The Spirit and the Mouse

The Spirit and the Mouse

Steam Deck Verified

Alblune · Puzzle Platformer · Sep 26, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.79.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
88% of themes are praise12% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is very heartwarming and the ending almost made me cry.
173 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics could be a little better, but the presentation and atmosphere are gorgeous!
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It’s got a great sense of humour and thoroughly enjoyable gameplay.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Also it has a super soothing soundtrack and incredible visuals as you visit four different areas of this little French village, as well as this being a great podcast game if you're like me and enjoy games that you can just turn your brain off as you listen to something else.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
This game was amazing, Its skill level or difficulty in the puzzles wasn't too high, a kid could play this with ease but it didn't really matter.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Also as a plus, it runs very well on Steam Deck.
11 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 characters173 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat11 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.79 (−66%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.79

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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