Dungeon Rats is simply put one of the great tactical combat rpgs made. The premise is a basic but powerful one for the type of gameplay the game search: you're a prisoner that has to escape from the prison. From this premise, you will try to get out recluting some prisoners you find in the way (the quantity depends of the charisma stat) and combating different factions that rule the prison. The game use a similar character sheet and creation that The Age of Decadence, the first game by Iron Tower Studio. (In fact, Dungeon Rats happens in the same universe and land, and there are some mentions to elements of AoD.) The system is based on stats and skills, and it's classless. The balance is really well done: type of weapons, positioning, resource management, raising skills, etc., all play an impact on the combats. The game has various levels of difficulty. In the murderous psychopath one, the game is really hard, but feaseable to win if you understand the system. I played at that difficulty and won the game (but not all the optional fights) after having to begin the game a second time. The first time I played it, my character wasn't that good. So I recommend experiment, in that difficulty or in an easier one, at least a couple of times before doing a complete running. In summary, if you want an excellent, hard and satisfactory tactical combat rpg, Dungeon Rats is the game for you. You're going to feel great playing it and being a real badass after winning it.
