Underplayed Gems

Mousebound (2020)

Mousebound cover
Developer
GNos Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Early Access
Rating
3.8 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A disorienting and punishing 3D puzzle-platformer where you guide a customizable character with mouse movements, testing your patience and tolerance for failure.

unique controlsfrustratingpatientunforgivingexplorationcustomizableprecisechallenging

What players say

Players compare the mouse-pointer controls to Monkey Ball and Getting Over It. They praise the creative level design while warning that progress loss is common and the difficulty is punishing. Some note the developer abandoned the game years ago with no updates.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.