Jazz-fueled shooter Mouse: P.I. for Rent introduced for Swap [update: delayed to 2026]

October 17: Writer PlaySide and developer Fumi Video games confirmed in the present day that they’re engaged on Mouse: P.I. for Rent for Swap. The sport is ready to debut in 2025.

Mouse: P.I. for Rent is a jazz-fueled first-person shooter. As showcased within the screenshot above, it contains a visible model impressed by black and white, traditional cartoons.

Extra info could be discovered within the following overview:

Mouse: P.I. For Rent, a gritty and noir-fueled FPS shooter that pulls inspiration from traditional cartoons of the Nineteen Thirties.

Mouse: P.I. For Rent boasts a novel visible model impressed by the appeal of Nineteen Thirties rubber hose animation, transporting gamers to a nostalgic period of early cartoons. Assume the function of a personal detective navigating a noir metropolis teeming with gangs, mobs, and characters from the darkish aspect. Unravel a quest for justice in a noir metropolis mired in chaos, corruption, and vibrant vitality, using a various arsenal of weapons, power-ups, and explosives to thwart the takeover by corrupt politicians. The sport’s playful weaponry and distinctive well being show, coupled with enemies behaving like cartoon characters, add a lighthearted twist to conventional FPS gameplay.

Get a take a look at a trailer for Mouse: P.I. for Rent beneath.

Consoles Trailer

The sport is predicted digitally on the Swap eShop. Entry extra Swap protection right here.

June 6: It’s now been introduced that Troy Baker is within the sport, enjoying Jack Pepper. Right here’s a brand new trailer:

Summer season Recreation Fest Trailer

October 22: Fumi Video games and Playside Studios have simply introduced that Mouse P.I. For Rent has been delayed to someday in early 2026. You possibly can learn their full message beneath:

“We all know that you’re all excited for the discharge date announcement of MOUSE: P.I. For Rent on the Galaxies Gaming Showcase this week on 23 October.

Forward of the reveal, we needed to let you understand that we have now made the choice to maneuver the launch of MOUSE: P.I. For Rent from 2025 to early 2026.

The help you could have proven over time has meant the world to us. Our single highest precedence is for the sport to ship you the very best expertise, and it will assist guarantee we are able to reside as much as that objective.

Thanks for every little thing and we’ll see you at Galaxies!”

– Fumi Video games & PlaySide Studios

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