Mirror's Edge™ (2009)

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

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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.

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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.

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