Meet your new employee.
Choose a name and a look. Your rat arrives with a desk, a job title and no meaningful explanation of what the company makes.
Individuality, within guidelines.Desktop idle game · Playable prototype
Your rat works.
You do something else.
A tiny corporate career that runs beside your real one. Set priorities, personalise your rat, and earn increasingly elaborate titles while the game runs.
Almost no work required. Recognition disproportionate.
Your other careerDesign preview
Progress happens automaticallyCheck in when you feel like itYour actual job stays private
How it works
Your responsibilities
are limited.
The corporation has a lot of expectations.
The game asks very little of you.
Assign something important.
Prepare a strategy deck. Attend an alignment meeting. Process routine requests. Tasks arrive automatically. Set priorities and your rat takes it from there.
The evidence is forthcoming.Get on with your day.
Let the game run beside your other windows. Return for a new certificate, a desk accessory or a higher level of the same responsibilities.
No collection button required.Made for your desktop
Room for your real work.
A compact office beside your other windows. A quick glance, then back to your day.
Compact layout concept
Employee 00482
Employee name
Martin
Associate II
Distinct within guidelines.Make it personal
Recognition
Sustained Organisational Presence
For being here, broadly speaking.
Preview: with glasses, shirt and tie.
Approved individualityAppearance preview · not saved
Your employee file
An impressive record
of being here.
Build a career you can put on an entirely fictional CV. New titles, expressive accessories and a growing collection of disproportionate recognition.
A career that carries on
Promotions add to your story. No resets, no starting over.
Distinct within guidelines
Glasses, ties, mugs and desk signs. A little more you, with every unlock.
Recognition disproportionate
Certificates for things the organisation has decided to recognise.
Better with familiar faces
Colleagues.
Equally qualified.
Planned for the colleague pilot
Form a private department. Work towards shared recognition. Admire each other’s increasingly specific job titles.
Department 003
Department previewCommittee for Committee Reduction
Martin
Associate II
Available, broadly speaking.
Jo
Senior Associate
Evidence forthcoming.
Sam
Lead Associate
Present within guidelines.Play solo or bring familiar faces. No quotas. No recruitment rewards. No obligation to be a team player.
A well-earned break
Absence successfully recorded.
- Cheddar earned while closed
- 0
- Rest for your return
- Accumulating
- Career damage
- None
Your inbox was not consulted.
Illustrative rest summaryOut of office
Take a break.
The rat gets it.
Your rat earns Cheddar while the game can keep running. Closing it stops work and builds a capped rest reserve for a small bonus when you return.
Browsers can also pause background tabs. When that happens, work stops and rest builds instead. There is no offline Cheddar payout.
No streaks to protect. No guilt to return to.
A few useful answers
A little clarification.
The important details, with the jargon removed.
Can I play yet?
Yes. The browser prototype is playable now. Begin employment and let your rat work through an automatically filled task list. Your career saves automatically in this browser, with backup export in Settings. Accounts and social features are not part of this prototype.
Is this a desktop app or a browser game?
The playable prototype runs in desktop browsers, with a compact layout that can sit beside another window. A downloadable desktop app may follow after testing. Mobile apps are not part of this pilot.
Does my rat earn Cheddar while I’m away?
Your rat earns while the game can keep running. Closing the game or a browser suspending the tab stops Cheddar production. That time builds a capped rest reserve for a small bonus during your next working session. There is no offline Cheddar payout.
How much attention does it need?
Let your rat work through its task list, or reorder upcoming priorities. Occasional adjustments give a small bonus, but are optional. There are no repeated clicks, daily claims, streaks or penalties for taking a break. An empty rest reserve never stops ordinary work.
Does it track my real work?
No. Cheddar measures the game simulation only. RatRaceIdle does not monitor your typing, applications, meetings, documents or real productivity, and is not connected to your employer. Personal email addresses are welcome.
Do I need colleagues to play?
No. Your career works on its own. Private departments and shared cosmetic rewards are planned for the colleague pilot. Joining and inviting are optional; invitations do not earn referral Cheddar or give anyone a share of your progress.
Will the pilot have purchases?
The pilot is planned without purchases or ads. Cosmetic purchases and an optional narrative retirement package are possibilities for a later release. Neither would sell performance advantages. Pausing and leaving the game are always free.
Your other career starts here
Your desk is
provisionally available.
Your desk is ready in the browser prototype.
No account or real work required.