Rat Hunter

About Rat Hunter

Rat Hunter is a single player shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by Secret Sign and was released on November 18, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

Rat Hunter is a traditional first-person shooter set in a hi-tech environment. It does not push the envelope or bring something fresh to the genre, since we feel that there is little place for innovation in today's action games market. It is, however, solid, polished and smart. Developers lay the emphasis on original ideas in visualization and gameplay design. The action takes place on a remote pl…

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 31 reviews

humor8 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

Rat Hunter offers a nostalgic old-school FPS experience reminiscent of mid-2000s Eastern European shooters, with straightforward combat and exploration.
The game features a unique and entertainingly absurd story with humor derived from poor translations and hilarious voice acting.
Physics-based interactions and a distinctive health system add some creativity and risk-and-reward elements to the gameplay.

The game suffers from numerous technical issues including crashes, broken cutscenes, frequent glitches, and AI problems that can halt progression.
Gameplay can feel repetitive and unbalanced, with enemies often becoming trivial due to overpowered weapons and inconsistent difficulty scaling.
Visuals and voice acting are low quality, with some levels notably boring or broken, and the story presentation is confusing and poorly translated.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a traditional FPS experience with some creative mechanics like consumable-induced side effects and environmental interactions, but it is plagued by inconsistencies, glitches, and a lack of strategic depth. While these mechanics add occasional unpredictability and experimentation, the overall experience feels repetitive, rough around the edges, and sometimes frustrating, making it more appealing for its quirky entertainment value than solid gameplay.
- “This restrained approach allows the player to stay immersed in the world without constantly being pulled away from gameplay, reinforcing the feeling of uncovering a mystery at your own pace.”
- “Explosive barrels, movable debris, and improvised cover introduce moments of emergent gameplay that break up the standard shoot-and-move loop.”
- “A particularly unusual mechanic involves consumables that restore health while introducing temporary side effects, such as altered vision or boosted melee capability.”
- “The gameplay is pretty repetitive and gets boring really fast. It's extremely glitchy; for example, I often spawned inside walls and couldn't move. When characters were speaking, you couldn't hear them (thank god because the dubbing is horrible).”
- “This game also has numerous poorly explained mechanics that are just hamfisted into the game because the developer just gave up on trying to balance or implement them well; one specific thing you can take for hit points is a fictionalized amphetamine named 'rum'.”
- “It's far from the worst FPS I've played, but the gameplay is strange and inconsistent in ways even less functional eurojank shooters seem to get right, making for an experience that's not bad but always feels slightly off.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely unintentional, stemming from broken gameplay, poor voice acting, and a nonsensical story that players find hilariously entertaining. Despite its numerous flaws, the absurdity and ridiculousness of the content provide a unique comedic charm that some players appreciate.
- “Just replayed this now that it's on Steam and the English translation is hilarious.”
- “However, where this game shines is how absurdly stupid and hilarious it is.”
- “Rat Hunter is a crap game, but it is also an unintentionally hilarious, entertaining FPS.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
The story is confusing and loosely connected, blending themes of corporate greed and mutation-driven horror primarily through environmental storytelling rather than clear cutscenes. While often unintentionally humorous and somewhat engaging, the plot suffers from abrupt endings and poor voice acting, making it more entertaining for its eccentricities than its coherence.
- “The story places the player in the role of an investigator sent to a remote planet to look into suspicious corporate activity and unexplained disappearances.”
- “Corporate greed, unethical experimentation, and mutation-driven horror form the backbone of the setting, and much of the storytelling is conveyed through environmental cues, logs, and voiceovers rather than lengthy cutscenes.”
- “While the gameplay is odd, it is at least functional, and the story is insane enough that the game is pretty entertaining.”
- “The story is some loosely tied together mess which you'll have played through within about 3 hours.”
- “The plotline is sort of like if someone ran the script of Total Recall through Google Translate and the ending is not only super abrupt but the final dialogue that plays over the end credits is completely in Russian, so I have no idea if the credits give any kind of plot closure.”
- “As loopy as the script is, I did kind of get into the story, and as with many Eastern European games, the environment art is immaculate.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for being outstanding and surpassing the quality found in many higher-budget titles. It significantly enhances the overall experience, often standing out as a memorable highlight.
- “The music is absolutely outstanding and feels significantly better than what I have seen in other games with bigger budgets.”
- “In fact, one can joke that they come for the shooting but stay for the soundtrack.”
- “Pretty good music.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's atmosphere strongly evokes classic first-person shooters, emphasizing momentum and experimentation over cinematic flair. It effectively builds tension through lighting, sound design, and environmental layout, prioritizing functional immersion rather than polished visuals.
- “It is a game that wears its era openly, drawing heavily from the design philosophy of classic first-person shooters where momentum, atmosphere, and experimentation mattered more than cinematic spectacle or tightly scripted set pieces.”
- “The game prioritizes functionality and atmosphere over polish, relying on lighting, sound design, and environmental layout to create tension.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The graphics are functional but uninspired, with stiff animations and a dated interface. Additionally, technical issues prevent in-game cutscenes from displaying properly, detracting from the overall visual experience.
- “Visuals are utilitarian, animations are stiff, and the interface lacks modern conveniences.”
- “I had to watch the opening cutscene and a later cutscene in VLC because the game refuses to actually show the visuals (it literally just showed the loading screen while the audio played), which indicated it was going to be a wacky time.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's optimization is generally excellent, delivering stellar performance with only a minor initial issue noted.
- “The game's performance, barring the issue mentioned at the start, has been stellar.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's stability is generally solid, though there is one fully broken level known for its excessive bugs that significantly impacts gameplay.