Mouse - Official Early Gameplay Trailer

You've got to see this early gameplay trailer from Mouse, described by developer Fumi Games as "a gritty and noir-fueled first-person shooter that draws inspiration from classic cartoons of the 1930s." It aims to do for the FPS what Cuphead did for the run-and-gun shooter. Mouse is due out for PC in 2025.
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[@Jme_hde]

Basically proof of how an art style can make a game instantly more appealing and charming

[@_V.Va_]

People will like things if it looks nice? Who the hell knew.

[@purplecomposition485]

@@_V.Va_ Have you not seen the whole graphics backlash that's been going on the past few years, from people that don't quite understand that graphics do matter, just not in the way that they think? It's not as strongly Captain Obvious as you think in the current time.

[@_V.Va_]

@@purplecomposition485 Graphics aren't the same thing as art style.

[@bloodyair269]

Make it timeless too.

[@purplecomposition485]

@@_V.Va_ Graphics does include the art style, that's literally what "graphics" is, is the visual choices of the game. Realism *is* an aspect of the art style (And therefore graphics.), and an art movement, this is something you're taught in high school art classes.

[@rKhael53]

Newcomers to the public domain are a blessing for creativity.

[@shlokwaghela9560]

Wait, is this based on Mickey Mouse? Iirc it's first cartoon did enter public domain

[@negkoray]

@@shlokwaghela9560 Its not public till '24

[@joechapman8208]

It'd be nice if the creativity extended beyond "what if cute thing was grimdark?"

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@shlokwaghela9560 The rubberhose cartoon style has been around before Mickey Mouse was even born.

[@lilwintery6434]

@@shlokwaghela9560 no this doesn't use anything from that it's just in the same artstyle which had existed before mickey mouse was a thing

[@Redsword603]

With classic Mickey (Steamboat Willie version) finally in public domain. They can now finally use him as the main character for the game.

[@brandonlongbottom5747]

Technically it's not Mickey, it's Steam Boat Willie

[@luquinhasexopintocu]

@@brandonlongbottom5747 the early and first version of mickey

[@bassubforce1974]

steamboat willie was the name of the short but it was under "a Micky Mouse cartoon" during the opening credits@@brandonlongbottom5747

[@Redsword603]

@@brandonlongbottom5747 Ye, classic Mickey was another way of me saying Steam Boat Willie Mickey.

[@rigboy1234]

He's the Main Antagonist

[@abrahamtomassernafernandez5050]

Nobody: companies on January 1, 2024 when the original Mickey Mouse design becomes public domain:

[@BadDriverrr]

You can omit the “nobody” and the joke is still funny

[@PansexualDumbass9169]

This was being made before Mickey even became public domain

[@idounthaveuse]

tf how is that realated here

[@stevehernandez6542]

​@@BadDriverrr Is more nostalgic this way

[@Azerrz]

INCREDIBLE

[@chugglydoo]

You just might be right Mr. Azerrz

[@jeremyrdlamaxima7052]

Damn Azerrz, love your vids man 💯

[@bigbionk]

Hey it’s Cleveland Brown himself!

[@kidflash5949]

Woop woop

[@CoolSanMoolSan2]

Cuphead

[@Volt35]

Damn. This looks much better than the first preview. Please be worth a purchase 🙏

[@TheTNTPVP]

That's because the first preview seemed like a pre-alpha stage of development.

[@jakebocaj]

​@@TheTNTPVP most people don't understand this and get very upset seeing alpha stage clips of big games

[@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime]

$15 the most

[@emrekagan49]

@@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime you wish. it's gonna be 20$ minimum

[@TheFairyDickmother]

​@@OnepieceistheworstfuckinganimeNobody asked though

[@GoldenRevenge]

Now that the old mickey mouse is a public domain, you can make him a character in the game

[@jellyface401]

A Huevo. Si

[@brolybroly4485]

watch it. the game devs are going to retcon the main character's name to mickey mouse now that the domain is now public

[@rigboy1234]

Would be pretty funny If you get to the end of the game and see that the main antagonist and final boss Is literal mickey

[@ToiletGrenade]

What do you think this is?

[@brolybroly4485]

@@ToiletGrenade its clearly canon to steamboat willie since the IP's public domain. the devs behind Mouse were clearly aware of Mickey Mouses IP reaching its end point so they made this game

[@gordon84016]

This looks amazing. The vibe I’m getting is Bioshock + Cuphead. This is a day 1 purchase for me!

