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Wires And Whiskers
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I am having fun playing it with my dad. This is a low-budget little nightmare kinda-ish and it's free.”
— a player, Steam review · 231 hrs played“This is such a fun and cute little co-op game. I know it's just a student demo, but they did really, really well, and I wish the game was a full-length. Game. Great job, guys. This is what co-op platformers should be.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I was surprised that the game was free despite being so fun to play until I learned that it was made from students! Would definitly pay for a longer version of the game with different puzzles and stuff! Keep up the great work!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
🌍 New Languages + Map Fixes
Thanks to community feedback, we’ve rolled out another small update. What’s new: • Fixed some map-related bugs reported by Agusio on Discord ! • Added full German language support thanks to Marcel Wey
Improved Local Co-Op Option, Chinese language Fixes & Discord QR Update
What’s new: • Added a checkbox in the settings to enable local multiplayer using Keyboard/Mouse + Controller → (See image below for updated controls) • Fixed an issue where Chinese characters would di
Wires and Whiskers is Out Now!
Wires and Whiskers is officially out! 🐭⚡ ▶️ \ In this fast-paced 2-player local co-op game, one of you plays a cyber lab gerbil and the other, its armed exosuit. You’ll have to coordinate movement, at
Checkpoint & Respawn System Fix
We've fixed a critical issue affecting progression! What’s fixed: Resolved a bug where players would respawn at the wrong location after dying or reloading a checkpoint Save and checkpoint logic has b
Update – Localization Support, Checkpoint Saves
We’ve released a small update to improve usability and accessibility! --- 🈯 Localization Menu - Players can now switch between supported languages - Language changes apply immediately without restart
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Co-op · 2D Platformer · 3D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Top-Down Shooter · Adventure · Beat 'em up · Action · PvE · Casual · Platformer (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Xbox/PS controller, 1080p display