Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat is a real-time strategy game developed by Mindscape and released in 1995 for PC and PlayStation, set within the Warhammer fantasy universe. Players command regiments across a campaign, managing over 25 unit types each defined by nine characteristics — including movement, weapon skill, toughness, leadership, and initiative — alongside a repertoire of 20 spells. Battles unfold in two stages: a deployment phase in which regiments are positioned and oriented within designated zones, followed by real-time combat. During fighting, units can charge, fire ranged weapons such as arrows or catapults, or cast magic, with terrain and line of sight affecting outcomes. Troop emotions — fear, hatred, or frenzy — and accumulated experience also influence performance. Scattered across battlefields are magic items that can carry over as assets in subsequent engagements. Campaign progress on PlayStation requires a memory card with at least one free block.