Curse of the Sea Rats

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  • Summary: Curse of the Sea Rats is a 'ratoidvania' platform adventure with lovingly crafted, hand-drawn animations.

    Embark on the epic journey of four prisoners of the British empire, transformed into rats by the notorious pirate witch, Flora Burn. To regain their human bodies, they will have to    Curse of the Sea Rats is a 'ratoidvania' platform adventure with lovingly crafted, hand-drawn animations.

    Embark on the epic journey of four prisoners of the British empire, transformed into rats by the notorious pirate witch, Flora Burn. To regain their human bodies, they will have to fight dangerous bosses, uncover the secrets of the vast Irish coast, and ultimately capture the witch who cursed them.

    A labyrinthine network of hundreds of pathways, rooms and discoveries lie ahead, in a substantial quest with over 12 hours of content.

    Can you master each character's playstyle, find all the hidden secrets, and unlock each of the game's multiple endings?    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Softpedia
    Apr 7, 2023
    80
    Curse of the Sea Rats has a familiar approach to gameplay, with platforming pushing exploration and combat that can be tricky but satisfying in victory. Players will die a lot but even boss fights are mostly fair as long as players are willing to observe and learn. The narrative offers a decent if not impressive scaffolding for the action. Metroidvania has become a very popular genre. Curse of the Sea Rats understands that and executes on its ideas well but with limited innovation.
  2. Gamer Escape
    Apr 3, 2023
    70
    I wish I could rate this higher. I honestly had a fun time playing through Curse of the Sea Rats, but the issues I encountered were significant. On top of balance issues and voice line deliveries, I also stumbled across a few bugs here and there including one that basically broke most of the ending. Again the refrain goes, they’re aware and fixing issues, but I can merely hope the patch irons out every last detail. Should the patch fix every one of these issues admirably, I could easily see this being an 8 or even a 9. But even in its current state, it’s a charming experience. Especially for anyone with fond memories of 90s animated features.
  3. Game Rant
    Apr 10, 2023
    70
    Despite jarring bugs and inconsistencies, Curse of the Sea Rats is a well-designed game with a clear direction. Petoons Studio succeeded in making an accessible Metroidvania that can be enjoyed by gamers of varied skill levels. Its art, simplicity, and smoothly escalating challenge make it a great way to introduce a younger audience to the genre. If the rough edges are smoothed away, a real gem lies beneath.
  4. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 10, 2023
    60
    Curse of the Sea Rats is a beautiful jewel, shimmering and inviting, full of interesting ideas from an artistic and characterization point of view, but it is insubstantial to the touch. Nice to see, a little less to play. Flat and unbalanced. A pity, given the whole series of excellent choices taken about powers, skills and improvements.
  5. Malditos Nerds
    Apr 28, 2023
    60
    Curse of the Sea Rats is a fun metroidvania designed for adults and children alike. It is colorful, sounds and plays very well, and offers a varied proposal. However, the bugs and the general lack of polish end up tarnishing the experience.
  6. Gamereactor UK
    Apr 20, 2023
    60
    Curse of the Sea Rats has many fine qualities that make it a good game and if only some of its shortcomings had been cleaned up, it could definitely be a game that should not be missed.
  7. GameOver.gr
    May 13, 2023
    40
    Unfortunately, Curse of the Sea Rats is mediocre or even bad in many of its areas, from its problematic combat system to the ugly 3D environments and level design that is just boring.

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Piter_93
    Apr 11, 2023
    7
    For some reason some haters posted a bised 0 score review.

    Game lacks some combat improvements and having to go around the map clueless in    For some reason some haters posted a bised 0 score review.

    Game lacks some combat improvements and having to go around the map clueless in the final part breaks the game flow.

    Overall is a good game, I don't think I will replay it with other characters though.    … Expand
  2. Metacritico666
    Apr 9, 2023
    0
    Keyboard rebinding is AWFUL. You can't rebind all keys and some are hard locked and can't be set.

    TERRIBLE. Inexcusable in this time and age.

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