{
  "id": 16345263,
  "title": "The mouse P.I. for hire from Mouse: P.I. For Hire joins the meat boy from Super Meat Boy 3D in gaming's latest indie crossover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/the-mouse-p-i-for-hire-from-mouse-p-i-for-hire-joins-the-meat-boy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:46:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-mouse-p-i-for-hire-from-mouse-p-i-for-hire-joins-the-meat-boy-from-super-meat-boy-3d-in-gamings-latest-indie-crossover/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The gaming world is witnessing a fresh and slightly humorous collaboration between two indie developers, Super Meat Boy 3D and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. The latter's titular mouse detective has been transformed into a cube-like shape, navigating through a perilous maze filled with death-defying sawblades. The setting for this adventure is a stark black-and-white screen, reminiscent of the first-person shooter genre from which Mouse originates. Although this partnership may appear to be driven by financial motives akin to popular titles like Fortnite, both games share a common ground in their indie, cartoonish aesthetics and gore-infused gameplay. Super Meat Boy, an iconic character, has a history of invading other games, such as Bit.Trip and CommanderVideo's cameo in Super Meat Boy. While PC Gamer's Shaun Prescott found the game lacking in \"vibe,\" its mechanics of running, jumping, and exploding were deemed enjoyable enough to warrant a Very Positive rating on Steam. Phil Iwaniuk from Mouse praised the game as a bona fide classic, appreciating its eye-catching art style and more than just its striking visuals. As for the crossover, it's unclear how Super Meat Boy would fit into a noir detective story, but the cause of death in this bizarre scenario seems inevitable – a giant sawblade.",
  "summary": "Of mice and meat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}