Curse of the Sea Rats
Skip · Multiplayer · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 7, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 6.9h 13.4h to 100%
- Value
- $1.45/hr
- Reviews
- 59% of 224 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 6 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 173 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 6670, 1 GB. Windows only.
The value story
23 discounts in the 4 years on record, a median of 55 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 25 weeks ago.
It is less well reviewed than 87 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Salt and Sacrifice ($19.99, scores 9) and Timespinner ($19.99, scores 66) both outscore it.
The drop-off
52% start to 18% finishA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Normally I would recommend this game, because its a very enjoyable metroidvania, where you can also level up and learn new abilities and play 4 characters that are different and have different skill trees, fighting style etc. but there is ONE big issue with this game and it has a GAME BREAKING BUG!!! After you finnish the fight against Flora and you get her snake item, this is when the game breaking bug starts. You...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I wanted to finish this game before i gave it a proper review. While the hand animation art is spectacular, there comes a problem when it comes to game play elements that weren't looked into or properly play tested especially when it comes down to co-op. I played this with my friend and the amount of bugs we encountered were ridiculous and made the game frustrating at points in time. The only fix for said bugs is to...
Curse of the Sea Rats is a beautifully animated, pirate-themed Metroidvania that immediately stands out thanks to its rich hand-drawn art style and charmingly odd premise. Developed by Petoons Studio and published by PQube, the game begins aboard a British prison ship in 1777, where a powerful pirate witch named Flora Burn uses her magic to transform the entire crew into humanoid rats. Four prisoners-each condemned...
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Cite this score
Curse of the Sea Rats scores 7/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1453900/curse-of-the-sea-ratsReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.