MouseCraft
{{Short description|2014 video game}}
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| developer = Crunching Koalas
| publisher = Crunching Koalas
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| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Ouya|PlayStation 3|PlayStation 4|PlayStation Vita|Windows|Nintendo Switch|Xbox One}}
| released = {{Unbulleted list|Ouya, PS3, PS4, Vita, Windows|8 July 2014|Nintendo Switch|27 February 2020|Xbox One|20 January 2022}}
| genre = Adventure
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MouseCraft is a 3D adventure video game developed and published by Poland-based game studio Crunching Koalas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchingkoalas.com/contact|title=Contact.|website=Crunching Koalas|access-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827150128/https://crunchingkoalas.com/contact/|archive-date=27 August 2018|url-status=live}} The game was released on 8 July 2014 for Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchingkoalas.com/game/mousecraft|title=MouseCraft.|website=Crunching Koalas|access-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130135/http://www.crunchingkoalas.com/game/mousecraft|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/252750/MouseCraft/|title=MouseCraft|website=Steam|access-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093043/https://store.steampowered.com/app/252750/MouseCraft/|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=LeJacq|first=Yannick|url=https://kotaku.com/now-i-know-why-lemmings-died-1601913416|title=Now I Know Why Lemmings Died|website=Kotaku|date=8 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093157/https://kotaku.com/now-i-know-why-lemmings-died-1601913416|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiedb.com/games/mousecraft|title=MouseCraft|website=Indie DB|date=7 July 2014 |access-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421194727/http://www.indiedb.com/games/mousecraft|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=live}} A port for Nintendo Switch was released on 27 February 2020 and Xbox One on 20 January 2022.{{Cite web|last=Craddock|first=Ryan|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/mousecraft_will_bring_a_blend_of_tetris_and_lemmings_to_switch_next_week|title=MouseCraft Will Bring A Blend Of Tetris And Lemmings To Switch Next Week|website=Nintendo Life|date=17 February 2020|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Huerta|first=Gabriel|url=https://en.as.com/meristation/2022/02/01/news/1643677122_109692.html|title=2022 video game release calendar: all titles and their release dates|website=MeriStation|date=28 February 2022|access-date=26 April 2023}}
Gameplay
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MouseCraft has 80 levels. Players can create their own maps with a level editor.{{Cite web|last=Ponder|first=George|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/mousecraft-windows-gaming-review|title=MouseCraft, a game of cat and mouse for Windows Phone and PC|date=30 March 2016|website=Windows Central|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/mousecraft-review|title=MouseCraft review|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|date=10 July 2014|website=Eurogamer|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Nakamura|first=Darren|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-mousecraft/|title=Review: MouseCraft|website=Destructoid|date=8 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS4: 72/100{{efn|Score based on 12 reviews.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mousecraft/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=MouseCraft for PlayStation 4 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2023}}
VITA: 68/100{{efn|Score based on 4 reviews.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mousecraft/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|title=MouseCraft for PlayStation Vita Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2023}}
PC: 72/100{{efn|Score based on 16 reviews.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mousecraft/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=MouseCraft for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2023}}
NS: 77/100{{efn|Score based on 6 reviews.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mousecraft/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=MouseCraft for Switch Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2023}}
XONE: 82/100{{efn|Score based on 4 reviews.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mousecraft/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=MouseCraft for Xbox One Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| GI = 8/10{{Cite magazine|last=Reeves|first=Ben|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/mousecraft/b/playstation4/archive/2014/08/05/mousecraft-game-informer-review.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810080525/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mousecraft/b/playstation4/archive/2014/08/05/mousecraft-game-informer-review.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=10 August 2014|title=MouseCraft Review|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|date=5 August 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| GameRev = 5/10{{Cite web|last=Schaller|first=Kevin|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/64763-mousecraft-review|title=MouseCraft Review|website=GameRevolution|date=9 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| GSpot = 6/10{{Cite web|last=Cabral|first=Matt|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mousecraft-review/1900-6415818/|title=MouseCraft Review|website=GameSpot|date=23 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| IGN = 7.7/10{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Leah B.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/11/mousecraft-review|title=MouseCraft Review|website=IGN|date=11 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| Joystiq = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Richard|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/11/mousecraft-review-pretty-gouda/|title=MouseCraft review: Pretty Gouda|website=Joystiq|date=11 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217132307/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/11/mousecraft-review-pretty-gouda/|archive-date=17 February 2015}}
| PCGUS = 65/100{{Cite web|last=Warr|first=Philippa|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mousecraft-review/|title=MouseCraft review|website=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|date=14 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
| PSQ = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|last=Tarrant|first=Ben|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/mousecraft|title=MouseCraft Review (PS4)|website=Push Square|date=8 July 2014|access-date=26 April 2023}}
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MouseCraft received "mixed or average reviews" for most platforms according to review aggregator Metacritic; the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions received "generally favorable reviews".
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External links
- [http://mouse-craft.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb title|2870720|MouseCraft}}
Category:Crunching Koalas games
Category:Video games about mice and rats
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