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Steam News29 October 20258mo ago

The game now uses peer-to-peer networking

The game switched to a peer-to-peer networking model. Before this change, matches were hosted on US servers and ping kinda sucked outside the US.

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changedThe game switched to a peer-to-peer networking model. Before this change, matches were hosted on US servers and ping kinda sucked outside the US.
changedAnd yeah, since I'm not paying for servers anymore, MouseWars will stay free forever :D
removedThe only disadvantage is that room discovery is no longer available, so you have to share a link or room code with your friends, but I believe we can use our Discord for matchmaking.

MouseWars changes

changedThe game switched to a peer-to-peer networking model. Before this change, matches were hosted on US servers and ping kinda sucked outside the US.
changedAnd yeah, since I'm not paying for servers anymore, MouseWars will stay free forever :D
removedThe only disadvantage is that room discovery is no longer available, so you have to share a link or room code with your friends, but I believe we can use our Discord for matchmaking.

The game switched to a peer-to-peer networking model. Before this change, matches were hosted on US servers and ping kinda sucked outside the US.

We went from WebSockets to WebRTC

the room creator hosts and everyone else connects directly to them.

This benefits all players

you'll get smoother games with players near you.

And yeah, since I'm not paying for servers anymore, MouseWars will stay free forever :D

The only disadvantage is that room discovery is no longer available, so you have to share a link or room code with your friends, but I believe we can use our Discord for matchmaking.

Have fun! 🐭🔫

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Steam News / 29 October 2025

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