MOUSE - Official Early Gameplay Reveal Trailer

Join private detective in MOUSE, a gritty, jazz-fueled shooter. With guns blazing and a retro rubber hose animation style, battle your way through a corrupt city full of crooks and danger. Inspired by classic FPS and noir films, MOUSE is the explosive shooter you've been waiting for.
MOUSE boasts a unique visual style inspired by the charm of 1930s rubber hose animation, transporting players to a nostalgic era of early cartoons. Assume the role of a private detective navigating a noir city teeming with gangs, mobs, and characters from the dark side. Unravel a quest for justice in a noir city mired in chaos, corruption, and vibrant energy, utilizing a diverse arsenal of weapons, power-ups, and explosives to thwart the takeover by corrupt politicians. The game's playful weaponry and distinctive health display, coupled with enemies behaving like cartoon characters, add a lighthearted twist to traditional FPS gameplay.

[@PunishThemMetal]

How are there not more games with this cool style of graphics and animation.

[@chocolateneko9912]

The utter cost and amount of effort it takes. The creators of Cuphead literally put their homes on the line to make that masterpiece.

[@cowrocks3630]

No one really bothers making these types of shooters anymore, everyone wants the insane realistic stuff

[@GuyMcPherson69]

​@@chocolateneko9912 really?

[@chocolateneko9912]

@QuandariusMcPherson Yeah the legends who made the game did an interview thingy that you can watch I'd highly recommend so you can know how we got the.

[@chocolateneko9912]

@@GuyMcPherson69 ❤️

[@nellisswanepoel7014]

I still don't care what age we live in i still love rubber hose animation💕

[@egbert5871]

Why does age matter for animation lol its for all ages just another tool for making stories

[@fran5678can]

​@@egbert5871not age as in a persons age, age as in the year

[@GuyMcPherson69]

Yeah

[@xxreyoxx]

​​@@egbert5871 becuz people can say demeaning shit like "what are watching, cartoons!?" and it could be an anime on the TV..

[@harry.t9523]

Rubber hose animation and Big Bang music?

[@benderofbo]

Y'know come to think of it if the devs wanted to they could totally put Mickey Mouse in this game now and Disney couldn't do anything about it. Just a thought.

[@davidgrim5990]

I'd hope Mickey could be the final boss.

[@hertzwave8001]

it'd have to be steamboat willie

[@ironhell813]

It can’t look like Mickey at all and the makers of this will be lucky if Disney doesn’t sue for Confusion

[@MrFell.]

​@@ironhell813 In case you didn't know, the first iteration of Mickey Mouse (Seen in the short "Steamboat Willie") has been recently given to public domain! Which means that yes, they could use the original Mickey's appearance in the game.

[@arsim612]

The original Mickey mouse shorts just went into public domain, that's why they can. So if it's obviously steamboat Willy Mickey mouse it shouldn't be a problem

[@unseen_punx7036]

Getting some 1930s Disney meets bioshock vibes and I'm all for it!

[@blitzkrieg3425]

Game looks really cool, hope they make more death animations for the enemy’s tho

[@semvision]

Seems to be a one-man project

[@yazidefirenze]

@@semvision In which case it may not be as easy

[@pixelatedink774]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this game is supposed to be like doom, so its just trying to be faithful in a way 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@ValirValor]

@@semvisionmakes it all the more impressive

[@Elutai]

@@pixelatedink774 whatt really!? no one could tell its a doomlike

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

The spinach can being a power up is one of the best Easter eggs they could ever have included.

[@myang12003]

What about the finger gun?

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

@@myang12003 Eh, the finger gun's neat. But the spinach is an awesome callback to rubberhose's past

[@bryanthernandez9769]

@@myang12003it remind me of COD World at war Pc mod

[@iHazRayGunz]

Popeye 💪🏼

[@infernokt9495]

Your drinking coffee out of a cup and get a finger gun power up nice callback to cuphead

[@planting3seeds]

I wonder if Steamboat Willie Mickey will make an appearance now that its public domain.

[@slowazzd2165]

No self respecting company would do that lmao

[@amirragheb1197]

finally, a actual creative use of steamboat willie instead of making him a serial killier.

[@asrield2032]

Nope, it's not a steamboat willy project. Completely unrelated. This has been a work in progress way before Mickey came in public domain.

[@jaco8822]

​@@asrield2032 they should add him.

