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The Spirit and the Mouse

Alblune · Armor Games Studios · 2022-09-26

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 19, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 26, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

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 2022 Adventure and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 1076 reviews).

4
playing now
97%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
4.82★
PlayStation Store rating (237 ratings)
5h
to beat · completionist 7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

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.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 164 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 102% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 29,087 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,076 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.40 at GreenManGaming (2026-09-18) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 80 of 116 observed days · $0.39 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
757520222026Week of 2022-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
72Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 30Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 11Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 22Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 17Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 19Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 26May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 17Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$6.792022-09-262026-10-152022-09-26 — best price $19.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-04-17 — best price $16.992023-05-27 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $15.992023-08-06 — best price $19.992023-09-23 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992023-12-25 — best price $14.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-10-20 — best price $19.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-23 — best price $8.992025-03-03 — best price $9.002025-05-09 — best price $9.002025-07-25 — best price $8.002025-08-27 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $7.992025-11-05 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $6.992026-01-26 — best price $7.002026-03-03 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $6.792026-08-06 — best price $6.792026-08-30 — best price $6.792026-09-07 — best price $6.792026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-23 — best price $6.792026-10-01 — best price $6.792026-10-09 — best price $6.792026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "Grilled Mouse"
37.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionDualShock Controller SupportSave AnytimeStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam Cloud1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-08-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)78738%40
PS5 (PlayStation)19571%41
Switch (Nintendo)250%0
PS4 (PlayStation)1471%41
PS4 (PlayStation)1471%41
PS4 (PlayStation)757%41

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCutePuzzleFantasyColorfulAdventureNarrativePlatformerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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