In a world bound by the very laws of traffic, one Rat has been chosen.... Roam the streets of New York, imbued with unnatural jumping abilities, you can now disrupt the very fabric of society and collect pizza slices in the name of the glorious Rat King to summon the dark eldritch being of New York.
The core gameplay loop revolves around controlling a rat with superhuman jumping abilities as it disrupts the normal flow of New York City. You can knock over cars and send pedestrians flying with the sheer force of the rat's momentum, encouraging an open-ended, sandbox-like approach to explore the limits of the rat's abilities.
As you collect more pizza slices, your rat grows in size and speed, enabling even greater feats of destruction. The exhilarating sensation of losing control as the rat becomes increasingly difficult to manage leads to chaotic car crashes and mass human casualties, tapping into a primal power fantasy.
The urban environment captures the gritty essence of New York City from a rat's perspective, with players reveling in the authenticity of the rat's interactions with the distinctive architecture, traffic patterns, and pedestrian behaviors.
A recurring highlight is the impressive ragdoll physics system, which creates hilarious and unpredictable physical interactions when the rat collides with or bowls over pedestrians. Watching them react with exaggerated, rag-doll-like movements is a major source of amusement.
While the core gameplay is relatively simple, players appreciate the incremental sense of progression as the rat grows larger and more powerful. Some reviewers also express hope for the future implementation of skill trees or other customization options, which could add more depth and variety to the rat's abilities and playstyle.