[@amazingboi9388]

its named mouse bro. i think it is@@asrield2032

[@nisim04]

or a prostitute :|

[@Legokidstv]

I love the rubber hose animations and overall cartoony art style I also love some of the items such as the finger gun and I really think this game achieved what it was going for

[@kafiaahmed469]

Game looks horrible

[@tenocheetos6]

@@kafiaahmed469then remake this game bro 💀 probs you dont even know how to code..

[@kafiaahmed469]

​@@tenocheetos6I actually do, im just stating my opinion, graphically looks terrible, but I understand the appeal

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

He clearly doesn,t understand how difficult programming/coding works as it,s not an easy thing to pull off

[@kafiaahmed469]

​@@bedfordshiremodeller4491 I never said it was not hard to make, im just saying graphically it looks bad in my opinion

[@ABCDFG-vc8so]

I think if you kill an enemy with something that shoots rapidly, like the tommy gun, the death animation should show them with swiss cheese esque holes, like the cartoons, either way, looks fucking amazing, the death animations seems just slightly repetitive. Definitely going on my wishlist!

[@user-de6dy8tg6c]

I've seen some gameplay videos of animation year ago, and now this game returns to me! Definitely add this piece of art in my wishlist!

[@gummiespersonal]

"steamboat willie mickey mouse is free domain now!" "lets make him as violent as possible."

[@asrield2032]

Nothing to do with the game lol, they're just mice. This has been in the works way before Mickey came in to the public domain.

[@thisnameisblank00000]

I love rubber hose animation so much. The mixture of 3D and 2D immerses me and makes me feel like I'm in the 2D world. I love how the main character's weapons and how the special effects are animated, elevating the immersion. The way some 3D elements look as if they were 2D is also something that I enjoy. I think Mouse will be a good game. TL;DR game look good

[@pcpudfm]

This is just brutal doom but cartoon, still good tho

[@cashdaines8642]

Seeing how much progress you have already made on this game and it will come out in 2025 means it will be an awesome game.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Or maybe they’re just waiting on the 1929 stuff to have its copyright expire

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

​@@QuarioQuario54321 The Steamboat Willie copyright expired as of today

[@Big_Topphat_Can]

This looks amazing already! Hope i see more people talk more about it soon, it looks incredible!

[@AsmodeusMictian]

This. This is art. Absolutely knocked it out of the park!

[@scrapykatofficial]

Can't wait for this to come out! Just gotta remind myself that putting 2D drawings into a 3D environment is REALLY difficult, especially since you have to draw all of it and make sure it looks smooth.

[@MostlyPonies1]

They're animated models like normal, just 2D, like how flash and toon boom are made.

[@Tabbyslimeking-bv3ce]

not really, i’ve worked with things like this, key thing is just making sure the models face the player at all times.

[@winzyl9546]

You dont have to draw all of it every scene. The 2d characters are all actually 3d gamewise, only their appearance is 2d.

[@aokyoutsuki7744]

​@@Tabbyslimeking-bv3ceits the same method like how grass is flat n facing you to save space... Is it?

[@Zargex]

Doom style games are it’s own art style and i love every single one of them

[@Hysteria98]

They've become especially more valuable in the modern age where most games are clunky, low frame rate, cutscene/dialogue-driven nonsense that don't feel good to play or have the pacing constantly killed by what little control the player already had grinding to a halt.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@Hysteria98 you gotta love the paper, rock, scissors gameplayechamics. Where you have to play every single encounter the exact same, because it was designed that way, and can't be done otherwise.

[@mossthefox]

This is beautiful. I've looked at for 5 hours now.

[@jasonrabeiro2009]

Gives me Conker Live & Reloaded vibes, and I friggin love it!

[@MrJans3n]

It's a fun idea, but I wish the full environment was shaded in a way to make it look 2D as well. Perhaps that would be tough on the eyes though

[@laurensweyn]

If Return of the Obra Dinn managed to do what it did, I imagine it's probably feasible. Not that it would be easy to implement though.

[@UltravioletNomad]

This is actually a fantastic idea for a boomer shooter. The cartoon violence fits the gunplay, and the 2D sprites have never looked more appropriate.

[@MellowMutant]

it looks fun to play

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

It doesn't look to "boomy" but looks like it could be a fun shooter.

