat Simulator is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 82% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameRat Simulator
Steam App ID596950
Typegame
Release dateJul 27, 2017
DeveloperVisualnoveler
PublisherVisualnoveler
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews229
Negative reviews51
Total reviews280
Positive percent82%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations218
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 27, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)29 December 2017 - 05:34:45 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
RatsNo description
Plague BearerNo description
ExterminatedNo description
Professor Rat No description
PoisonousNo description
PestNo description
Scientific RatNo description
Fellow RatsNo description
Share the LoveNo description
Lord of RatsNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/596950
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/596950/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/596950
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Rat Simulator

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 Rat Simulator?

Rat Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 September 2026 - 12:28:24 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 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 Rat Simulator growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Rat Simulator?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (38.1%), United Kingdom (12.7%), Canada (9.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.3%), United Kingdom (10.2%), Canada (7.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.6%), United Kingdom (10.6%), Canada (7.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.7%), United Kingdom (8.9%), China (7.2%). 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 Rat Simulator?

Rat Simulator currently sits at 82% positive across 280 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 229 positive reviews and 51 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Rat Simulator have?

Rat Simulator currently has about 976 tracked Steam followers as of 15 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 Rat Simulator?

Rat Simulator is currently listed at $4.99 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. Steam recommendations currently stand near 218, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

82% positive, 229 positive, 51 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 27 July 2017

DLC and packages

Rat SimulatorBuy Rat Simulator #156466$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 760 GTX / AMD Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent videocard Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

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