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Mouse's Playground, An Affront To All Mice Everywhere

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Unity The rise of game engines such as Unity have democratised game development. Now, at least theoretically, anybody with enough drive can make their own indie games. To mixed success. Unity has had the misfortune of becoming synonymous with many, many bad games. Merely seeing the Unity splash screen is enough for some people to prepare themselves for an unpolished, poorly executed adventure in amateur game design. Mouses Playground is a game that falls firmly into this category. Mouses Playground I like to send this game to unsuspecting friends as a sort of prank. This is probably why nobody talks to me anymore. You play as an MS Paint drawing of a mouse. The goal is to collect cheese. I like the lonely vibes of Mouses Playground. You are isolated in this world, with bold coloured structures surrounding you. Somber piano music plays, reminiscent of The Sims 1 soundtrack. There is no rush. No danger. Just you and 100 cheeses. Mouse gazes upon the landscape When the player attempts to ...