[@TheLordOfBeans]

This ain't a boomer shooter, it's a lost gen shooter

[@RidoSquidDoggo]

The fact this went through development and never fell I absolutely LOVE this!

[@eloizeaubin8724]

Wow! Looks amazing! Really looking forward to it!

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

How can I love this game so much when it isn't even out yet?

[@jenniferjones9695]

2025

[@AwsomeAccordianTikiOffical]

Dang! Ill be 14 when this comes out

[@theboyinthedark6521]

@@AwsomeAccordianTikiOfficallucky

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

In a word: hype.

[@Corey.Coolidge]

Mickey hitting the public domain is going to be a boon for creators (just like classical music and stories was a boon for Walt Disney, it's a shame they wanted to burn that bridge behind them).

[@molten2010Again]

Looks nice, and looks like it plays well. This one even has sound effects, i love the sounds on this.

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

Man this is so cool! I especially can’t wait for the OST!

[@gorchillatheman-gorilla438]

Words cannot describe how much I want to play this.

[@alexborrego7058]

Can’t wait!

[@P33PEEP00POO]

this looks like a lot of effort was put in to it honestly looks amazing

[@The-Ink-Dragon97]

The second 'Steamboat Willie' Micky Mouse entered Public Domain, the world went to Town with him...

[@subaru4920]

He isn't in this trailer

[@bryanthernandez9769]

Buddy this game was on work before Mickey was on public domain plus this trailer came first before he went public domain don’t be a stupid person

[@bryanthernandez9769]

@@subaru4920he being stupid don’t listen

[@Punaparta]

​@@bryanthernandez9769 You're going to feel very silly when the game comes out and it turns out the main character is in fact Michael T. Mouse.

[@tyandre]

@@bryanthernandez9769you didn’t consider the developers might have planned in advance for it?

[@biddergick2890]

This game looks great I saw the first teaser and it lacked backgrounds. But this, this looks amazing and detailed. I'm excited for this one. And I'm glad they are taking their time and not rushing a release.

[@GordonFreemanRazorBellic]

Parece Doom porém com estilo das animações dos anos 30, juntou estas duas coisas numa só?! PERFEIÇÃO!! Hypado para jogar este game, vai ser irado.

[@vidjenko8349]

Ahaa this looks awesome. Blood with an early animation art style. Amazing.

[@KarateEMouse]

this looks like the best adaptation of the concept so far imo 👍🏽

[@addisonpacker4959]

It’s doom but old school Disney style

[@kameopl7508]

BioShock

[@juliansoria7733]

I really hope is as crazy and frenetic as Doom Eternal

[@GMOTP5738]

"Every FPS game is just doom cause Im a zoomer who only played doom 2016/eternal" 🤡🤡🤡

[@sweetypuss]

@@GMOTP5738 we've somehow cycled back to 1994 where every first person shooter was called a "doom clone". time is a flat circle

[@haroldbalzac6336]

Almost entirely copied from blood. The dynamite throw and the tommy gun alt fire.

[@tarat428]

this is so old but cool looking, the animation is way too smooth to be real

[@RainStreet7129]

"Cat, imma shoot you until you give me my cheese back, you overgrown furrball." - Mouse.

[@MegaDragonfly3]

The ammo types laughing at the right tempo on each shot is honestly so creative.

[@Gust_The_Man]

If Steamboat Willie and Cuphead have a baby, this would be the result

[@leonartha03]

this genuinely looks good, something we never seen from an FPS GAME

[@MellowMutant]

it does look interesting

[@xaliurairpower]

This looks so sick, I'm so ready for hand drawn reload animations

[@12yardsfootball]

not even out and am addicted to this masterpiece already

[@silverstormrifleworks7080]

Wow... This actually looks like a ton of fun to play!

[@silverstormrifleworks7080]

Dead Air Wolverine I believe

[@Unknownstatus_521]

It's like a mix of Cuphead and Bioshock. I love it

[@ramirolopez9519]

And a mix of cuphead and fallen aces

[@shadow6543]

It has nothing to do with Bioshock lol it’s more of a mix of Cuphead and DOOM/Wolfenstein 3D

[@Unknownstatus_521]

@@shadow6543 Well, I get different vibes Obviously the game has his own personality lol

[@sonicdw08]

I remember seeing this like 6 months ago on tiktok when it was in very early development! Can't beileve its becoming an actual game!

