Play Rats Fear the Beak

The beak is a mask. The lantern is your weapon.

Free on iPhone in the Roam app. Android coming soon.

Furrowmead Fields is overrun: rats in the grass, sick villagers in a green haze, and a Plague meter at 0%. Rats Fear the Beak is a plague doctor game played in the Roam app on iPhone, built on the swarm-survival loop of the survivors genre. You walk, your doctor fights the rats automatically, and you cure 4 sick villagers and clear 2 burrows. Level up and the game offers cards to pick an upgrade.

Walk, cure, clear

Drag to walk the plague doctor through the village.
Your doctor fights nearby rats on their own, so keep moving.
Walk to the sick in the green haze to cure them.
Clear the rat burrows, and use the lantern button when the swarm gets thick.
On level up, pick one of the cards to power up.

What sets it apart

A plague doctor hero in a medieval farm village
Goals beyond survival: 4 sick to cure, 2 burrows to clear
Dozens of rats and villagers on a 3D map with a river and a bridge
Level-up cards to shape your build

A Vampire Survivors loop in a plague village

The loop is familiar: you move, attacks happen on their own, the swarm grows and level-ups let you pick upgrades. Rats Fear the Beak is a clean reskin of that formula in a plague village.

It adds goals. Instead of only lasting until a timer ends, you have sick villagers to reach and burrows to clear, so you always know where to walk next.

Plague doctor game tips

Head for the goal, not away from the rats. The swarm is easier to handle when you are moving toward something.

Keep an eye on the Plague meter next to the goals, and take your time on the level-up cards, since the choice stays on screen until you pick.

A new setting for survivors fans

Fans of survivors like games who want a new setting, and anyone who has always liked the plague doctor look. The beak mask and the medieval fields give it a strong mood.

It is easy to start: one joystick and one lantern button. The rest is walking smart. The river, the bridge and the fields also make the map easy to read at a glance.

Rats Fear the Beak FAQ

Does Rats Fear the Beak cost money?

No. Get the Roam app on iPhone and you can play it at no cost.

Is Rats Fear the Beak like Vampire Survivors?

Yes, it uses the same auto-attack swarm loop with level-up picks, plus goals like curing villagers and clearing burrows.

Is there a plague doctor game on iPhone?

Rats Fear the Beak is one: you play a plague doctor fighting rat swarms in a medieval village.

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Play Rats Fear the Beak free in the Roam app.