Varmint
A downloadable game for Windows
(Formerly known as "The Rat & The Machine")
Separated from its family and mercilessly hunted by an unstoppable machine, a tiny rat embarks on a doomed quest for salvation. Traverse the wreckage of a ruined world, outwit and outmaneuver a godlike machine, and find your family, if they're even alive.
**NOTE: This game is in active development. The current download is for the old game jam version of Varmint (Rat & The Machine), made for the GMTK Game Jam 2025. The final product will be an overall smoother and higher quality experience.
The Jam Version Features:
-10-20 minute playthrough
-Fluid 2D movement
-Immersive and atmospheric visual style
Enjoyed the game? A full version is coming soon! Check out the devlogs or the discord for updates: https://discord.gg/rRwg35z8mX
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Development log
- Bitter Origins16 days ago
- A Brazen Entrance55 days ago
- Web of Flames85 days ago
- Introducing: The Vindicator92 days ago
- Desert of Dust99 days ago
- Origins of a RatDec 29, 2024
- Dynamic Music (+Misc)Dec 15, 2024
- Better LandscapesDec 02, 2024
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I GOT 244 DEATHS HAHA but the game is really good, the screen shaking makes me dizzy tho
Thanks! The full version will definitely have a setting to turn that down haha
Beat the gam
e but found a bug on a replay, walked to the right as robot crushed the wall and it made me clip through the wall making the run locked,
Thanks for playing! I've also noticed that bug, it happens when you're too close to the right of the screen while the screen is shaking. It's patched in newer builds but this page has an older version.
damn this is hard
Sounddesign is absolute awesome
Amazing game!!
Played it after the jam, but the style, movement and sounds are impeccable, also enjoyed everything else. Keep it up!
Fantastic game, I really love how the art and gameplay work together to create a strong atmosphere. Congrats on the high placement!
Incredible! I am speechless. <3
I like the game. It was frustrating a little bit in some moments but probably it was intended. One thing I would change is indicating somehow the "jump ball". I almost quit the game because I couldn't see it.
I've gotten a few complaints about the ball, and I totally agree. If I ever update the game I'll make the ball more visible.
I loved the dark mood of the game, it feels like a complete Steam game rather than a jam entry.
My only complaint is how unfair the falling fireballs felt. Too little time to react once we see them, I wish there was a visual indicator at top that warns us.
Congrats!
I'm glad you enjoyed! About the fireballs - they do follow a set pattern when spawning (if one fireball is shot, move to dodge it, if two are shot then stand still). Some players realized that, a lot didn't, so I definitely should've conveyed it better.
Congratulations on such a great game. And congratulations on the results. I'd like to have played this game before to be able to include it in my video with the best games in the jam that I played. Here's the link if you want to watch it: https://youtu.be/ixv6Bic5bD4
I don't usually do this but when I rack up 110 deats and retries under 17 minutes for a jam game, you know it's good :D
ah, I got 118 deaths in 17 minutes. I feel defeated
This is an amazing job! If you really did it during the jam and got 2nd place, it is well deserved. every criterion is done at a very good level!
This game is rather fun