[@ardaehi]

that piano falling down is the best thing about this game more of that kind of mechanics please

[@AstroAnt523]

2025 is going to be a amazing year for gaming 🎮

[@bigman13862]

Still a Long Way to Wait pal.

[@Cornhub654]

Along with gta 6

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Same, It's also the year Black Ops 2 is set in

[@Campbloxxer]

@@bigman13862 just 1 year

[@TheVgaTV]

Well, with Steamboat Willie era Micky Mouse going into the public domain next year, they could totally have a level featuring that

[@boop004]

aint no way

[@Jester23456]

Disney still has the trademark

[@TheVgaTV]

@@Jester23456 only until January 1 of 2024 when it goes into the public domain

[@Kesssuli]

@@Jester23456 Even those lisences and rights will end at somepoint. Disney is one big reason why those rights have lasted so long anyway because they really really wanted to protect their orginal maskot. But now their oldest version is finally going to be free for everyone no matter how much disney may dislike that. But can still be a sure that they will keep watch of every community created frame does it have elements of their newer style of Mickey. And most likely they will still abuse that right because they have quite long track record already harasing fan made stuff.

[@Jester23456]

@@Kesssuli no trademarks last forever as long as the trademark holder keeps using the trademarked thing

[@FirstnameLastname-hv3rm]

Looks amazing! I’ve been following for a bit and I’m so excited for release! Not sure how I feel about the blood splattering on the camera though it seems very intrusive.

[@uridavidson5]

Oh my god I love this style how did no one thought of this earlier

[@user-jw4il1dk3l]

I’ve never played a fallout game but I feel like one in this style would be pretty nice

[@whowantsmypants8888]

Did anyone else play spy vs spy on Xbox? I'm getting the same vibe and I love that game

[@kyledougherty2823]

Wow this is one of the most creative games ive seen in a long time. cant wait for it to come out!!!!!

[@pizzalock1760]

Man its awesome how the old cartoon style is coming and that this game looks awesome

[@utter_cringe]

Not going to lie, I really want to play this game.

[@MrSkink]

I still wish for more games like these. Nothing can compare to vintage styled games like this and cuphead

[@bonbplayer]

When it comes out I'm going to buy it!

[@LegooLuigi]

Beautiful!

[@aWildOwl]

i have a feeling that this game is going to be hard as hell (and that it will turn into a horror game)

[@RandomGuy-qc8ml]

fps cuphead

[@harrychristopher8548]

I hope it’s challenging

[@Amosus2]

​@@RandomGuy-qc8mlit's like cuphead and BioShock had a baby

[@Elutai]

@@RandomGuy-qc8ml cupheadfans when seeing something based after the 1930s: "its like cuphead!!!"

[@picivyvortac2641]

That's just the Bendy talking.

[@mondoprime]

can't wait for the steamboat willie DLC!

[@dollas8209]

Looks good excited for it to come out.

[@user-ir5kg9dz4b]

Looks like an awesome tribute to the Jazz age !!!

[@Eternus_transmogrifus49]

Mickey’s been real unhappy since his cuz Willy got put into Creative Commons

[@buganda6423]

This game reminds me of BioShock and the music sounds like it would be used for BioShock infinite

[@DraconicFeathers]

WOW that was fast. Jumpin' in on that freshly liberated IP! Love it lol

[@connorcornwall1404]

This was on development for a while now,even before the public domain

[@strike2183]

sweet! cant wait to play

[@eybaus]

Now you can make Mickey Mouse the final boss.

[@jerm-_-]

i need this game rn

[@BMPK]

What?! They actually listened and removed the tilt strafing? Wow awesome I'll definitely pick this up.

[@retroarcano8286]

Please! Map interactions looks so good! Make sure there are plenty of em. When ppl get bored of anumations and blablabla. Map interactions will always give a touch of creativity that never gets old and make players want to replay the levels

[@milesdeep4486]

Bioshock vibes. Im loving it

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

Finally, The Epic Mickey 3 we've been waiting for

[@lu4n_v1ct0r2]

I didn't knew I needed this until I saw it

[@harmlesstherobot7181]

I do enjoy the fact that drinking from a mug gives you finger guns, á la cup head.

[@DrunkHorse-INN]

I can't wait for this to be a full on game! I love 1950s art styles! I wonder if all the songs for this game will have that old timey sound to it too! 🥰🥰

[@eliascabrera1610]

Or 1930s cartoon maybe?