[@Kelzanogaming]

Sprinkled with some fallout

[@PxrpleMelo]

@@Kelzanogamingand some bendy

[@fourplayerarcade]

@@Kelzanogaming There’s RPG elements too?

[@PHANTASMGODD]

@@fourplayerarcadethink he means more so the arcade style with the dialogue. Kinda like fallout 1 & 2. Boss fights etc.

[@RandomYoutuber99]

For me it’s Cuphead + TF2

[@jarg8]

This has improved TREMENDOUSLY since last we saw it. You can see how much of a personality has been fleshed out in the level design and world. Will continue to keep an eye out for more

[@Fenyx_Birb]

Yeah the original trailer only had literal tech demo footage, with untextured maps This trailer actually looks pretty nice.

[@jarg8]

@@invaderjay are you not picking up on the artistic cohesion? The environmental details? The heavy amount of animations? The overall gameplay being fleshed out? What's the problem? It is pretty impressive how much this has improved in the little time since we saw it last. How about you develop a game? Sounds really easy, right?

[@Msp0309]

@@jarg8I don’t think you read that right

[@KWTN316]

@@jarg8what the hell did you read from the last comment?

[@jarg8]

@@KWTN316 Note the tagged name in my reply. The original comment has been deleted. The person ostensibly said "they didn't really do anything. it's looks the same as last time we saw it" and "it's just some new maps". It was incredibly dismissive of the effort that has clearly been put into this game. A classic case of know-it-all acting like game design is easy.

[@boogtoons4630]

The way the textures on interactible objects jitter like they're hand drawn is genuinely genius.

[@pineapplepawnch523]

maybe it was like cuphead

[@draconicfrost5004]

Old Timey doom

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

​@@pineapplepawnch523cup head was entirely hand drawn yes

[@e5858]

Yeah! It takes what is arguably a flaw in hand-drawn animation (clear distinction between objects characters interact with and objects they don’t) and makes it a positive by making it so it shows the player what is interactable. Genius.

[@gambiit08]

we need more games with this art style...

[@moonasha]

with this stuff finally going public domain, we're probably going to see a lot more of it.

[@Inkydemonrises]

We do have cuphead and bendy and the ink machine

[@Cartoon_Ej]

And Enchanted Portals

[@TheStudioArchitect]

Bendy and the Ink Machine!

[@Inkydemonrises]

Plus didn't bendy and the dark revival already give us that cartoonish BioShock style like the game felt like BioShock kinda in a way

[@rakeflow5531]

Imagine if they made *Steamboat Willie* the protagonist.

[@Fravady]

DLC

[@jartinmustin]

It's nice to see this art style carried over into this medium. I'm sure the original artists of this style would think this is awesome. It goes to show you that people will always appreciate the classics. To anyone out there keeping classic art styles alive, keep on going!

[@justajad2809]

Well, some original authors of those style were already dead at this point, but the ones that follows it would surely !

[@cooperkillen385]

Some. Try all. This style is Over 100 years old.

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

cuphead:

[@user-ph4ok5yw9n]

Крутая будет игра !

[@ElisPalace]

​@Maarij.Could be a coincidence but there is no copyright on steam boat Willy Micky as of now

[@doomslayyar]

This looks like a game where devs really tried something original and creative. Unlike most triple A games thesedays. Big respect to them!

[@HeavyWeaponsGuy3]

Are you talking about style because Fps are a thing over a decade ago

[@ki1lee23]

@@HeavyWeaponsGuy3 hes talking about the art style

[@Mewdo45]

Kinda reminds me of cuphead

[@darthvaderdylan]

Is it not the same studio?​@@Mewdo45

[@alfiedakin523]

​@@Mewdo45 it looks like a mix of cuphead and fallout

[@HeadsUpTV]

a breath of fresh air for the fps genre

[@EVILENTITY]

Nah its just another doom kind of game but with mice and popeye,cuphead references

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

​@@EVILENTITY Instantly improving it's content. I'll take a Doom clone over a COD clone every time.

[@Senriam]

@@Do0mSl4yer95I can’t believe we have full circled into calling movement shooters “doom clones” again

[@JORDANN]

Is this release timed with Mickey's entry to the public domain? genius

[@Bitbotgaming]

It's amazing to see how far this game has gone, mad props

[@kozion2379]

Probably you dont know by who is this game made

[@LunarEdge7]

​@@kozion2379 An easy check in the description proves otherwise

[@Bitbotgaming]

@@kozion2379 what? Are you saying the creators of the game are bad people or something?

