Mouse: P.I. For Rent has piqued our curiosity for years, because of its fusion of black-and-white 30s-style animation and shooter mechanics harking back to traditional Doom video games. Whereas it was slated for 2025, developer Fumi Video games and writer PlaySide Studios introduced the sport was sliding into 2026 earlier this week. Nevertheless, this information additionally got here with the caveat that the discharge date could be revealed at immediately’s Galaxies Gaming Showcase, and positive sufficient, we simply obtained a launch date trailer. Mouse: P.I. For Rent will launch subsequent yr, on March 19. You may look ahead to your self beneath.
“Be a part of P.I. Pepper in a world the place hazard lurks even within the tiniest mouse gap,” reads a put up asserting the date within the information tab of the sport’s Steam Group web page. “Examine a fancy internet of intrigue, corruption and homicide with an exciting noir-fueled detective story, vigorous environments to discover, an unique huge band jazz soundtrack and a fully-loaded arsenal of cartoon weapons and devastating power-ups.”
Whereas a delay isn’t best, it is good to know a precise time to anticipate the sport, particularly because it’s solely 5 months away. Mouse’s preliminary reveal got here again in 2023, with its launch window of 2025 introduced not a lot later, so we have been anticipating its launch for some time. Most just lately, we discovered the protagonist could be portrayed by none aside from Troy Baker, some of the prolific sport actors working immediately.
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