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The Spirit and the Mouse
Developer Alblune
Bring kindness and light to the people of Sainte-et-Claire as Lila—a tiny mouse with a big heart! Explore a quaint French village, make electrifying new friends, and do good deeds for those in need in this lush narrative adventure game. From the Steam store page
286 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
185 positive · 12 negative
95% range 90–96%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 185 | 12 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 34 | 0 | 45 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
792 of 815 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
94% recommend · 183 yes, 12 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 195 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,059 of 1,092 positive).
Players find the game a charming, relaxing puzzle platformer with a cute mouse protagonist. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game lacks a jump button and can feel repetitive or simple. [4][5] A few players mention minor glitches and an inability to skip cutscenes. [6][7]
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- [4]
Spirit and the Mouse is the kind of game that makes me genuinely angry, not because it is offensively bad, but because of how comfortably it hides behind praise it never earns. Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, the game offers little more than walking around and collecting things, wrapped in a soft aesthetic that seems to disarm criticism before it can even begin. I strongly reject the tendency to label games …
- [1]
Do parkour as a mouse in a French village. what surprised me is that our little mouse can't jump, only run, climb and fall but this isn't your typical platformer the main objective is to locate things and figure out a way to reach them reminded me of looking for Easter Eggs it's totally relaxed, I enjoy exploring this tranquil village and the mouse is super cute I also appreciate the photo mode which let's me take …
- [2]
A cute and relaxing game for when you want to lean back, look at a nice town, and most importantly, play as a lovely mouse. 😊 It's a relaxing game without any combat or time limits, explore a little town at night, collect hidden light-bulbs all over town, and do some little quests that range from fetch-quests, finding people or doing little "mini-games". None of it is very hard, even the "collect all light-bulbs" …
- [3]
The Spirit and the Mouse is a delightfully charming 3D puzzle platformer. You scurry around as a little mouse with some powers you borrow from a spirit, ie, spirit and mouse. The world you explore feels small, but the way you travel through electrical lines to reach rooftops or scale lattice to navigate obstacles while following your quests make the little city streets feel much fuller. Speaking of quests, I adored …
- [6]
A really sweet platformer, it's not a traditional platformer in the sense that you can only jump up a wall, since you're playing as a mouse, which is interesting. The style of the game is beautiful, it's really well done, the soundtrack is alright, and the gameplay is pretty fun although everyone likes different things. For the negatives, a lot of things are cutscenes, so there's a lot of repeated cutscenes which …
Summarised from 34 of the 272 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Spirit and the Mouse sits at 94% positive across 197 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 286 · most liked first[GAME INFO] 🐁Title: The Spirit and the Mouse ⚡Genre: Cozy narrative 3D platformer 🎮Length: 4-6H 🕹Platforms: PC/Mac/Switch/PS5/PS4 Play as mouse in this heartwarming tale, explore a beautiful french village at your pace! Made for rodent-lovers by rodent-lovers thespiritandthemouse.com/game-links
neutral · AI labelView post →good morning this little guy would like to talk to you about this upcoming game named "Squeakross: Home Squeak Home" it's picross+animal crossing+rodent made by the team who made The Spirit and the Mouse he'll get 1 treat for every new wishlist: s.team/a/2871440
neutral · AI labelView post →The Spirit and the Mouse is game about mouse
neutral · AI labelView post →did you know? our previous first game before Squeakross was The Spirit and the Mouse)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's already been 2 years since me and @alexstrook.bsky.social released The Spirit and the Mouse! For a week you can claim it for free on Epic Game Store: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-... I'm glad we're able to continue making cute rodent games 🐁💛 #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Our first game The Spirit and the Mouse is current 60% off as part of the steam summer sale! 🧀 s.team/a/1679210 🧀 did you know the "lightning" pattern in Squeakross rodent editor is a lil easter egg referencing that game? 🐭
neutral · AI labelView post →Solve and transform puzzles into furniture to decorate the perfect home for your rodent friend. Collect hundreds of decorations, accessories and stickers in this cozy game full of charm. From the creators of The Spirit and the Mouse! store.steampowered.com/app/2871440/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Our previous game The Spirit and the Mouse is on sale on most platform/regions for the holidays! You can get it here: thespiritandthemouse.com/game-links
