MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Steam Deck Verified

Fumi Games · FPS · Apr 16, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $23.99.

94%
Very Positive
15k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 130 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The presentation is hit or miss; I really like the bouncy, lively, old-school cartoon style and animation of the characters, weapons and props throughout the game.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It really reminds me a lot more of one of those top notch PS2 platformers like Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, and Ratchet & Clank where both the varied gameplay and attention to art and voice acting were about the best out there.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I had this game on my wishlist since I first saw it (around 2024), and I was immediately sold on the art style, so I was super excited to play it when it released.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Excellent voice acting, with well-written and engaging dialogue.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
For Hire is a very creative game that manages to stand out in the crowded FPS genre.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Speaking of the Deck, like I said it works out the box but on the SteamDeck it uses a custom preset and locks itself to 40 FPS which would be fair enough if it wasn't capable of running 60fps pretty consistantly on it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters175 reviews
Gameplay123 reviews
Graphics102 reviews
Audio94 reviews
Performance53 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
77%
Interface11 reviews
82%
Controls9 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat130 reviews
81%
Bugs23 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $23.99 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $23.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.