You’ve Probably Never Experienced a First-Person Shooter Like This

Alright, where do I even start with Mouse: P.I. For Hire? You ever play so many first-person shooters that they all start melting into one big, chaotic mess of bullets and bad guys? Yeah, me too. But this game—it’s like a splash of cold water on a sleepy afternoon. Or maybe I’m just easily amused? Whatever.

Picture this: it’s like they took Cuphead, tossed in some dynamite, and said, “Hey, let’s add more mice!” What were they thinking? No clue, but it hooked me. The art? Totally unique. It’s all these black and white hand-drawn sketches that look straight out of an old cartoon. And there’s jazz—catchy jazz that makes me feel like I’m in one of those 1930s detective stories. Except instead of calmly solving mysteries, you’re, you know, blasting away at criminals with wild weapons that make you laugh or scratch your head.

The game’s supposed to be some noir detective piece, right? But seriously, you’ve got your main mouse dude running around with everything from Tommy guns to a can of spinach. Spinach, like Popeye! And don’t even get me started on the finger gun. Boom! Just a cartoon explosion and you’re left wondering what the heck just happened. But I mean, it’s funny, so I’m in.

When’s this gem coming out? Who even knows. No release date yet—annoying, I know—but they say it’ll be on all the fancy new consoles. Nintendo Switch 2 included. Whatever that is. Oh, and it got a shoutout at this thing called Six One Indie, where they crammed 48 games into an hour-long showcase. Yeah, a bit overwhelming, but it’s worth a peek if you’re into that sort of thing.

Anyway, guess I’ll be waiting. Or maybe I’ll just forget and stumble upon it later. Life’s funny like that.