neutral · AI labelView post →(COMPLETE) Steam keys for the community. Leave a comment with the name of the game you want, and I'll send a DM. Please redeem right away (keys will expire) and let me know that you did so I can take it off the list! - ~~BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE~~ - ~~Cassette Beasts~~ - ~~Coromon~~ - ~~Eastward~~ - ~~GemCraft – Chasing Shadows~~ - ~~Ghostrunner II~~ - ~~Immortality~~ - ~~Jazzpunk: Director’s Cut~~ - ~~Moonstone Island~~ - ~~Nuclear Throne~~ - ~~Pawnbarian~~ - ~~SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell~~ -…
neutral · AI labelView post →Our game The Spirit and the Mouse is 55% off on Steam and Switch until the beginning of December!! 🧀 STEAM: s.team/a/1679210/ 🎮 SWITCH: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
neutral · AI labelView post →I just finished getting all the achievements for The Spirit and The Mouse and wow. @alblune.bsky.social have blown me away with such a sweet and genuinely fun game. Lila needs a nap after scurrying around looking for light bulbs, but I'm going to ramble a bit below
positive · AI labelView post →Our previous game 'The Spirit and the Mouse' (2022) is 55% off Steam/Gog/Humble/PS4/PS5/Switch EU A short narrative game where you play as a little mouse and help people around a quaint village at night. It's full of heart, comedy and charm (and squeaks) 🐁Links: thespiritandthemouse.com/game-links
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally picked up The Spirit and the Mouse, and this game is so good?! I've been really enjoying running around this chill little french town collecting bulbs. The level design, the art direction, and the music are all top notch, just a lovely little game.
positive · AI labelView post →Spirit and the Mouse is the kind of game that makes me genuinely angry, not because it is offensively bad, but because of how comfortably it hides behind praise it never earns. Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, the game offers little more than walking around and collecting things, wrapped in a soft aesthetic that seems to disarm criticism before it can even begin. I strongly reject the tendency to label games like this as casual or children’s games, as if simplicity automatically…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do parkour as a mouse in a French village. what surprised me is that our little mouse can't jump, only run, climb and fall but this isn't your typical platformer the main objective is to locate things and figure out a way to reach them reminded me of looking for Easter Eggs it's totally relaxed, I enjoy exploring this tranquil village and the mouse is super cute I also appreciate the photo mode which let's me take pro pics of my rodent in action
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some very nice recent reviews of the Spirit and the Mouse 🐭
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're looking for a relaxing 4-6 hours adventure game for your Switch 2... Give The Spirit and the Mouse a try! It performs much better on it and looks beautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy2P...
positive · AI labelView post →Great game made by great people! Make sure you check out The Spirit and the Mouse by the same devs as well!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is for all age, it's both funny and adorable at the same time. If you're looking for a game to play together with your kid, this is one that works perfectly as there are puzzles, hidden objects and various objectives without a single enemy or time limited activity. There is only one thing that trully annoyed me : There is not enough music in that game, so you'll feel like you're listening to the same loop for hours on end. Fortunately you don't need the music as the special events…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never shared those here, but I wanted to show our before/after environments from The Spirit and the Mouse! Showing the difference between the blockout and the final game art! Working on such an organic environments was very challenging! 1/4 Here is the Pizzeria area of North town
neutral · AI labelView post →I realize this might be quite random to ask but: Anyone who played my game The Spirit and the Mouse on STEAM got Michel's trading card but FOIL version? A player on our server is looking for it and sadly the trading market has none!! He's only missing this one. I really want to help him get it 🐁
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello all! Small intro post: I'm Luka, gamedev, 3D art/technical stuff, working on my own games! Last year I released my game called "The Spirit And The Mouse", a short narrative-driven exploration game, where you play as a little mouse and help humans! https://thespiritandthemouse.com/
neutral · AI labelView post →10 months after the release of The Spirit and the Mouse, we are starting to work on a new game! The time in between was for ports, and rest 🐭
neutral · AI labelView post →A cute and relaxing game for when you want to lean back, look at a nice town, and most importantly, play as a lovely mouse. 😊 It's a relaxing game without any combat or time limits, explore a little town at night, collect hidden light-bulbs all over town, and do some little quests that range from fetch-quests, finding people or doing little "mini-games". None of it is very hard, even the "collect all light-bulbs" achievement, which at first gave me "collect all Riddler trophies vibes" is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →random kinda fun anecdote I'm reminded of any time I log into YT Studio is that I reviewed The Spirit and the Mouse a year and a half ago to little fanfare, nbd... then in September Epic offered it as a free game and now that's my most watched video* and I'm like top 10 or better in search results??
