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One of 2026’s Best FPS Games Just Hit 1 Million Players

One million gamers have tried what’s sure to be known as one of 2026’s very best first-person shooters. 

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One of the best indie games of the year also happens to be one of the year’s best new first-person shooters, and it just achieved a huge milestone.

Mouse: P.i. For Hire reaches a million players

It’s been a solid year for Doom fans, and not just because Doom: The Dark Ages‘ stellar Revelations DLC just dropped to critical praise. The Doom-inspired indie FPS Mouse: P.I. For Hire also dropped back in April and instantly floored gamers with its noir atmosphere, bouncy rubberhose art style, and, perhaps most impressive, its first-person gunplay and level design that hearken back to the Doom games of the 90s.

Before its release, Mouse: P.I. became one of the more high-profile indie games on the horizon. Its casting of Troy Baker as the leading man Jack Pepper only helped draw more eyes to........

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