<s>
Transformice	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
independent	O
multiplayer	O
free-to-play	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
French	O
game	O
designers	O
,	O
known	O
by	O
their	O
aliases	O
Melibellule	B-Protocol
and	O
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melibellule	B-Protocol
produces	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artwork	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
programs	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
functions	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformice	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformice	B-Protocol
requires	O
either	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
running	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
9.0	O
+	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
the	O
official	O
standalone	O
or	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
mouse	O
with	O
the	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
or	O
the	O
WASD	O
keys	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
duck	O
,	O
jump	O
and	O
perform	O
various	O
techniques	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wall	O
jumping	O
,	O
long	O
jumping	O
,	O
turn	O
arounds	O
,	O
and	O
corner	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformice	B-Protocol
has	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
mechanics	O
and	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Melibellule	B-Protocol
(	O
real	O
name	O
Mélanie	O
Christin	O
)	O
and	O
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
(	O
real	O
name	O
Jean-Baptiste	O
Le	O
Marchand	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Transformice	B-Protocol
came	O
about	O
when	O
the	O
two	O
decided	O
to	O
team	O
up	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
had	O
experience	O
making	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
wanted	O
Melibellule	B-Protocol
's	O
artistry	O
experience	O
to	O
help	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melibellule	B-Protocol
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
little	O
mouse	O
who	O
had	O
to	O
grab	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
cheese	O
and	O
bring	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
mouse	O
hole	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Transformice	B-Protocol
,	O
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
had	O
worked	O
on	O
another	O
online	B-Application
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
in	O
April	O
2008	O
titled	O
Aaaah	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Transformice	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
that	O
multiple	O
players	O
were	O
competing	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
goal	O
while	O
one	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
points	O
was	O
designated	O
as	O
a	O
guide	O
and	O
could	O
draw	O
pathways	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
reach	O
the	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
quitting	O
their	O
jobs	O
,	O
Melibellule	B-Protocol
and	O
Tigrounette	B-Protocol
founded	O
the	O
independent	O
gaming	O
company	O
Atelier	B-Protocol
801	I-Protocol
as	O
co-CEOs	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
published	O
games	O
Run	O
for	O
Cheese	O
!,	O
Bouboum	O
,	O
Nekodancer	O
,	O
Fortoresse	O
,	O
Dead	O
Maze	O
and	O
Tomb	O
Rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Transformice	B-Protocol
Adventures	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GameOgre	O
recognized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Rant	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
fourth	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	O
games	O
that	O
nobody	O
is	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
