Mouse: P.I. For Hire

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is a first-person shooter with hand-drawn black-and-white rubber hose animation inspired by 1930s cartoons. You play as Jack Pepper, a former war hero turned private investigator in Mouseburg. A missing-persons case leads him into a conspiracy involving corruption, kidnapping and murder.

Investigate Mouseburg

You explore the city’s seedy underbelly, battle armed gangs and crooked cops, solve cases and collect items while searching for clues to the conspiracy. The single-player campaign spans more than 20 levels populated by mice, rats and shrews. Its locations include dark streets, film studios, opera buildings, poisonous swamps and underground sewers.

Fight and move

Combat centers on fast movement and a cartoon arsenal of more than ten unique weapons and pieces of equipment, from machine guns to explosive firearms. Consumable power-ups can strengthen you in battle, while boss fights provide further challenges. You can unlock movement abilities and use wall-running, a grapple hook and double jumps to traverse levels with Metroidvania-inspired elements.

Cartoons and music

The game’s frame-by-frame animation uses a black-and-white rubber hose style. An original jazz soundtrack features a big band orchestral ensemble.