Rat Racer

jacku · uszymyszy

Released: Mar 12, 2020
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2026, 09:16 GMT

Updates & announcements

11 posts

17 Sep 2025Developer post
Better Photo Mode
Hi! Small update with: Photo Mode with 360º camera panning Main menu has now gamepad + keyboard navigation In Photo Mode use both gamepad sticks and mouse to move camera. Then F12 to take photo. Note: some Community Layouts has Right Stick mapped as mouse - this will block your c
Hi! Small update with:
Photo Mode with 360º camera panning
Main menu has now gamepad + keyboard navigation
In Photo Mode use both gamepad sticks and mouse to move camera. Then F12 to take photo.
Note: some Community Layouts has Right Stick mapped as mouse - this will block your camera movements:( Then it's better to map your own layout or just not use Steam Input for Rat Racer.
To disable Steam Input and use default in-game mapping:
Please put your best photo in Community Hub!
Enjoy!
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22 Apr 2024Developer post
Rat Racer: Drift Physics Update
Hi! Here is new drift mechanics - now when your rat will gives too much throttle and then releases the clutch, the wheels will lose their grip and they will drift until the rubber will not catch the grip again. The wheels, of course, react to the different types of ground. (the b
19 Nov 2023Developer post
Rat Racer: New Car!
Hi guys! After a long waiting here's a new car - Quadra :) It comes with several paint options and other tunings, it has also manual clutch so you can get some advantage by using it creatively (or just for small burnouts). Also: - there is better positioned audio, it is now easie
18 Nov 2022Developer post
Rat Racer: Physics update
Hi Racers! Here is "look and feel" update, where we have: - new character: Bun! - both characters have now redesigned look and animated bodies - redesigned car suspension, both car and driver are reacting now on inertial forces - accelerating, braking, side slipping etc. - Ragdol
19 Feb 2022Developer post
Rat Racer: Multiplayer!
Hi Guys, you can now try the multiplayer - use the same room name as your friend and go! The multiplayer is still in development so some of the collision glitches may appear. Let me know what works for you and what doesn't so I'll think about it in the next updates. To enable the
22 Jan 2022Developer post
Analog gamepad mapping
Rat Racer can use analog Xbox pads with such mapping: to use this mapping you need to disable Steam Input: Enjoy! Jacku
05 Dec 2021Developer post
Rat Racer: New Race Track!
Dear Supporters - after a long waiting, here is "Wooden": While the previous tracks were flat, Wooden is the first one with varying road heights and inclination. Use the analog gamepad and handbrake to keep the car grip. Driving at high speeds on this track may be unpredictable.
29 Oct 2020Developer post
Rat Racer: New Race Track!
Hi Everyone! After a long waiting - here is The Village - a new race track where you can test all new physics features: The track has different kinds of ground and a lot of items to destroy. You can also move the items to block your opponnent. It's also more detailed visually so
16 Oct 2020Developer post
Rat Racer - new race track progress
Hi guys, I'd like to let you know that the new race track and improved physics are almost done and should be ready within 2 weeks. I don't want to spoil too much so only one image. Thanks for your patience!
26 Mar 2020Developer post
Rat Racer Update
Hi guys! Rat Racer supports now analog steer and throttle. And the camera focus more on you than the AI player. If you like to enable these features you need to enable Beta on Steam: game/properties/betas. Note that the game supports 2 gamepads so your third gamepad may not work
13 Mar 2020Developer post
Rat Racer Early Access Release
Hi guys, Rat Racer is now available as Early Access! This version contains racetrack #1 with working physics and from now I'd like to develop it with your feedback. Let me know what works for you and what's not. What we have in version 0229: "Old Station" racetrack with playable
Hi guys, Rat Racer is now available as Early Access! This version contains racetrack #1 with working physics and from now I'd like to develop it with your feedback. Let me know what works for you and what's not.
What we have in version 0229:

"Old Station" racetrack with playable game modes "Player vs. Player" and "Player vs. Ai"
Photo Tool - during Pause Menu your mouse works like camera focus - use it to compose your shot and press F12 to take a picture
Current limitations are:

controller support - while the game officially does not support controllers you can control most of the car functions using analog XBox pad - but only as a yellow player during race, not in the menu.
Protips:

multiplayer - you can play with 2 players on the same keyboard, would be good to have a mechanical keyboard with anti ghosting to prevent many keys from blocking. If your keyboard is limited you can plug in second keyboard, numpad or Xbox gamepad for player 1.
graphics - the game is quite good optimized - it is possible to get about 300 FPS on modern GeForces and AMD's - during Pause menu press fps:max to test how many frames your system can achieve. But it's not neccessary to push your machine to it's limits so you can use built-in limiter, set it to 60 FPS to play with low temperatures.
for old systems there is special Low Detail mode, on Intel HD4000 it's good to play in lower resolution but in High Details
Known bugs:

sometimes your car may be respawned two times, some of the environment are not fully physic yet, volume slider may not work correctly, car color selection may not work, bullet time may looks weird. If the game cannot start try to run it in windowed mode and then maximize.
Have fun and drive slowly!
Jacku
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Updates & announcements

New physics

What we have in version 0229:

Current limitations are:

Protips:

Known bugs: