{
  "id": 14257690,
  "title": "Ratocalypse might sound like a low-budget horror flick, but it's actually a neat looking Fire Emblem adjacent strategy auto battler",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ratocalypse-might-sound-like-a-low-budget-horror-flick-but-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ratocalypse-might-sound-like-a-low-budget-horror-flick-but-its-actually-a-neat-looking-fire-emblem-adjacent-strategy-auto-battler"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The term \"Ratocalypse\" might conjure images of a low-budget horror movie, but in reality, it's a fascinating strategy auto battler inspired by Fire Emblem. The game revolves around anthropomorphic medieval rats caught in a zombie plague. The storyline is straightforward: uncover the cause of the plague and find a way to cure it.\n\nThe game features an auto battler mechanic, with the unique twist that players can customize their units' AI behavior. This customization is done by slotting in different skills at specific points on a list. The skills are quite customizable, allowing players to set conditions for activation based on a unit's HP level, the number of units on the battlefield, and the order of skill activation.\n\nOnce the units are on the battlefield, they operate mostly independently, though players can assist them with a few additional abilities if needed. The game is developed by the same studio behind the popular game Ratopia, which released an update just this July. Despite the lack of a specific release date or window, players can try out the game through a demo available on Steam, offering several hours of gameplay to explore before a potential release.",
  "summary": "What do you think when you hear the name \"Ratocalypse\"? To me it sounds like one of those so bad they're good horror flicks like Sharknado, and now I kind of want this film to exist. Alas, instead of what I said, it's actually a quite neat sounding, Fire Emblem adjacent, strategy RPG auto battler about anthropomorphic medieval rats who've been subjected to a zombie plague. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}