GamesMouse: P.I. For Hire
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Released Apr 16, 2026

Mouse: P.I. For Hire

2026 · T · Shooter, Adventure
Fumi Games · PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

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.

Real Score
84
Broadly loved
from 2,698 reactions
very high confidence
76% positive16% mixed8% negative
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What people are saying

Updated nightly
The Real Review

Most people digging into this jazz-fueled, cartoon shooter from Fumi Games are having a blast. The gorgeous, hand-drawn rubber hose art style and the slick, fast-paced gameplay are the big winners, and Jack Pepper makes for a charming lead. It's not perfect, though, with some finding the difficulty curve a bit punishing and a vocal group hitting performance issues, especially on consoles like the Switch 2 and Xbox. For the right price, it's a stylish and explosive good time.

Synthesized from 2,698 real reactions · very high confidenceGraphicsGameplayStoryValuePerformanceDifficulty

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

76%positive
  • Positive76%
  • Mixed16%
  • Negative8%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

graphics96
multiplayer86
gameplay80
story78
value74
performance58
difficulty37

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

828486Oct 135798484

Buzz

146 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

01020Sep 26: 15 reactionsSep 26Sep 27: 15 reactionsSep 28: 11 reactions28Sep 29: 10 reactionsSep 30: 12 reactions30Oct 1: 10 reactionsOct 2: 3 reactions2Oct 3: 13 reactionsOct 4: 11 reactions4Oct 5: 10 reactionsOct 6: 10 reactions6Oct 7: 11 reactionsOct 8: 12 reactions8Oct 9: 3 reactions9

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media1,696
Steam1,002

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

Fumi Gamesdeveloper748×19%+
Mouse: P.I. For Hirefeature276×65%+
Twitchplatform145×9%+
Jack Peppercharacter118×69%+
Switch 2platform104×17%+
PCplatform76×21%+
art stylefeature61×93%+
Mouse: P.I. For Hiredeveloper49×73%+
rubber hose animationfeature39×90%+
Steamplatform34×6%+
YouTubeplatform32×13%+
MOUSE: P.I. For Hirecharacter29×79%+
Xboxplatform27×7%+
Nintendo Switch 2platform27×4%+
voice actingfeature25×96%+

Trailer and screenshots

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