The delightful adventure game reminiscent of Stray, The Spirit and the Mouse, is now free for Windows, 100% free to keep, in a limited-time Epic Store’s giveaway offer. Go get it! The Spirit and the Mouse can normally cost US$19.99!
The Spirit and the Mouse is an indie platform, adventure and puzzle game in which a rodent is given electrical abilities to help the inhabitants of a small French village. It was developed by Alblune and initially released on September 26, 2022.
The game’s proposal is to offer accessible and cozy gameplay, combining exploration, light puzzles and a focus on narrative in a relaxing journey, without rushing or enemies, allowing you to enjoy every detail of the small town in question and the missions proposed by the NPCs that live there without stress.
Published by Armor Games Studios and available for Windows, Mac, Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4, The Spirit and the Mouse was generally very well received by critics, also winning some awards. In addition, it has hundreds of very positive reviews on Steam and is rated 4.6/5 on GOG, at least as of this publication.
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About the game
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.
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!
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Story
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.
Gameplay
In The Spirit and The Mouse, you control Lila, a small and brave mouse who, after being struck by lightning, gains electrical powers. These powers, originally belonging to Lumion, a Guardian Spirit, now allow Lila to help the residents of the peaceful French village of Sainte-et-Claire by solving their everyday problems, many of which are related to electricity.
The gameplay focuses on exploration, puzzle-solving, and item collection, blending smoothly with platforming mechanics. You will use Lila’s agility to navigate through the environments and her newly acquired electrical powers to interact with objects. The mouse can climb walls, jump over objects, and even pass through metal grates using her electricity abilities, which opens up new areas for exploration.
Missions and the Kibblins
A significant part of the gameplay revolves around interacting with Kibblins, electric spirits that help power the village. Each Kibblin has its own personality, and to convince them to return to their Kibblin Box (a device that restores electricity to homes), you must help them complete various tasks. These missions are diverse, ranging from playing hide-and-seek to solving code puzzles.
One of the tasks involves collecting electrical energy throughout the village, which is essential to activate the Kibblin Boxes. To gather this energy, you simply need to electrify metallic objects you find along the way. Additionally, there is a side mission with Kishine, a special Kibblin, that involves collecting light bulbs scattered across the map. Gathering these bulbs unlocks upgrades and useful hints to aid you in your journey.
The French village of Sainte-et-Claire is beautifully detailed, and since you play from the perspective of a small mouse, the world is seen in a unique and charming way. As you explore, new areas will be unlocked and abilities will be gained, allowing you to access previously unreachable places. For example, the ability to travel through electric wires provides a convenient and fun way to quickly navigate the environment.
In addition to completing missions, the mouse can also engage in optional activities, such as finding collectibles, which add even more depth to the exploration.
Challenges and accessibility
Although the game’s challenges are not excessively difficult, they strike a good balance between fun and complexity, requiring attention and logical thinking without frustrating the player. The controls are intuitive, with clear yet unobtrusive visual cues indicating when you can interact with objects, climb surfaces, or use your electrical abilities.
The Spirit and the Mouse also features accessibility options, where you can adjust control sensitivity, enable or disable hints, and use settings like a colorblind mode, making the game accessible to a wide range of players.
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.
- Relaxing and melancholic piano soundtrack.
- No difficulty, this is not a precision platformer.
- 120+ Lightbulb hidden around Town, and all the tools needed to find them in game!
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Overview
- GET The Spirit and the Mouse HERE - Download link(s) or store's listing.
- Size: 296 MB
- License: Commercial
- Operational systems: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Developer(s) and/or publisher(s): Alblune, Armor Games Studios
- Categories: Adventure, Platform, Puzzlers
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- Added by: Valewson