# Red Rat Software

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{{short description|Video game developer and publisher}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Infobox company
| name             = Red Rat Software
| logo             = Red_Rat_Software_logo.png
| products         = [Video games](/source/Video_games)
| foundation       = 1985
| defunct          = 1993
| founder          = Charles Partington<br>Harry Nadler<br>Don Rigby
| location_city    = [Manchester](/source/Manchester)
| location_country = UK
}}

'''Red Rat Software''' was a [Manchester](/source/Manchester), UK-based [video game developer](/source/video_game_developer) and publisher founded by Charles Partington, Harry Nadler, and Don Rigby that operated between 1985 and 1993. 

The company initially focused on developing games for the [Atari 8-bit computers](/source/Atari_8-bit_computers). Throughout its operation, Red Rat Software expanded its offerings to include games for other platforms such as the [Amiga](/source/Amiga), [Atari ST](/source/Atari_ST), and DOS systems.

Some of the notable games developed by Red Rat Software include Panic Express, [Crumble's Crisis](/source/Crumble's_Crisis), Astro-Droid, and Planet Attack, all primarily for the Atari 8-bit. They also ventured into titles for other platforms with games like [Screaming Wings](/source/Screaming_Wings) for the Amiga and Atari ST and [Push-Over](/source/Push-Over_(video_game)), which was available on multiple platforms including the [SNES](/source/SNES) and MS-DOS.

==Games==
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===1985===
*''A Day at the Races'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Freaky Factory |url=https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43634/Freaky%20Factory/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Centre for Computing History}}</ref>
*''Sprong: The Quest for the Golden Pogostick'' (Atari 8-bit)

===1986===
*''[Crumble's Crisis](/source/Crumble's_Crisis)'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Escape from Doomworld'' (Atari 8-bit, C64)
*''Freaky Factory'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0" />
*''[Laser Hawk](/source/Laser_Hawk)'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0" />
*''Panic Express'' (Atari 8-bit, C64)
*''[Robot Knights](/source/Robot_Knights)'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Rocket Repairman'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0" />
*''[Screaming Wings](/source/Screaming_Wings)'' (Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST)
*''Space Gunner'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Technicolor Dream'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0" />
*''The Domain of the Undead'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''[The First XLEnt Word Processor](/source/The_First_XLEnt_Word_Processor)'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref name=":0" />
*''War-Copter'' (Atari 8-bit)

===1987===
*''Astro-Droid'' (Atari 8-bit)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atari 8 Bit Games published by Red Rat Software |url=https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/cgi/archive.pl?type=Games&platform=Atari%208%20Bit&author=&publisher=Red%20Rat%20Software&order=Publisher |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Centre for Computing History}}</ref>
*''Little Devil'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Nightmares'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Planet Attack'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''River Rally'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''[Space Lobsters](/source/Space_Lobsters)'' (Atari 8-bit)

===1988===
*''[Lombard RAC Rally](/source/Lombard_RAC_Rally_(video_game))'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
*''[Speed Run](/source/Speed_Run_(video_game))'' (Atari 8-bit)

===1989===
*''Hawkquest'' (Atari 8-bit)
*''Time Runner'' (Amiga, Atari ST)

===1990===
*''[International Soccer Challenge](/source/International_Soccer_Challenge)'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

===1991===
*''[Wild Wheels](/source/Wild_Wheels)'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

===1992===
*''[Push-Over](/source/Push-Over_(video_game))'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, SNES)

===1993===
*''One Step Beyond'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

==References==
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Category:1985 establishments in England
Category:1993 disestablishments in England
Category:Defunct companies based in Manchester
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Atari 8-bit computers
Category:Video game companies established in 1985
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 1993

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