neutral · AI labelView post →[Steam] The Spirit and the Mouse ($6.79 / 66% off).
neutral · AI labelView post →Logo of the adorable Spirit and the mouse, one of the cosiest cosy game of all time. Hail to Squeak ! #handmadejewelry #Thespiritandthemouse
neutral · AI labelView post →Quote a post with some blue art 🐁 Literally 99% of my game The Spirit and the Mouse is blue
neutral · AI labelView post →I love games where you do nice things for nice reasons and that is this game as a whole! Playing as a cute little mouse who wants to help them people around her is so adorable and wholesome and a great premise for a game! The spirit element is awesome and adds so much to the game gameplay and story wise! And I absolutely adored the designs for the spirit and the kiplins which blended surprisingly well with the 3d environments!! The actual gameplay was solid and fun and I even enjoyed the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've just bought and finished The Spirit and the Mouse this weeknd. Utterly adorable and charming game where you play a mouse wanting to make folks lives better. Not afraid to say the ending made me sob! #gaming #indiegames 🕹️🎮
positive · AI labelView post →Some messy development boards from The Spirit and the Mouse #leveldesign
neutral · AI labelView post →Check out Squeakross in Steam Next Fest. It uses the Dialogue System for Unity, and it's made by the same developer behind the wonderful game The Spirit and The Mouse, which also uses the Dialogue System. Play both games while you're at it for double the wholesome gaming fun. :-) #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →The first actual cancellation of one of the Shortsmas streams: On the 12th, I will no longer be streaming "The Spirit and the Mouse" - I will be making this up in January! Instead I'll be streaming The Game Awards! There are some hints about a Borderlands trailer, so you might get to hear me yell.
neutral · AI labelView post →Moss is just the cutest game and I can't get over it. The Spirit and the Mouse is also super adorable. I want to make my own rodent themed game 😭
neutral · AI labelView post →I was SHOCKED by how little people played this game after the release. I was even MORE shocked to find out a studio consists of more pets than human could make such an epic game. There was zero bug, and they maintained it so well even after 4 years of releasing. So much LOVE went into this game. I played for 9 hours (8.5hr to find all light bulbs + 0.5 hr for achievements) but it felt like the whole journey has been months. That tells you how much this game gives. Also the auto napping is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"That being said it might be a good game for extremely young children or extremely old grandmas." @buddy I'm an extremely young child as well as an extremely old grandma, so this game was perfect for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →98) The Spirit and the Mouse Can maybe be a little too simple, but this is a really pleasant little game with great presentation. If not for PMD this would be the best game I’ve played that lets me be a mouse that scurries around in dark places, can use Discharge and cheats death
neutral · AI labelView post →As my first puzzle platformer, this was a great experience for my level. Not too tough, but still some challenges. And it's SO CUTE!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Spirit and the Mouse! @alblune.bsky.social 's first game I played, which I need to play more of, their next game comes out this year and it's one of my top 3 most wanted! store.steampowered.com/app/1679210/...
positive · AI labelView post →The Spirit and the Mouse is literally free on Epic right now. You can just have one of the best games ever RIGHT NOW. Go. Go claim the game if you don't already have it. Or claim it again because it's worth it!
positive · AI labelView post →🐁 A squeak and a spark with a lot of heart! ⚡ I'm playing The Spirit and the Mouse today! It's a cozy game about a mouse with electric powers solving problems in a quaint village! The developer, Alblune, also made Squeakross, so I've been excited to finally get to it! ⏰ 1 PM PT 🟣 twitch.tv/Diggeh
positive · AI labelView post →Don't buy this if you're expecting a platformer, because there isn't even a jump button. It's actually an extremely boring exploration game with mind numbingly easy puzzles. I literally almost fell asleep while playing it. That being said it might be a good game for extremely young children or extremely old grandmas.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴 LIVE now! Tonight we're taking a first look at a cozy indie game called The Spirit and the Mouse! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVEZ...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Spirit and The Mouse is free on Epic Games right now. I've been enjoying it - gentle, cute game where you play as a little electric mouse in a french village trying to help it's citizens. Rough around the edges with a lot of heart.
