If you’re done solving cases in Mouse: P.I. For Hire and want something else to chase, then there’s nothing better than getting every achievement or trophy in the game. Mouse: P.I. For Hire is a noir-style first-person shooter set in a monochrome, rubberhose-inspired version of pre-war America, where you play as private investigator Jack Pepper, solving cases while blasting through fast-paced boomer-shooter combat.
Apart from the main story, Mouse: P.I. For Hire layers in 34 achievements and trophies that stretch across nearly everything you do, from finding hidden newspapers and comic strips to completing side jobs, upgrading weapons, clearing combat challenges, and mastering mini-games. So to help you clean up the full list, here’s how to unlock every achievement or trophy in Mouse: P.I. For Hire.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire: Full Achievement and Trophy Guide
There are a total of 34 achievements/trophies in Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and you can unlock them over the course of a single playthrough by completing story cases, tracking down collectibles, clearing side jobs, and completing specific combat challenges. Here are all achievements and trophies in the game, along with exactly how to unlock each one:
Case Completion Trophies
Smoked Cheese and Mirrors
Complete the Missing Magician case. This unlocks automatically by finishing all missions tied to that case.
Tinsel Boulevard
Complete the Blue Betty case. Finish every mission connected to this case to earn it.
Our Lesser Brothers
Complete the Shrew Shortage case. This unlocks automatically once that case is resolved.
Tip of the Cheeseberg
Finish the final case and complete the game. This is awarded at the end of the story.
Collectible Trophies
Paper Person
Collect 5 Mouseburg Herald newspapers. Newspapers can be found during missions or bought later if you miss a few.
Cover to Cover
Collect 10 Mouseburg Herald newspapers. Keep checking side paths and optional rooms during missions to build toward this.
Extra! Extra!
Collect all 38 Mouseburg Herald newspapers. This requires completing the full newspaper set, either through exploration or by using the hub shop to recover missed issues.
Comic Relief
Collect 5 comic strips. These are often tucked off the main path, so explore thoroughly.
Extremely Graphic Novel
Collect 10 comic strips. Continue building your comic collection through exploration or purchases.
The Prequel
Collect all comic strips in the game. This means finding or obtaining the full comic set.
Starter Deck
Collect 5 Baseball Cards. Cards can be found during missions or bought later.
Babe Got Bat
Collect 10 Baseball Cards.
Card Shark
Collect all 41 Baseball Cards. This requires completing the full card collection, which is one of the larger collectible grinds in the game.
Baseball Card Mini-Game Trophies
Pocket Aces
Win one Baseball Cards match. Use the card table in the bar and secure a single victory.
S’all in the Cards
Win 30 Baseball Cards matches.
Everybody Loves Rayguns
Unlock the X1 D-Mousifier. Earn enough Spike-D Prize Tokens through Baseball Cards victories, then redeem them at the vending machine to claim the weapon.
Side Jobs Trophies
Dime Novel Sleuth
Complete 5 side jobs. Optional jobs become available between missions, and finishing any five unlocks this.
Real Deal Gumshoe
Complete all side jobs. This requires finishing every optional job available in the game.
Case Investigation Trophies
Burdens of Blue Betty
Collect all key clues in the Blue Betty case. Make sure you inspect every clue marker before finishing the case.
Misfortunes of the Missing Magician
Collect all key clues tied to the Missing Magician case.
Secrets of the Shrew Shortage
Collect all key clues during the Shrew Shortage case. Search thoroughly during every mission connected to the case.
So, Whodunit?
Pin every clue to your evidence board. This requires finding all clues in the game and placing them on the board in Jack’s office.
Combat Challenge Trophies
Boom Town
Kill 20 enemies using thrown or kicked explosive barrels. You need to use the barrel itself as the weapon, not shoot it.
Firestarter
Kill 20 enemies by shooting explosive barrels. For this one, shoot barrels near enemies so the explosion gets the kills.
Goud’em!
Kill 5 enemies within 10 seconds. This is easiest during large enemy waves, especially when using explosives.
M-m-muenster Kill!
Kill 10 enemies within 20 seconds.
Hole-y Trinity
Kill 3 enemies with one shot. This can be done by lining up grouped enemies or using a single explosive shot to take out three at once.
Spike-D 16 TONS
Kill 20 enemies using heavy falling objects. Look for hanging objects or environmental hazards you can drop onto enemies.
Herr Flick of the Wrist
Punch a BMP agitator in the snout using the Mitts weapon. Equip the Mitts and land a melee strike on the correct enemy type.
Weapons and Progression Trophies
Guns, Lots of Guns
Collect all non-corporate-locked weapons. Unlock every standard weapon available through progression and exploration.
This is My Boomstick!
Upgrade one weapon to Tier 3. Use schematics at Tammy’s shop to fully upgrade a single weapon.
We’ll B.A.N.G., ok?
Upgrade every weapon to Tier 3. This requires collecting enough schematics to upgrade the entire arsenal fully.
Tricks of the Trade
Unlock all special abilities. Purchase every ability upgrade available in the progression system.
Hidden / Miscellaneous Trophy
Quint’s Delight
Apart from all the above, there’s also a hidden Achievement/Trophy in Saltwater Cambozo. To unlock Quint’s Delight, keep kicking the Wallop Bay shark at the start of the mission until it drops a license plate.
And that’s about it for achievements or trophies in Mouse: P.I. For Hire. For more gaming news and guides, be sure to check out our gaming page!
