"[14] In Beats Per Minute, Tim Sentz claimed that the album is an example of, "a band operating at their highest most infectious potency, and the end result is riveting.

"[17] In Exclaim, Dylan Barbabe claimed that, "Rat Saw God is wildly ambitious and easily lives up to the industry hype — Wednesday have succeeded once again in twisting nostalgia and existential dread into a braid of bruising, life-affirming rock music.

"[19] Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork wrote, "Wednesday's noisy, rangy sound finds a home in the quiet, lonely corners of America.

And Hartzman's snatches of Americana imagery—rain-rotted houses, parking lots, "piss-colored bright yellow Fanta"—ultimately cohere into an evocative portrait of the fringes of American life.

"[21] All tracks are written by Karly Hartzman, Margo Schultz, Mark Jacob Lenderman, Richard Miller and Alexander Reuben.All credits adapted from the record's Bandcamp page.