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Mouse Chef: Dig Out Gets Trailer And 2027 Steam Release

Paiband Game Studio released a trailer for Mouse Chef: Dig Out, a first-person prison break adventure drawn in the style of 1930s cartoons.

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Why it matters

Paiband's decision to expand a single-spoon escape premise into a full cooking-and-digging game after the original announcement drew more attention than expected is the part to watch, since the trailer now presents the larger project under its new name.

Mouse Chef: Dig Out Gets Trailer And 2027 Steam Release

Key Facts

  • Paiband Game Studio released a trailer for Mouse Chef: Dig Out.
  • Mouse Chef: Dig Out was originally announced as Escape by Spoon.
  • The game adds cooking elements and a prison kitchen after a larger-than-expected response.
  • Mouse Chef: Dig Out is scheduled for Steam on PC in 2027.
  • The store page lists Japanese language support.

The game began as Escape by Spoon, a project about escaping prison with one spoon, and grew after a larger-than-expected response. Cooking elements and a prison kitchen were added, and the title changed. It is scheduled for Steam on PC in 2027, with Japanese language support listed.

Paiband Game Studio has released a trailer for Mouse Chef: Dig Out, and the store page now lists a Steam release on PC for 2027 with Japanese language support. The game casts players as prisoners who tunnel out from under their cell with a spoon, gathering resources and upgrading the tool as they go. The prison cook job runs alongside the escape: catch ingredients, wash the dirty ones, chop, and cook before the dangers that follow. Combat, exploration, and a day, night, and midnight cycle fill out the loop, set in a dark comedy world modeled on 1930s cartoons.

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