Steel Rats

 PC
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21

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  1. Fredson
    Nov 8, 2018
    9
    The controls can take a bit to get used to but its fun, fast, it has got a great look and solid graphics. This is one of those little games that pop up out of nowhere.
  2. michalkrysiak
    Nov 22, 2018
    9
    Very good and fun game. Finally someone did something different than FPS. Brave move. I want to wish company good luck and bright future. The best game since Duke Nukem Manhattan :)
  3. PixelRebel
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    Controls seems to be a little odd at the beggining, and the toutorial isn't super helpful. But. When you get familiar with them - it's easy going, simple arcade game.
  4. GamerGuysNGals
    May 22, 2019
    7
    "Steel Rats Review"
    Reviewed By: Carless yen
    Developed By: Tate Multimedia Platforms: PC, Xbox, PS4 Steel Rats is a pleasant surprise. Something a little different then the usual. It's like "Trials" meets "Inside" A platformer on bikes where you solve puzzlers, fight robots, while making crazy jumps and riding on walls. You fight tons of different type drones, and bosses while    "Steel Rats Review"
    Reviewed By: Carless yen
    Developed By: Tate Multimedia
    Platforms: PC, Xbox, PS4

    Steel Rats is a pleasant surprise. Something a little different then the usual. It's like "Trials" meets "Inside" A platformer on bikes where you solve puzzlers, fight robots, while making crazy jumps and riding on walls. You fight tons of different type drones, and bosses while looking for secrets and collecting junk you can use to upgrade your characters. There are different characters to find, and they all have different skills and attacks. I loved the voice acting for all of them. Really good voice acting for a small Indie like this. Everything about it seems high quality for a small Marketplace title like this, The cut scenes are beautiful, the level design really high quality. So many positives I can say about this game. It really feels special, the only thing is the controls kind of ruin that, If the controls were more spot on, this game could have grabbed a 8.5 or maybe even a 9. The controls how ever are very frustrating. The game is challenging so when the bike does what it wants to some times it can ruin your game, and make you have to start the levels over. If you hang in there, and grind past these issues it is really worth it. I won't go into a ton of details, more can be seen in the video below.

    Pros: Beautiful Cut scenes and levels
    Cool idea and story
    Amazing Voice acting.
    Gnarly music and sounds
    Rad characters and enemies.

    Cons: Horrible controls at times

    Overall: 7.0 Clunky controls and bike acts on it's own at times, but if you can over look this there is a hidden gem to be found here. Some thing totally different then games your used to.    … Expand
  5. Ankarash
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    Final boss is soooooo broken.
    Beside this it's enjoyable and short Trials + combat mashup. It could use more attention, and maybe be a little simpler in the gameplay way. But it's fun!

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    70
    Steel Rats is built around a fun, refreshing concept, offers more than meets the eye and is varied enough to keep boredom at bay for the whole duration of the game, but could use better visuals and audio, and more creativity when it comes to enemies’ design. [01/2019, p.55]
  2. Softpedia
    Dec 6, 2018
    80
    Steel Rats comes like a breath of fresh air in the platformer genre thanks to the vehicle combat elements mixed in, which boost the game's intensity to a level any hardcore gamer dreams of. While you may start off cursing at how you control your bike, a few hours into the game you'll be going faster and faster, chopping through bots, dodging falling debris and speed running through levels like you've been born doing it.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Nov 30, 2018
    60
    We really wanted to enjoy Steel Rats (and there were moments when it showed its true potential), but ultimately it’s marred by derivative combat and the occasional erratic behaviour of the bike, especially in jumping sequences, leading to some unfair deaths.
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