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Running Rodent's Revenge in your browser — with your own copy Works well on win3x — bring your own copy

Guide updated July 2026 · Runs via Wine 3.1 (Win 3.x, 16-bit) + WebAssembly · Requires your own copy

Rodent's Revenge is the addictive little puzzle game from Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 (1991) — and this page is a guide to running your own copy of it in a browser tab, because it's a Microsoft commercial title and we don't host the game files. In the game you're a mouse pushing blocks to corner the cats, who turn into cheese when they're trapped. It's tiny, turn-based, all 2D tile graphics — no DirectX, no 3D, no networking — which makes it a near-perfect fit for running on Wine + WebAssembly. The one technical catch: it's a 16-bit Windows 3.x program, so it needs ExeBrowser's win3x runtime — load your legally-owned copy below and it runs entirely in your browser.

Runs in your browser tab with WebAssembly + Wine — nothing is uploaded. Click the screen to capture input; press Esc to release the mouse.

Rodent's Revenge is a Microsoft commercial title. It shipped in the paid Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 (1991) and remains under Microsoft's copyright — despite what some sites claim, Microsoft never issued a clear public license to redistribute it freely. We therefore don't host the game files. Use a copy you legally own (for example, from an original Microsoft Entertainment Pack disk you purchased), then load it with the uploader above. If you just want something similar to play right now with no ownership question, try the open-source clone Open Rodent's Revenge, or one of the genuinely free games linked below.

How it works & what to expect

Rodent's Revenge is about as gentle a workload as Wine gets. There's no hardware rendering, no sound mixing to speak of, and the whole game is a grid of sprites that update a few cells at a time. On ExeBrowser's emulated x86 CPU you'll still get roughly 10–40% of native speed, but for a turn-based block-pusher that's effectively instant — the bottleneck is you deciding where to shove the next block, not the emulator.

Expect the original tiny window (it was designed for 640×480 Windows 3.1 desktops), crisp pixel graphics, and the familiar squeak-and-trap loop across its 50 levels. It will look exactly like 1991, because it is 1991 — this runs the real executable, not a remake.

Why you need the win3x runtime

This is the important bit. Rodent's Revenge is a 16-bit Windows 3.x application. Modern 64-bit Windows can't run it at all, and even ExeBrowser's everyday default (Win32) runtime won't load a 16-bit binary. ExeBrowser provides a dedicated win3x runtime for exactly these 1990–1994 programs, and that's what this page is set to use.

Loading your own copy, step by step

  1. Get a copy you legally own — an original Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 disk you purchased, copied to your computer.
  2. Unzip it so the executable (often RODENT.EXE) sits in a folder with its helper DLLs.
  3. Click ▶ Play Rodent's Revenge above to boot the win3x runtime right on this page.
  4. Use Load your own copy → a folder and pick the unzipped Rodent's Revenge directory.
  5. Click Run in Wine, then click the game window to give it keyboard focus.

Controls are simple: the ↑↓←→ arrow keys move the mouse one square at a time, pushing any movable blocks in front of you. Box every cat in on all four sides to turn it into cheese, then eat the cheese for points.

Frequently asked questions

Can I play Rodent's Revenge online for free with no download?

You can play it in your browser here with nothing to install — ExeBrowser boots Wine + WebAssembly right on the page. But because Rodent's Revenge is a Microsoft commercial game we don't supply the game files, so you load a copy you legally own. The runtime is free; the game itself isn't ours to give away.

Why won't Rodent's Revenge start on the normal runtime?

Because it's a 16-bit Windows 3.x program, not a 32-bit Win32 app. The everyday default runtime only loads Win32 binaries. This page uses ExeBrowser's win3x runtime, which is built specifically for early-1990s 16-bit Windows software like the Microsoft Entertainment Pack.

Is it legal to play Rodent's Revenge here?

Playing a copy you legally own is fine. Rodent's Revenge is still under Microsoft's copyright — it was sold in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 and was never clearly released for free redistribution, despite claims you may see elsewhere. So bring your own legitimately-obtained copy; we don't host or distribute the game.

Is this the real game or a remake?

It's the real, original 16-bit executable running unmodified inside Wine and an x86 emulator. There's also an unofficial open-source remake called Open Rodent's Revenge if you specifically want a modern, freely-redistributable version, but ExeBrowser runs the genuine 1991 binary.

Will it run smoothly in the browser?

Yes. It's a 2D, turn-based puzzle game with no DirectX, 3D, or networking, so even at emulated speeds it feels instant. The win3x runtime handles it comfortably on a normal laptop; very old tablets or Chromebooks may take a little longer to load the engine.

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