Step into a slice of old-school animation with MOUSE: P.I. For Hire on PS5, a first-person shooter that sits alongside stylised titles like Cuphead in spirit, but trades run-and-gun platforming for detective-noir gunplay. The hook is its 1930s “rubber hose” cartoon look — high-contrast black and white visuals and bouncy, exaggerated motion — wrapped around a pulp private-eye setup. If you like shooters with a strong visual identity and a bit of mystery between firefights, this is very much aimed at you.

Does the 1930s cartoon style add anything, or is it just a gimmick?

Here it’s more than a filter. The monochrome presentation and vintage animation cues shape the tone, making shootouts feel like they’re happening inside a living cartoon, while the P.I. framing gives you a reason to poke around rather than sprint from arena to arena.

• Platform: PS5 — suited to big-screen play where the bold contrast really lands
• Age rating: PEGI 16 — expect violence and darker noir themes