Game of the Week #27: Cyber Rats — Procedural mazes, cyborg hunters, and one-more-run tension
Cute doesn’t mean safe. Cyber Rats is a rogue-lite survival horror where you guide a crew of laboratory rats through shifting, deadly mazes. Each run you pick one runner, grab ten cheeses, outsmart traps, and escape while failed-experiment cyborg hunters stalk the dark. Between runs you spend upgrade atoms to boost vision, stamina, and reflexes, and rare Life DNA lets you revive or replace fallen teammates. Simple to learn, ruthless to master. The game later returned in our Indie Game Showcase 2025 coverage.
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Why we picked it
Fast objectives, tense extractions, and between-run growth hit that perfect “one more run” loop. The ex-rat cyborg hunters add personality and pressure, while procedural layouts keep routes fresh. If you like short, high-stress survivals with steady progression, this is a smart pick.
Cyber Rats
Release: October 27, 2025
Genre: Rogue-lite Survival Horror
Developer / Publisher: Outpost Games
Platforms: PC — Steam
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Raw Gameplay — First Look (4K)
Gameplay capture: Fix Gaming Channel (YouTube)
Key features
- Procedurally generated mazes full of traps, darkness, and roaming cyborg hunters.
- Three-rat roster; choose your runner, protect the team over time.
- Upgrade atoms and Life DNA for vision, stamina, reflexes, and revives.
- Simple controls with high stakes and quick, readable goals.
Related reading (for devs & curious players)
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If you enjoy systemic survival loops with historical themes, check our earlier pick
Game of the Week #22: Pompeii — The Legacy.
Written by Ronny Fiksdahl, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Fix Gaming Channel.
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