Mouse: P.I. For Hire is a gritty and noir-fueled FPS shooter that draws inspiration from classic cartoons of the 1930s.Join our private detective in Mouse: P.I. For Hire, a gritty, jazz-fueled shooter. With guns blazing and a retro rubber hose animation style, battle your way through a corrupt city full of crooks and danger. Inspired by classic FPS and noir films,Mouse: P.I. For Hireis the explosive shooter you've been waiting for.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire boasts a unique visual style inspired by the charm of 1930s rubber hose animation, transporting players to a nostalgic era of early cartoons. Assume the role of a private detective navigating a noir city teeming with gangs, mobs, and characters from the dark side. Unravel a quest for justice in a noir city mired in chaos, corruption, and vibrant energy, utilizing a diverse arsenal of weapons, power-ups, and explosives to thwart the takeover by corrupt politicians.
The game's playful weaponry and distinctive health display, coupled with enemies behaving like cartoon characters, add a lighthearted twist to traditional FPS gameplay.
Playside Studios, in partnership with Fumi Games - has unveiled a brand new trailer showcasing new gameplay, key art and a new tagline for the upcoming 1930s noir cartoon-inspired FPS, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire.
The freshly released trailer serves up a taste of the electrifying action that awaits, featuring an array of classic yet creatively twisted weaponry that Pepper will use to tackle the nefarious rodent mobsters. From The Mauser, a classic, multishot pistol and P.I. Pepper’s trusty right hand to The Turpentine Gun, a handy tool to erase enemies from their existence, each tool in Pepper’s arsenal is designed to bring out the noir grit and cartoon chaos that defines MOUSE: P.I. For Hire.
The trailer also begins to scratch the surface of the darker side of Mouseburg’s seedy underbelly, and shares an early preview of just some of the hand-crafted biomes players can explore at launch next year:
- Marina - Mouseburg’s Port and Dock district. It’s seen better economic times.
- Film Studio – The premiere movie studio, home to various unique set locations
- Swamps - Mouseburg’s marshlands. Beware what lurks beneath the surface!
- Sewers - A vast underground system of subway tunnels and sewers, and home to Mouseburg’s moonshine transport network
More details, including the exact release date and information about other platforms, to be revealed next year.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire is coming to PC (Steam) in 2025.
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