[@szefkosa9205]

Its one man that is doing that game

[@precascer8221]

The improvement on the scenarios that blend so well with the 2D animation, the spinning newspapers and banners, all the little bits are so filled with love. Fingers crossed for a great indie!

[@mlgcactus1035]

The background could have a light cell shading 😎

[@Alucarddevil666]

@@mlgcactus1035 ☝THIS! ☝

[@MizunoKetsuban]

​@@mlgcactus1035The point is for the non interactive objects to appear painted and static, while interactible objects like doors are cel shaded.

[@frog6384]

​@@MizunoKetsubanLike how it would actualy be done in a old Cartoon?! Thats so smart!

[@mlgcactus1035]

@MizunoKetsuban even then some shading would fit nice, so the colors don't end so overly flat

[@starboi72]

Looks very nice in every possible way. Just wish the enemies had different death animations besides the same head coming off.

[@petwisk2012]

Now he can even shoot Mickey

[@EndermanPierce]

Its insane how much more content there is in this trailer compared to the one we had before, it looks great. Down to the little personality of the mice reactions before being shot, dropping pianos, new cartoony weapons and down to just the newspapers is super fun to look at. Can’t wait for this game’s release!

[@yourKING7]

Calm down, this trailer is just fake. You are waiting for nothing.

[@pokade3659]

@@yourKING7 how do you know?

[@astalkerfreedom567]

​@@yourKING7 Just because the day before is fake doesn't mean another Indie title is

[@yourKING7]

@@astalkerfreedom567 Someone came up this trailer and people like a fool believed to it.

[@geist6032]

​@@yourKING7 Lay off the substances

[@Kacper42PL]

Went from a rough early but very promising project to an already pretty well looking game. Definitely looking forward to the release

[@trollston999]

Nie zesraj się.

[@saincik1]

co ty za problem masz @@trollston999

[@ladyvictoria820]

And to think. It's not coming out till 2025. So it's gonna get even better!!

[@Kacper42PL]

@@trollston999 Najmądrzejsze zdanie wypisane przez gracza Call of Duty.

[@trollston999]

@@Kacper42PL Nie zesraj się…

[@juanpalma9836]

Mickey Mouse as a final boss would be awesome now that he’s in the Public Domain

[@BluRibbonReviews]

Everybody is talking about the art style. It's also perfect timing Disney to lose the copyright on the new year for the O.G. Steam Boat Willie Mickey Mouse.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

MOUSE is the Fleischer Brothers' answer to _DOOM,_ just like Cuphead is to action platformers like _Megaman_ and _Contra._ Imagine a turn-based RPG game with the aesthetic of the 1920s rubberhose animation.

[@louiscky77]

Turn based RPG in this style?! Just take my money now! What a great shout for this art style dude!

[@jchicken5305]

Literally the most beautiful compartison bro.

[@m0n0ct0]

Maybe some Mario RPGs like Super Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi Partners in Time are the closest to this we got

[@gibleyman]

A wacky goofy ahh fighting game with batshit insane gimmicks would also work wonderfully. Imagine the possibilities for unique and unusual character designs.

[@bjgray7954]

A paper mario esque style game in this art style?? Yes please

[@logen7959]

The devs are making some big progress at an early state. Take all the time you need, make this game deliver!

[@LazyF2WhumaN-OxC]

Public domain goes hard

[@robertwolfgan]

Artstyle making this a HUGE YES on my wishlist.

[@WHYGANNT]

Hats off to everyone involved, especially the art team. Very refreshing to see some originality and most importantly fun being put into a game, can"t wait to see more!

[@kaktuzeg8581]

Actually it's only one person developing which is absolutely mind blowing

[@BROWNMIST44]

@@kaktuzeg8581are you serious?!

[@cordellriemer5177]

This game looks really fun! Hope it gets announced for consoles as well!

[@jestefajny9296]

There will also be a console version the developer of the game mentioned it on his tik tok

[@MuTHa_BLeePuH]

the future is now old man, pc time

[@JohnM1911]

@@MuTHa_BLeePuHblup

[@melancholyentertainment]

@@MuTHa_BLeePuH You must be from a bit further in the future. Talk to me when those GPU prices drop 💀

[@gabe_gamer9320]

The fact that "Steamboat Willie" is now public domain property in 2024 gives this FPS indie game a whole new advantage.

[@Tooneric5252]

This game predicted Steamboat Willie being public domain

[@angusstuff]

We knew it wouldd happen since the 90's lol

[@Revali69420]

This looks so cool and unique it’s actually dope to see someone head out side the norm

[@emrekagan49]

Oh my gosh! Another DOOM game with cuphead art style that doesn't even bring in new mechanics. So creative.

