Play with up to 4 "friends" in this fast paced online co-op (friend-slop) platformer. Create devilish levels to annoy and stump your friends or download levels from the steam workshop to keep the game spicy after completing the built in levels.

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About This Game

Play with up to 4 "friends" (5 total locally or remote) in this fast-paced 2D online co-op platformer. Work together to solve puzzles, collect keys, dodge hazards, and reach the exit.Shape-Shift (and Shape-Steal)

Solve puzzles by morphing between different critters with distinct physics:

  • Regular Rat: Your balanced, jack-of-all-trades default form.

  • Buff Bear: Heavy and immune to being crushed. Pushes blocks at double speed and lifts other players or crates on its head.

  • Magnet Mole: Sticks to metal walls and uses a magnetic field to pull keys, items, and teammates closer.

  • Jr. Jerboa: Tiny and floaty. Squeezes through half-tile gaps, but is fragile enough to be crushed by their teammates.

The catch? Only one player can use a special form at a time. Morphed into a shape your friend needed? You just yanked it away from them, forcing them back into a regular rat. Expect plenty of accidental squishing, platforming chaos, and immediate revenge.

40+ Curated Levels

Tackle over 40 built-in stages ranging from gentle tutorials to mind-bending gauntlets. Earn Silver, Gold, and developer Specialist medals by optimization and tight movement. If you run out of levels, dive into the Steam Workshop to download fresh, player-made content.

Fully Featured Level Editor

Build your own devious levels from scratch and upload them to the Workshop. The editor gives you the exact same tools used to make the campaign:

  • Dual-Layer Layouts: Place blocks, tracks, and hazards across two separate layers of depth. Create an immersive level by adding cosmetic tiles to special cosmetic layers.

  • Complex Logic & Wiring: Connect momentary switches, toggles, and timers. Customize their behavior with AND/OR logic, one way valves,  count down blocks, and flip-flops to build elaborate security gates, moving mazes, and timing-based gauntlets.

Use complex button logic and two layers to create complex gambits and puzzles.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

much of this game was vibe coded using Antigravity.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
    • Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core or better
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated Graphics (Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon Vega 3 or better)
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Windows compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: Some support for Xbox and PlayStation controllers
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