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Press release:
Mexico City, Mexico // Giebelstadt, Germany, July 18th, 2019: “A Rat’s Quest – The Way Back Home “is a Romeo and Juliet-esque story about a rat and a mouse. Mat, the hero of the game, is trying to find a way to his beloved Nat, a fearless mouse being kept as a pet.

Together, they’re planning their escape to freedom: the outside. But beware – this journey is full of dangers, one of them being THE CLAW.

Experience a giant’s world from the perspective of our tiny hero, Mat the rat. For you and me, an old closet is only that – but for Mat, it’s a towering dungeon with the promise of adventure.

Play hide and squeak with fearsome creatures and slash them with your shiny rivet or fend them off with your sturdy button.

“Teaming up with HandyGames for A Rat’s Quest has been a dream come true. Since we met, we felt we’d make a great team, and we were right! This game is our debut title, and we know at heart that we’ve found the perfect publisher for it, one that will empower the game to reach its full potential and audience. They truly believe in us – and we in them.

That’s why we’re immensely happy to welcome them as part of our family and share this journey!” – Jessie Cano. Studio Manager @ The Dreamerians

A Rat’s Quest is an action-adventure game by Mexican studio The Dreamerians and will be published by HandyGames in 2021. It’s currently in development for PC, PlayStation ®4, Xbox® One and Nintendo Switch™.

Features:
Moving Story: Experience a story about love, friendship and keeping promises in three acts.
Rat Mode: Climb, jump, crawl, slither and sneak like a rodent.
Hybrid Gameplay: Experience the narrowness in walls and under the floor by a switching perspective between 3D platforming, side-scrolling and top-down.
Full Immersion: Compasses are for humans. Make your own path! No mini-map, no waypoints… just your rodent survival instincts.
Tough as Nails: No armour, no ordinance drops. Use the world and your wits to overcome overwhelming danger.
A Rat’s Evolution: Gather gadgets and “add-ons” to survive the way back home…
Quests and Choices: Try different approaches when solving riddles and quests.

About The Dreamerians
The Dreamerians – Gamestudio was formed in 2012 (originally as HaiKuSTUDIO) and is a team of experienced digital artisans. Hailing from Mexico City, they are a small independent game studio working on their own IP “A Rat’s Quest”, for PC and Consoles.

As a highly passionate and agile team, they are pouring their hearts and minds into realizing this awesome journey.

About HandyGames
HandyGames™ is a THQ Nordic family member and operates as an international publisher for mid-sized projects and developers for a worldwide audience.

The focus lies on creating and publishing games for current gen consoles like PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X or Nintendo Switch™ as well as games for Steam and many other PC gaming distribution channels.

HandyGames™ produces titles for new innovative gaming platforms, for example VR (Virtual Reality) on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, but also offers games of all kind of genres for Android smartphones and tablets, Apple iPhones, iPads and many other mobile and smart devices.

As a games company and that is truly passionate about gaming, we always strive for gameplay innovation. We received the German Developer Award as “Best German Game Studio”

in 2015 and produced and published award-winning games of virtually every video gaming genre imaginable for a diverse range of audiences and gameplay styles. One example is “Townsmen VR” which was awarded with the German Games Award 2018 in the category “Best Game Design”.