[@Lazlo-os1pu]

@@emrekagan49ikr? Gameplay looks super basic as well

[@emrekagan49]

@@Lazlo-os1pu Yup. It might be fun or not but there's nothing new about it. Just another doom like shooter.

[@MumflrFumperdink-ev8hw]

What about the piano drop thing? That was… kinda cool?

[@emrekagan49]

@@MumflrFumperdink-ev8hw That's it?

[@LogicalError007]

Mouse sitting in the Disney's underground world be like: My lawyer will give you a call soon.

[@NicCrimson]

Disney no longer has copyright over the Mouse

[@LogicalError007]

@@NicCrimson Is this, "Winnie the Pooh" situation?

[@sharif47]

​@@NicCrimsonThere's still around half a month left and more importantly, the earliest iteration will go to public domain, not all of them.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

This feels more like a Fleischer Bros. cartoon than Disney.

[@danialzulkifli5416]

This game will be great!

[@thepsplayer6039]

If they keep this up, this will end up having some of the best art styles of this generation!

[@udayhd]

This game is so cool, from the animation to the weapons, and it looks polished.

[@Spikero2]

Better than The Day Before.

[@Arcanomist]

Fr

[@Brownaut1993]

Now that's offensive. Give it a better game to compare to

[@_Cetarial]

@@Brownaut1993Big Rigs: Over the road racing.

[@MunchaBuncha]

​@@Brownaut1993rise of kong

[@sampletext5959]

That’s a rather low bar to set, don’t you think?

[@petermanfox2535]

Been having this game on my wishlist since the first test video was released, can't wait for the full thing!

[@invernofuyu2542]

2025

[@kirbysuperstar5494]

It's so nice to see developers are still exploring the potential that rubber hose visuals offer

[@griffinrogerss]

hey i've been following the development of this for a while. Nice to see its coming out!

[@benr7652]

Love it. The HUD instantly reminded me of Bioshock and has a very Fallen Aces esque touch , very excited to try it out

[@Smith-fg1qb]

This is a huge leap from the previous trailer we saw. This game is showing even more promise

[@h.a6859]

Man i've been waiting for this since the teaser trailer, i'm so excited for it

[@PickledIce]

Now that Mickey Mouse is in the public domain he should 100% be in this game

[@skengdaddy]

Can already see them releasing a colour version at some point, either-way this looks a load of fun! Laurel and Hardy with a 44.

[@javieraleman3611]

Yeah that would be so cool, a "now in technicolor update"

[@aynrandom3004]

@@javieraleman3611 this will look great in technicolor

[@not.krosshair]

would be funny for the game being in color this whole time but its just a filter you can disable or maybe a reward for beating the game or getting a achievement

[@heagarkeeper]

Why color it's 19 20s throw back

[@Regigigas_YT]

Color DLC 💀

[@ThePizzaPasta100]

This looks awesome! I've never seen another FPS with that art style! Can't wait to play it!

[@danilyrosario7712]

This game looks like, If cuphead and bioshock had a baby.

[@AlmightyArceus]

Drinking the Cup of Coffee for the Cuphead-style hand gun was a fantastic lil reference there. Glad there's more games with this retro fleischer style being made! :D

[@12_oz._man]

I'd love to see a console release further down the line it looks amazing

[@user-pj3so7qd8d]

Could u imagine how fun a multiplayer would be just simple game mechanics like back in the day looks great if any of you developers see this nice nice job guys

[@vhsoverkill]

Look at that! A fresh idea! Hadn't seen one in a while

[@AnthonyDelsoro-zp3jp]

And this ladies and gentlemen is why the public domain exists

[@Nahtan123]

Would be nice to see environments follow suit with the outlined shading style but this looks incredible!

[@xXkashmoney99Xx]

Here’s hoping this inspires a lot more devs to make new and unique fps like this! Easily only of my favorite genres of games but it’s all become COD style fps now, so these types of shooters is what we need right now!

[@gallbladder54]

battlebit remastered + the finals are other great fps games rn

[@trbz_8745]

ULTRAKILL and Deep Rock Galactic are fantastic indie FPS. Plus Team Fortress 2 is still kicking around at 100,000 concurrent players.

