Mouse Is A Noir Retro Shooter Inspired By Classic Cartoons

Mouse is a must-have for fans of old-time cartoons and first-person shooting games. The recently announced game slaps the classic animation of yesteryear over a retro shooter template to create an experience that’s old-school in more ways than one. 

Mouse is an indie shooter from Fumi Games, a Polish developer. It’s billed as being a story driven game about deception and murder within a corrupted city. Players wield vintage firearms like a Tommy Gun, revolver, and Carcano rifle to blast the rather adorable rodent enemies. The game’s Steam page bills Mouse as play your way, emphasized by a power-up system in which players can collect special abilities and weapon upgrades that cater to a chosen playstyle. The trailer shows the game is very much a work-in-progress, but it’s already an eye-catcher. 

Mouse is rendered in the classic rubber hose animation style that defined early 20th-century animation, which has found new life in video games such as Cuphead and Bendy and the Ink Machine. No release date has been set, but the game will be available on PC, Xbox One, Switch and PlayStation.