# MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

> Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.

## Game facts

- Developer: Fumi Games
- Publisher: PlaySide
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Apr 16, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Action, Shooting, Metroidvania, FPS
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2416450/)
- Playtime: Main + some extras 12 hr, 100% completion 27 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/mouse-pi-for-hire--1)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Polish (Poland), Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine); Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Polish (Poland), Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine); Audio: American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/mouse-pi-for-hire--1)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- A distinctive black-and-white, rubber-hose animation-style art direction that recreates classic 1930s cartoons
- Characters, environments, animation, voice acting, and music together establish a consistent retro world
- An engaging, well-structured story, including a chain of connected clues and incidents

### Weaknesses

- Combat can quickly become tedious because enemies repeatedly spawn in rooms and rush the player while shooting
- The limited number of enemy types and genuinely useful weapons restricts combat variety
- Some players find certain boss fights and late-game chase and platforming sections excessively difficult and frustrating

## Links

- [MOUSE: P.I. For Hire on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/3109)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/3109/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T07:49:36.135Z