The Spirit and the Mouse
After a shocking thunderstorm brings them together, unlikely allies Lila the mouse and Lumion the Spirit guardian must work in tandem to restore balance to their quaint village. Thankfully, Lila has her big heart and electrifying new powers to aid her on this journey. Guide her through a heartwarming adventure across Sainte-et-Claire to befriend playful electric spirits called Kibblins and illuminate this village once more.
The Spirit and the Mouse is a narrative-focused adventure game that has you searching every nook and cranny of this world to complete objectives and collect items to aid you in your humble quest to assist those in need.
Listen to the villagers’ woes, then find the Kibblins who are running amok in order to fix the village’s newfound electricity problems. By doing good and working together with these lively spirits, Lila can then put Lumion back in the sky where he belongs!
Features
- Explore the charming French village of Sainte-et-Claire and discover its secrets at your own pace from the perspective of a tiny mouse!
- Use electricity-based powers to traverse the world around you, solve character-driven puzzles, and bring the villagers’ stories to life.
- Help the troubled local villagers by going on quests and placating the mischievous Kibblins through charming mini-games.
- Collect energy and happiness to unlock new abilities throughout the course of your adventure.
Game Discussion
Steam User 15
I thank my friend for this wonderful gift!
This game has exceeded my expectations. From the screenshots I've seen, I thought it's a simple game of a mouse in a funky town. But there's a lot more to it. The game sparks interest, engages you, makes you curious, makes you want to explore and hop in a curious adventure tale.
You're a Mouse (I call her Maxi - from Max Schreck, the actor that portrayed Count Orlok from Nosferatu 1922)... Anyways, you are a Mouse that one night decided to be something else than just a little animal. She wanted to be of help. As such she embarked on a mission to retrieve something of importance to a human, but on that stormy night, lighting fell from the sky and a fusion was born.
As a momentarily Spirit Guardian, Mouse must use the Spirit's powers in order to restore happiness in the villages and to liberate the Spirit trapped into this world. Can you help Mouse to save the night? It's up to you. Don't forget to take some light bulbs with you!
PROS:
- Wonderfully crafted world;
- Beautiful story;
- Nice music;
- Looking and thinking;
- Cute character designs;
- Easy to learn mechanics;
- Controls can be changed;
- Keyboard + Mouse;
- It has achievements;
- In-game purchases of maps, photos, powers.
CONS:
- When the Mouse gets the Traverse power, there is this tutorial that made the game freeze a bit. Mouse couldn't move and neither the text;
- That's all for now.
I am not done yet. I just got to the Northern Village. It's a lot more complex than the first two villages, but I'll manage it! Can't wait to see how the story ends.
Steam User 21
The Spirit and the Mouse takes you on the journey of a little mouse who wants to make a difference.
During a fateful night, the lights of a village full of people have turned off, leaving them in the dark.
The darkness affects people's hearts and leaves their spirits empty and sad.
Now your time to shine comes!
While this event happened you were at the right time at the right place.
It's your mission to help those who have lost sight of their tasks and bring light back to them.
The people will be happy and the Kibblins will appreciate your help.
The Spirit and the Mouse is a narrative-puzzle adventure game that leads you through the village while you listen to the peoples problems.
It makes you climb to collect lightbulbs and turn on electricity while you maneuver yourself through sometimes difficult terrain.
All in all a very sweet game and a hard recommendation!
Steam User 13
What a masterpiece of a game! I loved the music soooo much and also the village's nighttime charm. For all the people who always only talk about the graphics, it should be said that's what makes this game so charming. I would have liked to help more, just to be able to continue playing. Maybe one day I'll return to this village, for the music, for the charm, for the story and for the mouse of course.
Steam User 8
One of the loveliest games I have ever played. Very sweet and charming, I never once got bored as there were different mechanics used for each quest which made it really fun! 10/10!!! SQUEAK!
Steam User 7
Excellent game. I was pretty skeptical in the beginning, thinking it was just gonna be a story based walking simulator, but it ended up being a lot more. It ended up being a ps2 feeling, 3d exploration, platforming game without any jump button, collect-a-thon.
I want to point out the story a little bit, without spoilers. The story, while not super deep, was told in a such a fun way with small little side stories that it created a really nice cozy feeling throughout. The graphics also has a really nice cozy italian cobblestone setting too which also adds to the nice feeling.
Steam User 5
A short yet fun puzzle-platformer. I was not expecting to cry at a game like this but glad I actually played it specially with how well the character controls and is just the cutest little mouse~
Steam User 5
Such an amazing experience from start to end.
The soundtrack is beautiful and so is the atmosphere of the game.
Also, best part of it: you can squeak in this game! I totally recommend it!