I’m surprised to tell you that Mouse: PI For Hire is the best shooter I’ve played in ages.
Not because I’m especially down on rubberhose animation, or rodents, or monochrome Unity engine environments, but because I hugely underestimated how well those disparate elements could be combined. This is a luxurious, maximalist game that commits equally hard to making you feel like a detective solving a case as it does making you feel like a gun-toting hero. It doesn’t depend on those striking visuals to hold your attention, but holds it instead with good old-fashioned craftsmanship. And Troy Baker’s voice.
What is it? A hardboiled noir shooter with a twist in its tail
Release date: April 16, 2026
Expect to pay: $30/£25
Developer: Fumi Games
Publisher: PlaySide Studios
Reviewed on: i7 9700K, RT...


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