Mouse Man: Cheese Heist is now available!
Recover the Holy Swiss from the evil hands of your arch-nemesis: Mr. Whiskers!
I made this game in cooperation with my 9-year-old cousin. He loves to make comic books with his main character, Mouse Man, who goes on adventures to defeat his many evil enemies. I thought he'd enjoy a Mouse Man video game, so I asked him if he'd like me to develop one for him. He said yes, and Mouse Man: Cheese Heist was born.
Here's the story:
The Evil Mr. Whiskers has stolen the Holy Swiss from the world-famous Cheese Expo in Mouseville! You, Mouse Man, must navigate a complex and devious maze set up by none other than Mr. Whiskers himself. Follow the bits of Swiss through the mazes to find and rescue the Holy Swiss and save the Expo in this fun and fast-paced maze game.
It has 14 levels and a speed run takes about 15-30 minutes, but we encourage you to enjoy the story and mazes as you play. Mouse Man: Cheese Heist autosaves, and is an exclusively Playdate experience, thoughtfully handcrafted in Pulp.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped me in the dev forum, including @KINGOFSHIBUYA, @CodingSalamander, and @deljaroo in the Thread Store Room Location in Playdate PulpScript. With their help, I was able to solve the problem, and I posted my solution in detail.
Mouse Man: Cheese Heist is now available for free at Teenage-Tech.itch.io.
If you don't have a Playdate, or just want to try it before you download the game, head to TeenageTech.github.io/MouseMan, where I duplicated the Pulp Player so you can play it on the web, although the on-device experience is much better.
It's still in Beta, as I'm adding more levels and features all the time, but every release is stable. I'm considering submitting it to Catalog if it gets enough interest, so every download counts.
Visit Teenage-Tech.itch.io/MouseMan for more information.
Thanks!
-Owen.
Oh, and there's also a hidden easter egg in the first level. First one to find it and post a screenshot on the itch.io page gets a spot in the credits!