Works based on a copyright-free Mickey Mouse

The following is a list of creative works starring Mickey Mouse announced after Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho, released in 1928, entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. In January, multiple films and video games starring the iconic character were announced immediately. This list only includes works that received substantial media attention.

List NameType of workDescriptionRelease dateMSCHF X Famous MouseCollectiblesArt collective MSCHF created a line of Public Domain Mickey-collectibles. The items could be pre-ordered from August 2021 and became available in 2024.August 2021 2024 Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public DomainShooter gameVideo game in which public domain-characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Alice, Winnie-the-Pooh and the Monkey King have to shoot an endless group of evil ninjas. In January, Mickey Mouse was introduced through an update. December 5, 2023 January 1, 2024 Rubber Hose RampageRun n' Gun videogameA run-and-gun videogame reminiscent of Cuphead.January 24, 2024The Vanishing of S.S. WillieHorror short filmHorror short film based on Steamboat Willie and, as so far known, the first film released using its public domain-status.January 1, 2024MousetrappedWebcomicsAn unfinished daily webcomic-series created by R. K. Milholland, continuing the narrative of Mickey, after the events of Steamboat Willie.From January 1, 2024Steamboat Willie (Brock's Dub)Redubbed original cartoonA redubbed version of Steamboat Willie posted on YouTube. The video received some media notoriety for being the first Steamboat Willie-video to receive and survive a copyright-claim from The Walt Disney Company. On January 6, YouTube revoked the copyright-claim from Disney.January 4, 2024"One Eyed Bastard"Music videoThe fourth single of Green Day's fourteenth studio album, Saviors. The music video features Mickey Mouse wearing his Steamboat Willie outfit as well as an eyepatch.January 5, 2024The Mouse TrapSlasher filmSlasher film in which a mass murderer in a Mickey Mouse mask hunts down a group of teenagers inside an amusement arcade.August 6, 2024I Hate Fairyland - Happy End GameComic bookStory arc of I Hate Fairyland featuring a public domain Mickey Mouse.October 2024 - February 2025I Heart WillieSlasher filmNovember 8, 2024Infestation: OriginsSurvival horror gameDeveloped by Nightmare Forge Games, the game was released in early access on November 15, 2024. Upon its initial announcement, IGN compared the game to the 2023 horror film, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, due to a similar situation where Winnie-the-Pooh fell into the public domain. The game was immediately criticized as an asset flip, and for its alleged use of audio deepfakes instead of voice acting. It was criticized for neo-Nazi themes such as the number 88, and the premise of using gas to exterminate rats. In response to the allegations, the developers renamed the game from Infestation '88 to Infestation: Origins.November 15, 2024Mouse of HorrorsSlasher filmJanuary 26, 2025Mouseboat MassacreMarch 25, 2025ScreamboatSlasher film in which Mickey Mouse turns into a mutated creature that starts a murderous rampage on a ferry.April 2, 2025The Dark Domain: MVW Mickey-vs-WinnieTBAThe Return of Steamboat WillieHorror filmAn upcoming animated horror filmScreamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead

See also Mickey au Camp de Gurs, 1942 comic booklet Mickey Mouse in Vietnam, 1969 short film Suicidemouse.avi, creepypasta that uses 1928's incarnation of Mickey Mouse

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