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Rat On The Run – Action Game Review
Rat On The Run is a Action/Casual game from Donut Games, first launched in 12th July 2009.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 161+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Rat On The Run Stand Out
Over 7 million downloads
Help Ratty get FATTENED UP for the winter in this hilarious platform game, the very first and original game in the "Rat on" series!
Ratty has just found the house of his dreams – full of cheese blocks and snacks.
There's just one problem. The floors are full of slimy blobs, mean spiders and other baddies who try to stop Ratty from getting the goodies.
Includes the bonus game RAT ON A SCOOTER.
GAME FEATURES:
- THREE game modes:
- 1: "CHALLENGES" with 60 levels to beat
- 2: "ARCADE MODE" with 8 floors to clear
- 3: "RAT ON A SCOOTER" the original version — jump, grind and grab cheese puffs
- Classic platform fun
- Simple, responsive controls
- Lots of ACHIEVEMENTS to unlock
- Donut Games Collector's Icon #07
- The original Ratty game, experience where it all began!
- And much more…
TECH FEATURES:
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Game Center support
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MFi controller support
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ION Arcade controller support
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Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)
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Enjoy another Donut Games release!
This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Rat On The Run is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 2nd August 2019
Recent improvements include:
- 10 Levels added
- Improved support for the latest generation of iPhones
Thanks to all fans for your support, kind emails and reviews. You're the reason we keep releasing these updates.
Download & Availability
Rat On The Run is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Rat On The Run on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Even though it's free now it was definitly worth $0.99!!! Our fav game!!!! update: 7 years later and we still think this is an amazing game. update: 15+ years later and we STILL remember this game. We appreciate Donut Games so much for being one of few devs that just sell the game and dont add in-game purchases or ads. We will continue to play until we can no longer use our hands.
Groundbreaking game design. Worth every penny.
We miss this game and its so addicting and good for motor skills.
Played a lot on our dads old phone. Super cool that you can still play it.
This game is so nostalgic it brings back so many memories.
Fun game, the first iPhone game we ever remembered buying. Just got to play it again for the first time in a decade after our first iPhone got stolen.
Needs more levels no ads and we this but needs more levels.
We used to play this on our moms iPhone 4 when we were around 6 and loved it. Now that Im 16 we finally found this game again and its just as fun! $1.99 well spent to relive our childhood.
Ive finished all the levels and accomplishments! We need more levels!! We love this game.
We love this game! The rat is cute, the cheese is tasty, and the challenges are fun! Thank you for making this game, Donut Games.
We remember playing so much this game when we were 6 years old, but then we changed our phone and lost the game, but now we got it back and its only 0.99, its totally worth to getting this game LOVE IT.
We have been playing this game for 10 years and its been a large part of our life. That sounds a little sad but it has never failed to entertain.
This is one of donut games best games and it is a instant classic.
Even though it's free now it was definitly worth $0.99!!! Our fav game!!!! ***update: 7 years later and we still think this is an amazing game.
A very fun, fast paced, and intense game! We highly recommend this game.
For us this lil guy is par with the likes of the hedgehog and the bros . He got a scooter ,jetski , skate boards , snow boards and us at the top of the leaderboards . Iconic.
Sometimes simply done is all you need, we revisited this game after not playing for a while and found it entertaining and addictive.
RAT ON RUN IS AMMMAAAZZBALLLLZZZ.
Just a fun simple game. Worth the money.
Reminds us of first Nintendo that we actually can play ( no joystick) :-) love it.
We love this app it is so great we give it 5 stars.
We've played this game even on our first iPod when we were 7 it is addicting and a great game to pass time.
Hi we're saying that this is awesome Dude definitely not busted at all ,we mean it ! You guys are awesome.
Challenging enough for a dunce like us. Simple and fun to play. Nice graphics.
This was our childhood game. We totally forgot about until three days ago. So when we got it we thought it might be boring but we LOVED IT.
We reached a higher score in challenge mode but doesn't display in leaderboard. Please fix.
We have completed all challenges with 5 stars and have even tried to get more than 60 thousand points but the score won't go past 59K. It just goes from 59,996 to 59,046. We love this game but it's really annoying because that achievement is the only one we have left to get.
YOU CANNOT EVEN GET THREE STARS ON 50 LEVELS BECAUSE THE FIRST TWO ARE TUTORIALS AND YOU CAN ONLY GET ONE STAR. We GOT ALL POSSIBLE STARS AND we STILL CANNOT UNLOCK THE LAST ACHIEVEMENT.
Needs to be updated to 64bit iOS app or won't work in next major release of iOS, please do it asap and will remove this review and give you a good review instead.
Great game lots of fun!!! Love the challenges!!!!!! We have a ton of fun.
This is very good, arcade game! We love arcade games.
Very enjoyable when in need of a casual game, but simultaneously can be played for a long time.
We love the challenges unlike those games that never end, each challenge has an end in sight, and leads to another level.
A mobile game, without microtransactions, what? 10/10-ign.
This is a great game!!! The story version, arcade and bonus, Rat on a Scooter are so fun.
Great game. Time flies while playing. A one hour wait for your wife is not enough.
This app is so much fun we have on our phone on our we touch on our big we pad our mini we pad our moms phone and our dads phone!five star rating.
We love this game wheeeeeeeeeeeew.
This game is so much fun especially the trainer part and the best part is .. There's no adds.
This game is the best way to pass time!! It is so addicting.
It is pretty hard but really fun.
It is so much fun. 5 stars all the way. Whoa Whoa YOLO.
This is the best game ever we play is too excelent and the challenges Are too dificult but always excelent.
We think that rat on the run is the only vidio game we really love we think the rat rules.
The best game ever that we played of rat but we dont like the cheese ones we like the scooter one.
Well designed and executed, a ton of fun on long airplane flights.
Still awesome. Thanks for the new levels.
Trying to get 3 stars on all of the challenges.
Our 3yr old son & we absolutely LOVE this game! We can't stop laughing and passing time challenging each other! In FACT we now include this game in our family game night gatherings! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!! :).
We would have everyone get it if we were the president. It is fun and addicting. It is alot of fun to try and beat all 30 levels. Once you beat them, then you can redo all of the levels. We think they should have a commercial for this app.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.35
- Size: 6.57 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Donut Games
Last updated: 2nd August 2019 | Genre: Action, Casual | Developer: Donut Games