Hand-pixelled portraits. Blue-bordered boxes. Cream text. Every NPC sounds like they wrote their own wiki page.
v0.9 · dev build · 2026
ALR A-Lost-Rat
* A pixel adventure about a rat who missed the evacuation.
* Nine rooms. One Exterminator. Fifteen cheese before Mama talks.
— opening crawl, McKinley colony records
COO COO
Colony Field Guide · pg. 1
The route east
Storm night scattered the McKinley colony. You were left behind. This is the path they took — and the strangers blocking yours.
- I Kitchen Gerald
- II Living Room Pip
- III Garden Pete
- IV Dark Alley RUN
- V Sewers
- VI Old Cellar Cork
- VII Attic Mo
- VIII Warehouse Sage
- IX Nest District Mama
Under the floorboards, life was warm — crumbs, songs, whiskers touching whiskers. Then traps. Poison. Footsteps that didn't care.
Mama fled with the colony. You didn't make the door. Now the house is a maze of neighbours who may help, may panic, or may be a pigeon with strong opinions and zero walking experience.
Pigeon Pete
"COO COO! I am legally a rat consultant."
"Dark Alley is EAST. I have never walked."
"Fly safe! …or scurry safe. I don't judge locomotion."
Survival Manual · pg. 2
How you actually play
Wine crates onto glowing plates. Attic locks. Cellar remembers. One puzzle gate at a time — the quest tracker won't let you wander.
Wake the Exterminator in the alley. Sprint WEST to the Garden. Dash through spikes. If he grabs you — dodge bleach spray as a tiny rat and keep moving.
Controls · no tutorial bloat
WASD scurry
SHIFT dash
E talk / push
ESC pause
R checkpoint
F11 fullscreen
Recovered Footage · pg. 3
Build 0.9 leaks
Unedited captures. Click to enlarge. Spoilers marked.
All art procedural from the game engine. No AI upscaling. BGM: Suno originals.
Consultant Registry · pg. 4
Who you'll meet
Round head. Yellow beak. Proud chest. Has never walked to the Dark Alley but possesses absolute confidence about directions.
"DASH with SHIFT. I dash with REGRET."
Old Rat Gerald
Kitchen · your first ally
Mouse Pip
Living Room · nervous energy
Auntie Mo
Attic · cellar hints
Cork the Keeper
Cellar · crate riddles
Sewer Rat Rita
Pipes · green scarf
Sage the Scribe
Warehouse · maps
Mama Rat
Nest · the whole point
Pigeon Pete · Mint Grey Edition
Subject approved for plushification pending fan sign-ups.
PRE-ORDER
$24.99 when live
Plush based on Pete's exact in-game portrait. Grey-blue feathers, yellow beak, hang-tag reads legally a rat consultant. First run via Makeship — no 1000-unit factory nonsense.
- ~25 cm sitting height
- Minky fabric · hypoallergenic fill
- Embroidered eyes
- Lore card with Pete's greatest hits
- Ships after game launch
No payment now. Just vibes and pigeons.
Store page in progress
Steam · 2026
17 story stages. Checkpoint saves. Original BGM. One pigeon who refuses to walk. Wishlist when the page goes live.
- Engine
- pygame-ce
- Time
- ~2–3 hrs
- Cheese
- 15 required