Logo of Transformice
Transformice (TFM) is an online multiplayer Flash video game released on 1 May 2010. It was created by Melibellule (artist) and Tigrounette (programmer), who later formed the company Atelier 801. It is written in ActionScript 3.0 and the flash-port of Box2D.
While it started in French, it is currently also available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Norwegian, Hungarian, Dutch, Romanian, Indonesian, Arabic, Tagalog, Japanese, Finnish, Italian, Lithuanian, Hebrew, Czech, Croatian, Bulgarian, Latvian, German and Estonian.
Transformice requires either a web browser running Adobe Flash Player 9.0+, Adobe AIR to run the official standalone, or Steam to play the game.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay in the game is straightforward: in a variety of maps you have to find and carry a piece of cheese back to a mouse hole. Some maps have complex puzzles involved which can only be solved with the help of the all-powerful shaman, who is chosen based on the high score. Completing maps will result in being awarded with titles and cheese. Cheese allows you to buy clothing accessories in the shop.
Mice[]
As a mouse, you have only one goal: collect the cheese and navigate back to the safety of your mouse hole with or without the help of the shaman. The mice can just move around using the arrows keys (or, alternatively, W, A, S, and D) to duck, jump, and move.
Shaman[]
The shaman is a mouse with the additional ability to summon objects, and in some cases must help the regular mice to overcome an otherwise insurmountable obstacle. Shamans are distinguished from the other mice by various markings on his fur and by a feather on their head. The array of objects the shaman has access to varies from map to map: in one map the shaman may spawn their full repertoire, in the next the shaman can only draw a path by using the conjuration. As the shaman, your controls are a bit more advanced and you will need a mouse or touchpad.
Game modes[]
Transformice has several game modes, each with different mechanics and objectives.
Transformice[]
This is the "normal" mode of Transformice. The mechanics of this mode are described above. A round may also occasionally feature a racing map.
Vanilla[]
Vanilla is very similar to Transformice. This mode only features administrator-created maps and maps chosen from map creation events, which are considered easier for beginners to complete.
Survivor[]
In this mode, the shaman attempts to kill the mice, mainly by using cannonballs, or other summoned objects. In this mode, there aren't any mouse holes, but there is cheese in some maps to make it harder to move. The mice try to avoid the cannonballs and stay alive by the time the round is over. Sometimes, this mode features "vampire" maps. These maps have no shaman. A few mice are randomly selected as the vampires. The vampires attempt to "infect" other mice, while the mice attempt to stay away from the vampires. After a mouse has been infected, it also becomes a vampire, helping its comrades to infect other mice.
Racing[]
Racing mode has no shaman whatsoever. Mice try to complete maps as fast as possible. Returning to the hole first awards progress to certain badges and titles.
Bootcamp[]
Bootcamp levels are very hard, designed with experienced players in mind, they sometimes make use of shortcuts.
Defilante[]
In this mode, the map scrolls horizontally, and mice must keep up with it. There are points distributed on the map, and mice must collect as many as possible before gathering cheese and entering the hole. There is no shaman in this mode.
Village[]
There is no objective in this game mode. The map is made to look like a village, with several NPCs distributed throughout. The NPCs stay stationary, and users can buy items, titles, or badges from them using "coins" or other items. Players use the village to chat, roleplay, or trade.