
A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home
WindowsSwitch
Release Date: Apr 3, 2026
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Developer: HandyGames, The Dreamerians
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About
Follow Mat, the Scavenger, on a long journey to find his way home. Experience a world full of threats from a rat's unique perspective as you fight and sneak through a rodent's most dangerous adventure.
Storyline
Mat is a young male rat who lives in a rat commune inside an abandoned wine cellar with his best friend Toby and other rodents. After falling in love with Nat, a female house mouse kept as a pet on the upper floors, Mat decides to become a Scavenger so he can officially sneak in to see his beloved. Coming from different worlds, the pair devise a plan to escape together to "the outside." However, Mat's overconfidence puts them in danger, and not everything in the commune is as it seems.
After a series of unfortunate events, Mat finds himself alone and far from home. He must journey back across woodlands, caves, and swamps while facing overwhelming winged, poisonous, and scale-bound dangers. Armed with a rivet sword and nails used as throwing daggers, Mat must brave a world where he is unwelcome.
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Themes
Action, Comedy
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspectives
Third person
Game Engines
Unity
Companies
HandyGames, The Dreamerians
Release Dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)Apr 03, 2026
Nintendo SwitchApr 03, 2026
PlayStation 4Apr 03, 2026
Xbox OneApr 03, 2026