[@hypnos9336]

1950's, lol.

[@CartoonSFM]

It’s more like The late 1920s rather than The 50s… But Yea The artstyle is amazing lol

[@themarvelousemafia4457]

@@CartoonSFM Late 1920s to mid 1930s I'd say

[@CartoonSFM]

@@themarvelousemafia4457 yea I agree

[@cripplehawk]

This looks like "Steamboat Itchy"

[@SuperCaleb360]

I'm so excited for this. I love rubber hose animation. Also I like the call back to the game Blood. I noticed the Tommy Gun animation and dynamite look similar to that game.

[@user-gn5qx6ly6z]

Nice Graphics, nice sound design, looking forward to it

[@bkucenski]

Needs more comedy. People used to be paid by the gag. There needs to be more thought put into the environment to knock out enemies.

[@MaPnisisbggrthnyours]

Says a person who hasnt played the game

[@bkucenski]

@@MaPnisisbggrthnyours I saw the trailer. It was repetitive and lacked interaction with the environment.

[@MaPnisisbggrthnyours]

@@bkucenski so from a short reveal trailer without any actual dialogue or full gameplay you are gonna decide that its not good. Boy your kids must love you >.>

[@bkucenski]

@@MaPnisisbggrthnyoursUsually when you make a trailer you include all the elements of the game that will make it interesting. So if there's usage of the environment, I guess they didn't find it worth highlighting. People buy things based on the trailer. And the trailer is mid.

[@gechotaris]

100% agree. there needs to be more ragtag elements, like that clip where you shoot a rope and make a piano fall on someones head, or kicking a barrel to make enemies trip. if you aren’t going into lean into the type of gags old timey cartoons are known for, what’s the point of even having it look like this apart from eyecandy? i want to say i want there to be more variety as well, why does every single character look like mickey & goofy? get more creative. i get this is ‘early’ gameplay, and things will change, so maybe i’ll eat my words when the full game is out, as of right now though, the game leave me desiring way more

[@notabannedaccount8362]

This will either be super innocent or super violent. There is no in-between.

[@microwavesoda453]

Why no in-between?

[@Kesssuli]

Isnt this already something between ? Very innocent cartoonish style with some bit more brutal elements.

[@Jeromebeckam]

this is in-between what are you talking about

[@theshinythunderclappokemon5830]

0:26 Ha! Classic.

[@im_coffee6611]

I'm dying to play it, the graphics and aesthetics are very good!

[@ilsantamaria]

Put it also on Console! ❤

[@geesecouchtaming7223]

The fact that the first Mickey Mouse cartoon is going into public domain by January first means we can possibly see him in this

[@Burgerplants]

*Nah they gonna extend IT again for some Made Up reason in court.*

[@undeadlyeyerares9939]

we been waiting 100 years for this one... Litteraly 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@navyntune8158]

The first-person "WHY I OUGHTA" brings joy to my face

[@carcinogensda3780]

Did you see he was eating spinach before it?

[@juansuarez1457]

This game is a mix of Mickey Mouse, Bendy And The Ink Machine, and Bioshock

[@spitfire3003]

Looks more like a mix of cup head and bendy to me

[@drakofox1362]

BioShock and Cuphead for me​@@spitfire3003

[@gabeharris926]

​@@spitfire3003you ever played bioshock?

[@spitfire3003]

@@gabeharris926 no how good is it

[@user-sk8vc4eq1t]

@@spitfire3003it’s an amazing game

[@dazdje]

bro was waiting for mickey mouse to lose copyright 💀💀💀

[@mysticmind4563]

Definitely worth the wait.

[@acompletelygenericperson]

i actually love these kinds of games, i like the old-timey cartoon vibe they give

[@demfrodegroot7596]

Wasn't sold on the game until now, but this trailer truly shows how far this style of game can go

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

Is that........Stinkey Cheese!?

[@cdi_king_harkinian]

I'd be cool if this game had multiplayer

[@vanceamazing9745]

It looks much better than before! I cant way to play it.

[@TypicalAverageJoe]

A Vintage FPS, that's an interesting concept.

[@josecolon2185]

They can now use mickey mouse as the final boss and not get sued over it

[@ThePlushpaw]

Lmao

[@Arcany]

you can now legally add mickey as dlc

[@HighFireGuys]

Excellent, very very charming, 10/10.

[@Pranksterbloky]

Perfect