positive · AI labelView post →Hey vtubers of #vsky! Another free game available via Epic. The Spirit and the Mouse is free until October 3rd, 2024. Via: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Platinum #247 goes to The Spirit and the Mouse 🐀 Time: 8 hours Difficulty: 3/10 Score: 9/10 This Indie is so cute with a really feel good theme. It plays like a puzzle/collectathon game but has so much charm. Almost feels like a Disney movie in a way.
positive · AI labelView post →This is a super-charming game featuring an adorable mouse who loves to help people. If you're looking for a really laid-back game that isn't TOO challenging while still providing fun gameplay and an entertaining story definitely pick this up. The graphics while pretty aren't too taxing so there's no worries about needing an expensive gaming PC plus based on all the gameplay I've seen it's a good game length for the price. Please consider supporting the developers as they've made a game that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent but lots of yes/no questions but you are not allowed to progress unless you answer yes for most of them. Especially the last one was annoying, if it is not a question then don't give a choice. It is just annoying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why aren't there more games where you play as a mouse? Seriously though, I didn't expect to love this game but I do. I think the creators really love video games as an art form and should be praised for that. I wish more games like these would cut through the noise and be known to gamers everywhere. This is a very chill game, just what I needed. Also: play it in French for full immersion if you can.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're gonna be playing through The Spirit and the Mouse! A very sweet looking game, I assume it has to do with spirits AND mice?? www.twitch.tv/villavatuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Really fun for a kid! It's a little simple for an adult, unless you go lightbulb-hunting. I had a great time, all in all. If you are a parent though, please note there are some christian themes throughout the game. that's not necessarily a bad thing, just a keep in mind thing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a lovely emotional puzzle platforming story about compassion and helping those who needs help. The vibe this game gave me is, our character is like a Pikachu, with the environment and climbing very similar as Stray (the game with the cat and the robot), but it's in France instead of a cyberpunk setting. I like Pikachu, and I LOVE Stray the game, so this game was a great time! There are puzzles and riddles in this game, but not too difficult at all. I really enjoyed playing this and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what a neat little game~ i purchased this on sale thinking it would be just a fun, simple platformer/puzzle adventure i could play on my steam deck to pass the time, but boy, i was not expecting to get so emotionally attached!! the story is very sweet and charming, and i absolutely love our little mouse protagonist. i felt like a pikachu-remy hybrid (iykyk) scampering through a beautifully crafted french town and if that doesn't intrigue you then idk what will. this is a little gem of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful, sweet puzzle game! When I saw other people had teared up at the end, I thought an earlier part was it, and I thought, "Okay, this is nothing..." and then the actual ending came a few minutes later and I had actual tears down my cheek lol. Excellent, well-made game that satisfies collecting, puzzling, and getting to be a cute mouse. Highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are looking for a chill feel good game then this might be the one for you. The premise is absolutely adorable, who wouldn't love a cute little mouse who just wants to help people and bring happiness. The gameplay is pretty simple and there is not much variation to it. It could feel repetitive and boring but personally I didn't mind, especially because it is a short game. Again, for me this is a chill feel good game. The puzzles aren't really hard and surprisingly collecting stuff…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You cannot jump. Jumping is super fun. Please allow jumping. Mice are great jumpers. I love jump.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really cute! i enjoyed playing it very much! the story is sweet and the movement is fun! :>
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a charming little platformer exploration game. I've had it in my library for a while cause of an old bundle sale, but with my brain consumed with thoughts of Mewgenics I haven't been in the mood for my usual long games, so today was finally the night to give it a shot. And I'm glad I did! A nice quick 5-6 hour game, that I 100%'d in my first playthrough, and was never particualrly "hard." But made up for it in a lot of charm, a fun system of exploration, being a no jumping platformer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Spirit and the Mouse is a delightfully charming 3D puzzle platformer. You scurry around as a little mouse with some powers you borrow from a spirit, ie, spirit and mouse. The world you explore feels small, but the way you travel through electrical lines to reach rooftops or scale lattice to navigate obstacles while following your quests make the little city streets feel much fuller. Speaking of quests, I adored the premise. You’re helping the humans of this little French town by basically…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, I bounced off of this game kinda hard. It's not the style or vibe of the game, as I am fine with cozy games and light puzzlers. This also plays similar to Stray in some ways, though it is more peaceful (good!) and a bit more janky in regards to controls, both of the mouse and the camera. Speaking of the camera, I feel a bit more polish here could be necessary, as it felt off the whole 42 minutes I played the game before I gave up. It's hard to explain exactly what the problem…
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