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Two players guide a lab-made gerbil and magnetic exosuit through a ruined world, combining combat, platforming, and puzzles.
Released 31 Jul 2025
Dash As Gerbil
Fire From Exosuit
Solve Magnetic Puzzles
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Developed by Yohann Blanchard, Anaïs Garzend, Tristan Rouillon-Leperd, Rémi Trotereau, Victor Birlian, Charles Defoy, Jeanne Duprez, Marie Gouin, Raphaël Daubelcour, Paul Guehl · Published by ISART DIGITAL
Wires and Whiskers is a two-player local co-op adventure set in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world. Players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit as they make their way through the environment.
Each player has a distinct role: the gerbil uses agile movement and melee dashes, while the exosuit handles ranged attacks and magnetic interactions. The pair must coordinate to navigate obstacles and face mutated enemies.
Progress comes through platforming, combat, and magnetic puzzles. Players can also throw or pull one another to affect combat, bringing the two roles together throughout this compact co-op experience.
Recurring praise in the supplied reviews centers on the fun of playing cooperatively, especially coordinating the gerbil and exosuit’s different abilities. Players also appreciate the charming visual design and enjoyable combat and puzzle mechanics. Many describe it as a satisfying short session, while wishing it lasted longer; some also mention controller or keyboard control limitations.
Wires and Whiskers is a fast-paced, two-player local co-op game where you control a cybernetic lab gerbil and its armed exosuit through tactical combat and magnetic puzzles.
Each player takes on a unique role: one handles agile movement and melee dashes (the gerbil), while the other manages long-range attacks and magnetic interaction systems (the exosuit). You must rely on precise coordination to survive an irradiated world overrun by mutated enemies and unstable tech.
This game is a 20-30 minute experience developed by students at ISART DIGITAL as part of their final year project!
If you have any feedback or bug reports, please let us know on discord!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| AI disclosure | We used AI tools (such as ChatGPT or Claude) to assist to a certain extent with C++ and Blueprint scripting during development. No AI-generated content is present in the final game assets. All visual, audio, and narrative content was created by the development team. |
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