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Ratropolis

Ratropolis

Cassel Games · released Dec 21, 2020

CasualIndieSimulationStrategyPC

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!

81
VGC Score
Decliningmedium confidence
79%
At launch
88%
Steam all-time
82%
Press
61%
Player sentiment
83%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)8214
All-time Steam reviews88%821000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)83%765
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 13 reviews sampled · 15 total reviews in window · weighted 6.4 up / 1.4 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (5)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 80
    trust 67Aug 27, 2020

    A super fun and addictive game, even for those who don't usually play real time tower defense games.

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  • 65
    trust 56Sep 1, 2021

    An interesting mix of a card game and a tower defense, played in real time. You build your little rat town, recruit warriors, and defend against an ever-growing horde of enemies. Ratropolis is crazy fast and makes you think and act on the spot, but it has some serious issues which take away from the fun. Above all, your units are annoyingly sluggish and rarely reach the enemy in time (and if they did, I often felt I do not have sufficient control over my army). [03/2021, p.37]

  • 85
    trust 54Jan 7, 2021

    A satisfying romp as you restore glory to your rodent empire, defend against waves of flavorful foes, and recruit colorful companions.

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  • 80
    trust 53May 17, 2020

    Players who liked the Kingdom series of games and Slay the Spire will also find a lot to love in Ratropolis. It mixes new ideas with satisfying gameplay and thus creates something very unique. After a while, progression tends to get a bit samey, but until then, Ratropolis is a lot of fun.

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  • 91
    trust 51Jul 22, 2020

    Ratropolis is a side-scrolling tower defense that is presented in a pleasing 2-D manner. The colors and graphics are adequate in that they convey the necessary feeling that war is going on. Enemy attacks take place on both sides of the city and this makes for an even more challenging experience. Game sounds really don't detract from or enhance game play much other than simply being some music playing in the background. All in all, this is a very good entry in to the deck building and strategy genre of computer games. It is especially impressive because school students are the developers and I give them a two thumbs up. This one is definitely worth playing if you enjoy games that provide non-stop action and that can get the adrenaline flowing

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Patch history

  1. Update 1.0.7702
    Dec 28, 2022
  2. Update 1.0.7701 : New abilities for leaders!
    Dec 21, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  3. Update 1.0.7504
    Oct 5, 2021
  4. Update 1.0.7502 : Thai
    Jun 23, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  5. Update 1.0.7501
    Apr 14, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  6. Update 1.0.7401 : Save & Load & Turkish
    Feb 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  7. Update 1.0.7303 : Buffs on Bosses & Card Merchant
    Jan 25, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  8. Update 1.0.7301 : Full Release
    Dec 22, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  9. Update 1.0.7203 : Balance
    Dec 16, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  10. Update 1.0.7201 : Pollution & Infinite Mode
    Nov 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  11. Halloween Update
    Oct 30, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  12. Update 1.0.7101 : Navigator Leader Plus Mode
    Oct 28, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  13. Update 1.0.6201 : General Leader Plus mode
    May 28, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  14. Update 1.0.5101: New Predators
    Mar 19, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  15. Update 1.0.4202
    Feb 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  16. Update 1.0.4201: Navigator Leader
    Feb 14, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  17. Update 1.0.4105
    Feb 2, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  18. Update 1.0.4104
    Jan 29, 2020
  19. Update 1.0.4102
    Jan 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  20. Update 1.0.4101: Coast Map & Chinese
    Jan 16, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  21. Update 1.0.3102
    Dec 23, 2019
  22. Update 1.0.3101: Shaman
    Dec 19, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  23. Update 1.0.2104
    Dec 2, 2019
  24. Update 1.0.2103
    Nov 30, 2019
  25. Update 1.0.2102
    Nov 29, 2019
  26. Update 1.0.2101 : Nightmare
    Nov 29, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  27. Update 1.0.1401
    Nov 22, 2019significant · resets scoring window

…and 8 earlier patch announcements.