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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“too much cheese, too much guns, too much shooting, too much mice, too much bullets, I would be a great ign game reviewer 8.5/10 I just wish the story was better and the characters were more fleshed out”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Fun Noir shooter game with a lot of references to classic games. Great soundtrack that fits well to the game. Creative levels and gameplay. Don’t expect a game heavily focused on detective work. Playtime: 10+ hours Achievements: Easy (You can actually buy all collectibles that…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“I think Mouse: PI For Hire is really good. For starters the voice acting in this game is legitimately some of the best I have ever heard. I know that's a bold statement but it really is that good. I think Troy Baker killed it playing Jack Pepper, as did the "Old Shrew" who is…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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We are very excited to announce our first triple Steam bundle as part of BOOMSTOCK 2026, combining the most shootiest of hand-drawn games, aptly titled ‘ Drawn 2 Kill ’! On top of our very own MOUSE:
Lost In Cult x MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Official Art Book - Preorder Now!
Detectives, What’s black, white, and read all over? It’s the MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Official Art Book, of course! 🐭 We are proud to announce that we have teamed up with the incredible folks over at Lost
Two Hard-Boiled Private Detectives Join Forces!
In this Fallen Aces x MOUSE: P.I. For Hire bundle, you can expect the following: ✅ Guns ✅ Gritty noir ✅ Hand-drawn animation ✅ Hard-boiled private detectives ✅ A cool name… ‘Of Mice and Mobsters’ is a
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Patch v1.2.2
We just released a patch for MOUSE: P.I. For Hire on Steam ! Patch v1.2.2 introduces a range of bug fixes and improvements, addressing gameplay, progression, stability, UI, localisation, controls/inpu
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Update v1.2.1 (Steam)
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire on Steam . Update v1.2.1 introduces the highly requested Level Revisit feature, which provides the ability to replay previously completed levels, allowing you to grab any missing
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | FPS · Cartoony · Action · Detective · Boomer Shooter · Noir · First-Person · Hand-drawn · Singleplayer · Shooter · Indie · Retro (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Official site | https://www.mousethegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 8300 / Ryzen 3 2200 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 / Intel Xe 2 Graphics / Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 11 GB available space Additional Notes: VRAM: 6 GB