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Rat Signal

By podrez

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1803.9143
Fun2383.6743
Innovation3393.5143
Theme2354.0544
Graphics2424.1046
Audio3353.5142
Humor1883.4742
Mood1464.1143

Comments

2026-04-20 18:49

Add a cat and a huge, bloodthirsty mouse on its hind legs peeping through the slit in the door.

mountaingoose 2026-04-20 19:15

Good stuff! Well done on the weird vibe and cool idea for sure.

podrez 2026-04-20 22:50

@mountaingoose Thanks for the playing and the feedback 🙂

podrez 2026-04-20 22:50

@relbiboltik I wanted to add a snake 🙂 Maybe later. I have some ideas on how to expand the game, but to be honest, I’m not sure I’ll continue working on it

nidoprince 2026-04-21 01:27

The mouse was very cute once you could really see them at the end, and I liked the perspective shifts with the cameras.

podrez 2026-04-21 01:38

@nidoprince Thanks for the feedback and for playing 😄

gamcho 2026-04-21 02:16

RAT! RAT!

zj798164639 2026-04-21 06:50

I like the graphics! And the rat is so cute

2026-04-21 06:51

The mouse is soooooo cute!

zj798164639 2026-04-21 06:57

It reminded me another game I love, Ghost of a Tale

zj798164639 2026-04-21 06:57

It reminded me another game I love, Ghost of a Tale

podrez 2026-04-21 10:00

@zj798164639 This is the first time I hear about it. I will need to try it

podrez 2026-04-21 10:04

@gamcho Снимок экрана 2026-04-21 130427.jpg

udfblr 2026-04-21 12:37

Cool game. "Svoi" is fun. It's very easy to understand, and it's immediately obvious what to do.

The narrative is great. Keep up your passions.

sariiger 2026-04-21 15:08

The rat in the end was adorable. I loved the concept of only seeing a few angles, and trying to figure out which camera was where in the maze, and figuring out the rest from that limited information.

Amazing concept and execution!

juanrod707 2026-04-21 16:34

Very cool implementation and design, loved how well thought your maze layout was. The only thing that felt weird for me was the directions being switched on the rat's perspective and not the camera, while it makes sense if you think about a realistic scenario, it is strange from a player's perspective

skeyven 2026-04-21 19:25

Раз уж игра поддерживает Ru language, то и отзыв оставлю на русском.

Оч понравилось разбираться в том, как там камеры разложены. Что мышонку надо команды давать относительно него самого. Озвучка во время радио-переговоров: "Крысы-крысы!" топчик!) Ну и отсылка про "своих" разрывная Классно получилось Снимок экрана 2026-04-21 222258.png

peterlebagarreur 2026-04-21 20:37

WHY CAN'T I PET THE RAT ?????? hahaha

Nice game!

podrez 2026-04-22 02:25

@udfblr Thanks Смешарик 😄

@Sariiger Thanks glad that you appreciated it

@juanrod707 Thanks, that was the idea 🙃

@skeyven Хе хе скавен оставил отзыв на крысу, на сама деле озвучка переговоров даже чуть более заморочена чем можно подумать, если кто нибудь догадается откуда я нарезал сэмплов, надо будет ему какой-нибудь приз придумать

@peterlebagarreur Yeah, good question, why didn’t I add that? 🤔🤔🤔 Thanks for the feedback!

ufen 2026-04-22 03:05

Like the vibe and art style. The gameplay's fun controlling the mouse but guess what who is also being controlled? Amazing work and good luck on your steam release

podrez 2026-04-22 03:30

Thank you very much @ufen :hearts:

shivvvy 2026-04-22 08:12

The atmosphere in the game is really immersive, and the mouse is so cute! 🐭💖

andrey-angaev 2026-04-22 14:35

I like how the rat was made, graphics are beatiful. Cute and funny game) Puzzles were pretty good.

vladimperator 2026-04-22 15:40

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Very well put together, the graphics fit the mood. Sometimes the controls were confusing but that's fine. rat/10

0kura018 2026-04-23 16:10

It's funny, but there's not enough content

catanus 2026-04-23 17:24

It would be funny if the game was distributed as an rat.tar archive. Cool game!

podrez 2026-04-24 06:38

@shivvvy @andrey-angaev @vladimperator @0kura018 @catanus

Thanks for the kind feedback, it’s really nice to receive it

As for the amount of content, I tried to make the game feel complete, and I only had three days. Maybe I’ll expand it in the future. I have some ideas for new mazes and other puzzles

bassilij 2026-04-25 09:09

What a nice mouse!) A very enjoyable game)

chimpoka 2026-04-25 13:08

Nice game! Couldn't notice the key, so switched to easy mode) Hints are super useful!

alexanrd 2026-04-25 18:30

Хорошая игра!Свои

smolbigby 2026-04-25 23:37

Interesting puzzle game! Figuring out which camera on the map is which was fun. The graphics are good too.

apt-prose7 2026-04-26 08:42

Great mechanics, easy to learn and play.

sledzik 2026-04-26 14:15

Grat game! and thanks for the easy mode, great job!

discomorphine 2026-04-26 20:56

I can't decide, who i like more: Brut or the rat...

I beg you on my knees: please, more mazes!!!!

allax 2026-05-03 17:16

It was funny at first, but the problem is that the rat doesn't move exactly as I press it. I can press left, but it can then move through a whole section of the maze. I didn't understand why I couldn't complete the game until I turned on Easy Mode, which showed the rat's movements were somewhat erratic. The game has potential, though, and I recommend replacing the rat with a human.

venomousmouse 2026-05-04 07:51

Awesome graphic, cool narration and mood. Great game.

podrez 2026-05-07 23:26

@venomousmouse @discomorphine @sledzik @apt-prose7 @smolbigby @alexanrd @chimpoka @bassilij Thank you very much for the feedback. Sorry I didn’t reply right away, I got a little sick. Maybe someday I actually will continue developing the game, but at least first I need to finish Fool’s Trigger.

@allax I didn’t really understand what you mean. You can’t press the button until the mouse reaches the point. And when you press the direction selection button, the mouse runs there and looks by itself. That’s why you need the TVs that show it.

tsaot 2026-05-08 02:34

I enjoyed this one. The snarky dialog added that one little touch that made me smile as I played.

anszwa 2026-05-08 20:06

I saw this several times during the rating period, but only just got around to playing it now. Really a great idea and an excellent use of the theme! I love the visuals and the atmosphere inside the control room.

podrez 2026-05-12 21:57

@anszwaThanks @tsaot for the nice feedback, guys.

So, I guess 185th place is good? I don’t know, what do you think?

Also, if anyone here isn’t too lazy, leave some kind of comment on the game’s Itch page. I honestly don’t know whether Itch promotes games based on comments, but...