Casual · December 22, 2020
Ratropolis (2020)
Ratropolis combines roguelite, deck building, and tower defense with real time strategy gameplay. Lead your small rat outpost to safety and defend your rat citizens from predators and monstrous creatures. Build the largest 'Ratropolis!' and etch your name into rat history! Choose from over 500 cards of economy, building, military, and skill types to execute your strategic command. All leaders begin their journey with a deck of 8 basic cards. Building an efficient deck is key for protecting your rats from waves of rat-thirsty enemies. Add, remove and upgrade your cards to create a deck worthy of a true leader! Defending your rats in the city will be a challenge. Get aid from advisers with talents in finance, defense, or leadership. They will provide you with better options when chaos arises. When the city falls your campaign will end, but with every end a new beginning is born. Unlock new cards to expand your options and make each defense a new experience. Now lead Ratropolis to victory and save your Ratizens from destruction! Features Unique Gameplay: Real-time deck building card game combined with roguelite and tower defense elements! Have you ever played anything like that before? Very Addictive: Highly engaging and rapid gameplay that requires quick judgment and response Replayability: Easy to play but difficult to master. 100+ Events: Random decision events give you a new experience every time you play 500+ Cards: Unlock new features and cards to become stronger after every game. 6 Possible Endings: Choose your own adventure! 6 Leaders! Each with their own play style and traits. Lead Cute Rats, not Feral Cats!
Casual releases from 2020
48 Casual titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- 2D · 303
- Deckbuilding · 263
- Card Battler · 257
- Rogue-lite · 255
- Strategy · 249
- Singleplayer · 242
- Card Game · 240
- Simulation · 236
- Replay Value · 227
- Real Time Tactics · 219
- Fantasy · 207
- Rogue-like · 206
- Difficult · 198
- Casual · 196
- Survival · 187
Peer Casual titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Casual
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 5.4k Steam reviews | Top 44% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 68% |
| Metacritic | 82/100 | Genre average 76 — top 25% of Casual titles |
| Engagement hours | 12 h average | Top 37% for session depth among Casual |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Korean
- Japanese
- French
- Simplified Chinese
- German
- Russian
- Traditional Chinese
- Polish
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Turkish
Full audio (2)
- English
- Thai
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 5.4k reviews
4.7k positive · 647 negative
Metacritic
82/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
5.1k
Press Quotes
“It’s a rapid fire game but that’s what I like about it... they did a really really good job, this one surprised me, it’s an interesting hybrid of a city builder and card game.” SplatterCatGaming “Every time I make a little bit of progress something shows up and bones me.” DangerouslyFunny “It’s a cool twist on the deck builder formula by making it more of an RTS simultaneously. It’s really cool.” Northernlion
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 22, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Cassel Games |
| Base price | $8.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
12h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
10h
Typical completion time
Achievements
46
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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