[@Delmworks]

You need to look at more boomer shooters my guy. They’res plenty of them around these days, new and old

[@seva7500]

Unique fps? A unique art style for a video game? Sure. A unique FPS? No. This is just doom or wolfenstein or any other boomer shooter from the 90s. (Minus the detailed 3D graphics)

[@DrUnfunny]

​@@seva7500Still better than anything Activision is making

[@Angryfran27]

It really looks great, that artistic style helps it in everything

[@johnsmith4071]

Someone finally made a FPS with a retro style

[@ArcadeStriker]

To go from the first preview where only the sprites and a possible idea to develop on was there...to getting an actual view into that vision they had since the beginning being quite developed. Definitely something that is looking very promising now.

[@kaamalvn7027]

Now this is creativity, hats off to the developers !

[@brainzboy2478]

Been waiting since the beginning glad it's finally getting closer

[@vario6492]

Brilliant art direction. Now you just have to nail the gameplay, which is often an afterthought when your main selling point is a gimmick 😊

[@yahboyhabit39]

had this on my Wishlist for months this looks amazing!

[@saladpfc9606]

What an absolute charming game. Hopeful a demo gets released sometime.

[@Crazymanbos]

Man, Im looking forward to this

[@skymixel]

Haven't heard from these guys in a while! They're makin' big progress. And this is JUST EARLY ACCESS!!!

[@swapbloodcell]

ive been so excited for this to come out! cannot wait till the full release!

[@DragonNya69hehe]

This is so brilliant???? I'm in love with all the silly old cartoony things that got added to the gameplay, like the piano falling in enemies and an actual finger gun

[@Elliana2002]

This looks actually phenomenal!

[@csmemarketing]

I'd definitely play this, and if it has specs to play on most computers like Cuphead, its a win for everyone.

[@darkparadox1949]

Hace muchísimos años que no me llamaba la tensión tanto un juego. ¡Este se ve impresionante!

[@villerger_27]

This has been sitting on my steam wish list for ages lol. Glad it's still being worked on!

[@ALgamer47]

Definitely getting this when its released

[@AlanPina-uu4qw]

as dlc they now can use steamboat willie of the first mickey mouse

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

It seems someone took notes from Cuphead. Anyone who ever wanted to be part of a 20's-30's cartoon will LOVE to play this.

[@Philosophical_Ralph]

Looks great! Hope there’s more death animations

[@loogii_]

they can put steamboat willie mickey in this game now! holy moly

[@laurencericardo1386]

amei, não sei como dps de tanto tempo esse jogo mudou demais

[@galaacticmusic]

Imagine how cool it could be if they could make the background look hand-painted, it would look exactly like old cartoons then

[@raymondtomas2294]

It would addToo much visual clutter

[@SiphesihleKhoza]

Imagine this game not having proper mouse support...

[@Vexcenot]

These guys found out about the public domain thing and set a huge chunk of their lives around that fact

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

Really hope the final game has the environment looking a little more hand drawn, other than that love the character art

[@redranger1232]

reminds me of bioshock and cuphead

[@mystretv395]

Looks amazing! Loving the art style and as a FPS! Can’t wait to play

[@cocu]

I'm looking forward to the release of this game

[@universalnetwork264]

There should be a colour mode to unlock imo. I’d still play it either way but that’d be cool too

[@petrvolkov4245]

Bioshock Cartoon Edition would be perfect

[@ilovekaelenn]

art style crazy, adds so much character. i'm also getting bioshock vibes idk if that's just me

[@DSedits4fun]

Yup definitely playing this

[@DickmasterNCR]

Definitly will be picking this up

[@thefoxhound]

Looks fantastic! The gameplay seems fun and obviously the art style is *chefs kiss*

[@amateurpicatsso6448]

This looks frocking amazing!!! Can't wait for to see how it looks in the end if this is how it looks in early development

[@Tpforbunghole]

This looks AMAZING!! Damn the fusion of old and new art style never ceases to amaze me

[@blueshellchaser4920]

This looks great! So far this game is shaping up to be an amazing game

[@joeshmoe735]

As long as they take their time I'll be excited for it

[@GoldBean2752]

didnt expect to see an IGN video on a game that I've had in my wishlist for months lol

[@GengUpinIpin]

Please make this game viral....its so charming and eye appealing

[@Rymdpandan]

It's about time Mickey Mouse got his own FPS.

[@jesterbomb6763]

HUGE improvements compared to the bits and pieces we saw on Twitter when it was still in the workshop. Congrats

[@swancrunch]

Looks honestly amazing and fun.

[@wadabid6165]

* Mickey mouse falls in public domain after almost 100 years * The internet:

[@Retro90sgamer]

Nice art style! Great looking game so far!