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rat chaos

by Winter Lake

rat war
2012

(based on 23 ratings)
1 review

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: July 18, 2012
Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware
Development System: Twine
IFID: Unknown
TUID: 7wip22dpvlzil83

Awards

Winner, Best Individual NPC - 2012 XYZZY Awards

Editorial Reviews

Rock Paper Shotgun
Rat Chaos is the funniest Twine game I’ve ever played, and the most human.
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Emily Short's Interactive Fction
...Rat Chaos explores the idea of surface agency as a distraction; the notion that solving the more obvious problems might be a way to shut someone up, to avoid listening to the deeper things they have to say.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A treasure-hunt for content. An award-winning Twine game., February 3, 2016

Rat Chaos's opening is purposely bad. You are in a position of authority over an area, with the option to summon rats or not.

The game is goofy and fun at first. But the 'real' content takes some searching to find. In the end, Rat Chaos has a powerful, visceral message.

It's hard to say too much more about it without spoiling it.

As of Septembet 2015, the link no longer functions, but I found someone on an IF forum willing to share a copy.


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