Rat Climber
You are a rat. You must climb. Can you reach the top of the world? Cheese and glory await!
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14 itemsAbout the Game
You are a rat. You must climb.
Cheese and glory await!
In Rat Climber, you only have one goal: reach the top of the world.
You must navigate vertical labyrinth zones and make daring jumps, but be careful; one false move and you go tumbling down.
Three different modes
Beginner:
Checkpoints menu enabled, allowing for custom save-load checkpoints, as well as three specific world checkpoints. Play at your own pace and learn the path up, one step at a time.
Normal:
The normal Rat Climber experience. Checkpoints disabled. Achievements for reaching the end of each world enabled!
Speedrun:
For speed-runners, or those wanting to practice a specific part. Checkpoints menu enabled, as well as superjump, which basically allows Ratty to fly.
You also have access to the level-specific restart option, letting you restart at any of the 12 zones across both worlds.
Two different worlds
Play through two different worlds for twice the rodent fun!
Ratty's World: The original seven Rat Climber levels
Seaside Village, Crystal Mines, Cypress Swamp, Ancient Egypt, Mystic Towers, Cloud Temple, Shadow Castle
Dream World: Five more bonus levels in a separate world
Kraken Cove, Tempest Tavern, Playground, Foggy Fortress, Lush Ruins (with more in the future)
Secret cheese
There aren't hundreds of collectibles for you to worry about, only a single secret cheese per level, well hidden and off the beaten path...Can you find all seven?
Every object has 1-to-1 exact collision
If there's a small gap between objects, you can probably fit through. A 3 inch ledge? You can stand on it, Ratty! Building ledges are the highways of the rodent world, as they say. Start thinking like a rat.
Helpful signs
Your Rat ancestors left helpful tip signs all around the world. They will give you useful advice and encouragement on your journey. Be sure to look for the golden sparkles!
Simple controls
- There are only 3 controls: Jump, dash, and walk
The dash lets you jump farther
The safety walk prevents you from walking off of ledges
Built for speed-running
Rat Climber was built for speed-running! There are a multitude of speedrun tools built into the game, such as:
Overall timer that starts as soon as Ratty moves and automatically stops once you reach the final spot at end of game and lose control of Ratty.
Individual level timers (both split times and segment lengths) that automatically record times when you reach new levels, no need to manually start and stop your own custom timer
Superjump (allows you to fly) [only in speedrun mode]. There's also option to disable this, so you don't accidentally press it and invalidate a speed-run
Custom save and load checkpoints to practice hard sections or skips
Restart at specific levels instead of the bottom of world
Restart hotkey that must be pressed twice (prevents accidental restarts)
Official Speedrun website board with moderators, rules, and runners!
Can you guide Ratty to the top of the world and reach cheese heaven? Try your skills in the best 3D Ratformer ever made!
Default Controls (Keyboard+Mouse and Xbox controllers supported!)
