The Spirit and the Mouse
BANGER · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $6.39, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Sep 2022.
- Length
- 4.2h
- Value
- $1.52/hr
- Reviews
- 97% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is 68% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Typical seasonal cut
- 60% ($7.99)
- Deepest seasonal cut
- 66% ($6.79)
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 620 or Radeon R7 250 (2048 VRAM), 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
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.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
October 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $6.39. It has been discounted 29 times in the 4 years tracked here, typically at 55 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today's $6.39 at 68 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
At full price it scores 65. The current cut is what makes it a 87.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 1 percent on value. It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games closest to it, Dungeons of Hinterberg ($22.99, scores 76) and Minute of Islands ($19.99, scores 34) both come in lower.
Steam's global achievement data puts 36 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. Of the 323 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2022 to September 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 4.2 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
83% start to 36% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
3 players online when we last checked, on Sep 30, 19:50 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
It's a lovely emotional puzzle platforming story about compassion and helping those who needs help. The vibe this game gave me is, our character is like a Pikachu, with the environment and climbing very similar as Stray (the game with the cat and the robot), but it's in France instead of a cyberpunk setting. I like Pikachu, and I LOVE Stray the game, so this game was a great time! There are puzzles and riddles in...
Really fun for a kid! It's a little simple for an adult, unless you go lightbulb-hunting. I had a great time, all in all. If you are a parent though, please note there are some christian themes throughout the game. that's not necessarily a bad thing, just a keep in mind thing
what a neat little game~ i purchased this on sale thinking it would be just a fun, simple platformer/puzzle adventure i could play on my steam deck to pass the time, but boy, i was not expecting to get so emotionally attached!! the story is very sweet and charming, and i absolutely love our little mouse protagonist. i felt like a pikachu-remy hybrid (iykyk) scampering through a beautifully crafted french town and if...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
The Spirit and the Mouse scores 87/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1679210/the-spirit-and-the-mouseReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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