Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Fumi Games
· PlaySide
Adventure, Indie, Shooter
Release Date: April 16, 2026
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.
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Critic Reviews
13 reviews
TheSixthAxis
8/10
80
Take the 'rubber hose' animation of Steamboat Willie, add in more cheese puns than you need, and a hardboiled setting and you get Mouse: P.I. for Hire.
Eurogamer
★★★★
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80
Part-chaotic retro shooter, part-stylish cartoon noir, Mouse P.I. for Hire goes beyond its stellar artistry to land an invigorating hard-boiled romp.
Push Square
8/10
80
Simply brie-lliant
COGconnected
80/100
80
Mouse: P.I. fo Hire is a unique first person shooter that combines classic cartoon animation with hardboiled detective noire storytelling.
Noisy Pixel
9/10
90
MOUSE P.I. For Hire blends jazz noir style, old-school FPS combat, and detective systems into a unique shooter driven by story and flow.
Destructoid
9.5/10
95
Jack Pepper may be a meager mouse, but he should scare the elephants of the gaming industry.
IGN
6/10
60
An amusing FPS that's weakened by its haphazard marriage of noir storytelling and boomer shooter action.
ComicBook.com
3/5
60
Mouse: P.I. For Hire's ability to splice in 1920s animation techniques into a boomer shooter is impressive, but the game is far too long.
PC Gamer
86/100
86
No Mickey Mouse shooter—it's a bona fide classic
Giant Bomb
★★★
★★
60
Frustrating and uneven, Mouse: P.I. For Hire’s gorgeous art style is let down by middling gameplay and a clumsy script.
Press Start
8/10
80
Mouse: P.I. For Hire Review - Say Cheese
GameSpot
8/10
80
Mouse: P.I. For Hire's cartoon world, hand-drawn to recreate the rubber hose aesthetic of classic cartoons, is the star of the show, but its absurd combat is none too shabby either.
Game Informer
8/10
80
Mouse: P.I. For Hire's smart, humorous writing and enigmatic characters play into hardboiled fiction cliches in amusing ways that kept me hooked throughout the dozen or so hours it took to reach its high-stakes finale.