Wires and Whiskers

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Release date, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out.

• Local co-op: The text calls it a two-player local co-op game, and the features list shows Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Most players on one screen: The text says two-player local co-op.
• Free base co-op: The page has a Play Game button and no price.
• Confirmed free setups: The whole game is free and made for exactly two players on one PC. There is no separate paid co-op content.
• Release date: The page shows Released 31 Jul, 2025.
• Kind of game: The text describes exactly two players, each with a unique role.
• Sessions: The text calls it a 20 to 30 minute experience made as a student final-year project.
• About: The text sets a lab-engineered gerbil and a magnetic exosuit in a ruined post-apocalyptic world. User tags include Post-apocalyptic.
• Tension and danger: The text says you must survive a world overrun by mutated enemies.
• Calm and coziness: User tags include Casual and Atmospheric.
• Working in sync: The text says you must rely on precise coordination, with two unique roles.
• Exploring: One section of the text is headed Explore Together, but the run is short.
• Jumping and climbing: User tags include 2D Platformer, 3D Platformer and Puzzle Platformer.
• Fighting: User tags include Top-Down Shooter and Beat 'em up, and one section is headed Fight Together.
• Puzzles and figuring out: The text mentions magnetic puzzles, and user tags include Puzzle and Puzzle Platformer.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Free base co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres.

• Online co-op: Categories list Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. There is no Online Co-op category. Steam Remote Play Together is listed, and that streams one running copy.
• Local co-op: Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Free base co-op: is_free is true, there is no price and no DLC, and the genres include Free To Play.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list Mac or Linux builds.
• Release status: coming_soon is false and the genres do not include Early Access.
• Release date: Steam shows Jul 31, 2025.
• Genres: The short description calls it an action-puzzle game, and Steam lists Action.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Release date, Sessions, Working in sync.

• Online co-op: The launch post offers local co-op or Steam Remote Play Together. It names no online mode of its own.
• Local co-op: The launch post calls it a fast-paced 2-player local co-op game.
• Most players on one screen: The launch post says 2-player.
• Release date: The launch post is dated 2025-07-31 and says the game is officially out.
• Sessions: The post says you can finish it in about 30 minutes.
• Working in sync: The post says you have to coordinate movement, attacks and magnetic powers.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Tension and danger.

• Sessions: The update of 2025-07-20 adds checkpoint saves, so a quit or a fail restarts from the last checkpoint.
• Tension and danger: A fail only sends you back to the last checkpoint.

isart-digital.itch.ioOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players on one screen, Free base co-op, Platforms, Release date, Genres, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out.

• Most players on one screen: The info table says Number of players: 2.
• Free base co-op: The itch.io page is a free download with no price.
• Platforms: The info table says Platform: PC.
• Release date: The page has comments from June 2025, earlier than Steam. No maker statement gives an earlier release date, so the Steam launch date is used.
• Genres: The info table lists the genre as Action Platformer.
• Jumping and climbing: The info table lists the genre as Action Platformer.
• Puzzles and figuring out: The page text says you attract and repel each other to get past obstacles and enemies.

automaton-media.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Working in sync.

• Online co-op: Automaton, 2025-08-06, says the game offers local co-op only. It adds that the Steam version can be played online through Steam Remote Play Together.
• Working in sync: Describes the exosuit lifting the gerbil and the gerbil clearing a path so the suit can be pulled along with the magnetic beam.

gamerant.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op, Release date, Sessions, Story, Fighting, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out.

• Free base co-op: Game Rant, 2025-08-09, calls the game fully free to play and available on PC through Steam.
• Release date: Says it launched on July 31, 2025.
• Sessions: Gives a total runtime of 20 to 30 minutes.
• Story: Describes a short experience with a compact story.
• Fighting: Says the game balances combat, platforming and puzzle-solving.
• Jumping and climbing: Says the game balances combat, platforming and puzzle-solving.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Says the game balances combat, platforming and puzzle-solving.

steamcommunity.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Time to hang out, Calm and coziness, Story.

• Time to hang out: Reviewers describe a short, easy evening with a friend or a parent.
• Calm and coziness: Reviewers call it cute and adorable.
• Story: A reviewer mentions the ending scene with the sun and the escape.