Rats in Space

The year is 2392. A colony of rats have found themselves stowed away on the Endeavor, a cruise-class luxury spaceship. They live in the lower decks, nibbling on wires, stealing the engineer’s lunches, fighting off pest-bots. It’s a simple life. One day, a member of the colony discovered something: Velindian Cheese, the most treasured kind of cheese to all rats in the sector, hidden in the ship’s Kitchen. The colony got together, and they have decided: they must get that cheese!

Rats in Space is a one-page GM-less TTRPG where you and your friends take on the role of Rats on a spaceship. Your mission is to get the Cheese that's hidden away in the ship's kitchen. A silly game with psychic rats, robot cats, and depressed space captains.

Mechanics are simple: you roll a pool of d6 to resolve questions, and your success or failure will determine whether the Rats will lose their cool and abandon the mission. The game includes some tables to use as inspiration whenever you don't know what to do next. A GM can be helpful, but not necessary; everyone can take control of the action!

This game was made as a submission to the One-Page RPG Jam 2023.