Underplayed Gems

Mirror's Edge™ (2009)

Mirror's Edge™ cover
Developer
DICE
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
4.4 of 5, 39,199 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You move through a pristine, oppressive city in a constant flow of vaulting, sliding, and leaping, with every run feeling like a high-stakes race against surveillance.

fast-pacedfirst-personparkour-focusedtenseminimalistcleanstylizedtime-attack

What players say

Players praise the movement and art direction as timeless, with one calling it the best middle ground between arcade and realistic parkour. They are split on combat and controls: some find them clunky, while others accept them as part of the package. The game is short, roughly 9 chapters, and the story ends on a cliffhanger that the sequel ignores.

Trailer

Screenshots

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