Underplayed Gems

The Mirror's Curse (2024)

The Mirror's Curse cover
Developer
Pavlo Petrov
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
5.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 58 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense first-person escape room where solving mirror puzzles under the threat of supernatural attacks and perma death creates a constant feeling of pressure and dread.

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What players say

Players praise the atmospheric escape-room puzzles and creepy vibe, but split on polish: some report a camera glitch and lack of windowed mode, while others say it plays fine. It is short, with speedruns under an hour, and the horror is more unsettling than jump-scare heavy.

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