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Title: Mouse: P.I. for Hire arrives in March 2026

Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:54:54 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mouse-pi-for-...

We finally have a release date for Mouse: P.I. for Hire. The delightfully
animated game, which marks Troy Baker's first time playing a rodent private
eye, is slated for March 19, 2026.

Based on its trailers, you'd be forgiven for viewing Mouse: P.I. for Hire as
Cuphead meets Doom. Although it does include FPS action, Engadget's Jessica
Conditt discovered surprising depth behind its whimsical brutality. The game
"has more to offer than shock-value cartoon violence," she wrote. "This is a
clue-gathering, photo-snapping, girlfriend-avenging, noir detective simulator
that happens to star a bunch of slick-talking mice and rats, and I'm fully
into it."

Baker plays Private Investigator Jack Pepper, the game's protagonist. When he
isn't hunting clues or sneaking around during the game's quieter moments,
he'll have a delightful arsenal on hand. This includes wacky ones like a
turpentine gun that melts the inked "skin" of your foes. Fun stuff.

Like Cuphead, Mouse's most obvious point of comparison, it uses hand-drawn
frames to recreate that old-school style. It also deploys an original jazz
soundtrack recorded by an orchestral ensemble. It's all presented in a
gritty, film noir aesthetic.

You can check out the release date trailer below. Mouse: P.I. for Hire will
launch next March on PC, Switch 2, Switch, PS5/4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox
One.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mouse-pi-for-...
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