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[IbizaPocholo]

Enjoy 12 minutes of exclusive gameplay from Mouse: P.I. for Hire, the upcoming rubberhose-animated first-person shooter starring Troy Baker as the titular rodent detective Jack Pepper. This gameplay is from Vaudeville, the second mission of the campaign and the first case Jack gets assigned. We'll have more exclusive coverage all February long as part of IGN First!

Mouse: P.I. for Hire will be released on March 19 for PC, PlayStation platforms, Xbox platforms, and Nintendo Switch platforms.

 

[jason10mm]

Oh man, the furries gonna go CRAZY for this one!

For completely unrelated reasons, I'm excited about it as well

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Looks good but also way too easy. There's health and save points like every two feet in this video. Plenty of ammo too.

 

[StoopKidz]

The aesthetic is going to carry this game

 

[Dorago]

Surprisingly choppy movement. I was under the impression this was going to be fast paced, but this looks more like a movie game. I was skeptical about this one anyways, but it's a definite maybe now.

 

[March Climber]

Looks good but also way too easy. There's health and save points like every two feet in this video. Plenty of ammo too.

You shouldn't trust journalist footage snippets when it comes to the difficulty of a game.

This is IGN and they're showing off level 2. It could also be easy mode.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

You shouldn't trust journalist footage snippets when it comes to the difficulty of a game.

This is IGN and they're showing off level 2. It could also be easy mode.

True, but if Normal is even half that, then I'll probably need to do Hard, and I pretty much always just play on Normal.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Day fucking one. Been waiting for this for awhile.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Looks fantastic, let's hope they made it fun to play aswell.

 

[Von Hugh]

All the enemies look the same. The literal same character with the hat everywhere.

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

When duke nukem enters the comics

 

[Paasei]

Looks great. I just hope that's not the only selling point.

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Looks amazing here! I like that there's sleuthing in the game too, so it's not only a FPS. Day one for me.

 

[GrayChild]

Almost forgot about this.

Carefully optimistic.

 

[Humdinger]

Looks like fun, at least in that snippet. Wasn't aware of this game.

 

[PlayedStation]

All the enemies look the same. The literal same character with the hat everywhere.

Yeah, not liking that aspect

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Enjoy this exclusive new boss battle gameplay from Mouse: P.I. for Hire, the upcoming rubber hose-animated first-person shooter starring Troy Baker as Detective Jack Pepper. In this video you'll see Jack taking on the Third Wife in the Spooky Village. And keep checking back all February long for more exclusive IGN First coverage of Mouse!

Mouse: P.I. for Hire will be released on March 19 for PC, PlayStation platforms, Xbox platforms, and Nintendo Switch platforms.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

We are excited to share the official gameplay reveal for Robo-Betty, just one of the unique bosses that you will encounter while sleuthing through Mouseburg.

Cartoon weapons, devastating power-ups and manic boss fights await in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, launching on 19 March 2026.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - MOUSE: P.I. For Hire will now launch on 16 April 2026 - Steam News

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[IbizaPocholo]

An inside look at the very unique visual style of the upcoming black-and-white, 1930's-style rubberhose-animated first-person shooter Mouse: P.I. for Hire with two of the lead developers, including early test footage!

 

[Humdinger]

March 19 is also the release date for Crimson Desert, so moving the release date to April may help them.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Mouse: P.I. for Hire, based on what I've played so far, is far more than its distinct 1930's rubberhose-animated look. It sure seems to have legitimate gameplay depth and mechanics to it as well, and it's moved up my list of anticipated games in a year that's already packed with some serious potential.

 

[existensmaximum]

Looks absolutely amazing, can't wait! Switch/2 physical version..

 

[Hunter 99]

Worth the wait! I'm excited for this one

 

[thomasmahler]

Amazing visual style, but they really need to juice up the gunplay and the moment to moment on this one. Eerily feels like FPS games from the late early 2000s right now.

 

[Forth]

Amazing visual style, but they really need to juice up the gunplay and the moment to moment on this one. Eerily feels like FPS games from the late early 2000s right now.

Do you think we will see your Ori games on PS5 at anytime?

 

[nkarafo]

Meh, the 3D environments don't look like a cartoon but more like low detail graphics from a mobile 3D game in black and white.

They also don't mix well with the cartoon characters and weapon.

 

[The Fartist]

Meh, the 3D environments don't look like a cartoon but more like low detail graphics from a mobile 3D game in black and white.

They also don't mix well with the cartoon characters and weapon.

That's how hand drawn cartoons work, though. The still backgrounds are always more detailed than what's animated, like the characters and things that interact with the characters. I think it works for this game.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I really like the rubber hose cartoon art style of the game and the game itself feels fresh and unique. My only gripe is the black and white noire look. I really wish the colour scheme was more like Cuphead.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Some characters look like Dobermans, like in Disney cartoons

 

[VeganElduderino]

that art style is so cool! I'm in

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Taking a look at the upcoming boomer shooter, Mouse P.I For Hire, a game that is surprisingly more robust than you would initially think with a charming hand drawn animation style to look at as well!