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Mirror's Edge™
Developer DICE
Mirror's Edge is a 2008 first-person action-adventure platform game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008, and for Windows in January 2009. Set in a near-future city, it follows the story of Faith Connors, an underground parkour courier who transmits messages while evading government surveillance. To progress through the game, the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
355 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
248 positive · 52 negative
95% range 78–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 248 | 52 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
17,010 of 19,567 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 218 yes, 42 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 260 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (34,599 of 39,466 positive).
Players praise the game's timeless visuals, movement, and soundtrack. [1][2][3] Some note frustrating combat and technical issues, but still recommend it. [4][5][6] Many consider it a unique and influential parkour classic. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME WONT OPEN, ♥♥♥♥ YOU EA, ♥♥♥♥ YOU CORRECT THIS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME FOR GOD'S SAKE EDIT: AFTER 5 hours of trying a lot of fixes i finally played again, this game is a masterpiece from 2009, i remember the first time i saw this game it was a mashup video with Pardon me by incubus on the background, still to this day holds up, i love this game with all my heart... but still gonna let my negative reviw untill …
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Mirror’s Edge (2008) remains for me today a deeply nostalgic experience that hits right in the chest. It hasn't aged a single day. I always come back and play from time to time without getting bored of it even I played so many hours. I feel the same for Mirror's Edge Catalyst that I own on EA App. When the ambient, ethereal soundtrack by Solar Fields kicks in against that perfect blue sky, the melancholy is instant. …
- [3]
One of the greatest games I've ever played. There are not enough words to express just how much I love this game. The visuals, the gameplay, the level design, the music, the audio design, everything just works so well. It may be short, but the movement alone is enough to make the game endlessly replayable for me. 10/10
- [4]
I've wanted to play this one since I first saw it in magazine covers back in 2009. Finally got around to it. It's an incredible experience gameplay wise and has a story that could have more nuance. However, gamers were right about this one. The further you get in the story, the more frustrating the combat is. Still, happy I got to play this.
- [2]
One of the most beautiful, stylish and unique games. Still Alive is still alive in my playlist all these years later. I highly recommend "Mirror's Edge Map Manager" mod. It restores Pure Time Trials DLC and allows to install user-made maps with just a few clicks.
Summarised from 34 of the 314 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 260 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Mirror's Edge™. The complaint that keeps coming up: frustrating combat sections. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Mirror's Edge received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. The Windows version was considered superior to its console counterparts due to its more accurate controls and extra graphical features such as PhysX effects. Game Informer described Mirror's Edge as an inspiring and "genre-defining" game, while Computer and Video Games called it "an extraordinary and special game", stating that it takes fatigued first-person mechanics into a new and daring direction. Other reviewers were not as positive towards the game. Eurogamer considered Mirror's Edge a very divisive game, with both gaping flaws and moments of brilliance. Edge felt…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 355 · most liked firstMirror’s Edge (2008) remains for me today a deeply nostalgic experience that hits right in the chest. It hasn't aged a single day. I always come back and play from time to time without getting bored of it even I played so many hours. I feel the same for Mirror's Edge Catalyst that I own on EA App. When the ambient, ethereal soundtrack by Solar Fields kicks in against that perfect blue sky, the melancholy is instant. It remembers me of being a child trying to climb the towers and run over…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most beautiful, stylish and unique games. Still Alive is still alive in my playlist all these years later. I highly recommend "Mirror's Edge Map Manager" mod. It restores Pure Time Trials DLC and allows to install user-made maps with just a few clicks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow. Just wow. I played this game for the first time in 2025 and it still feels like a fresh revelation. Incredibly unique gameplay, beautiful art, sound, and graphics design, and a story that resonates today. I could't have asked for more. It's truly a timeless masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PC is FIXED! NEW ART INCOMING! #fanart #scifi #cityyscape #mirrorsedge #game Rooftops Running I revived some memories and replayed the first Mirror's Edge game and knew what should I do. www.patreon.com/posts/130526...
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the greatest games I've ever played. There are not enough words to express just how much I love this game. The visuals, the gameplay, the level design, the music, the audio design, everything just works so well. It may be short, but the movement alone is enough to make the game endlessly replayable for me. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I see screenshots of this game on the Internet or some similar art in terms of colors, I feel a sense of nostalgia. Oh, I want to play it again. Once upon a time, games were really cool and you wanted to play them over and over again. Now I don't even want to play for more than 2 hours in all this modern garbage of companies. Where there is nothing but a 30-100-hour-long plot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There isn't much to say about this classic. It is a pioneer of parkour games and one of the best in the genre. The level design is fantastic, and it is highly satisfying from both visual and artistic standpoints. The story is also excellent. All in all, it is a wonderful game that offers a short yet memorable experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IMPORTANT: BEFORE LAUNCH, LOWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS in your monitor settings. And reduce contrast too. If you like me prefer dark/dim mode in most of apps and windows. Launching this game can cause temporary blindness. So I advise you to do this. The perfect values for me is brightness 38, contrast 20. Or 22 and 16 if I playing this at night time. But it really depends on your monitor. Sorry, this is not a review. Just an advice. Don't judge me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mirror's Edge Last set of that just Timeless game. Full set on Flickr. #VirtualPhotography #vprepost #vpsupport #MirrorsEdge #DICE
positive · AI labelView post →New EA has to look back on old EA, for a game made in 2009 it plays like indie titles from today, while being fully polished. Lots of fun, died too many times
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've wanted to play this one since I first saw it in magazine covers back in 2009. Finally got around to it. It's an incredible experience gameplay wise and has a story that could have more nuance. However, gamers were right about this one. The further you get in the story, the more frustrating the combat is. Still, happy I got to play this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Iconic parkour game with a dope soundtrack. Game feels janky at times but for a 2009 game, can't complain too much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#Mirrorsedge #gaming #art Mirror's Edge Paintings you can find around in game
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has stood up well to the test of time and it still looks great. Glad that Nvidia added back 32-Bit PhysX support for this game and other titles. If you want to unlock the frame rate there is a discussion in the forum showing you how to do it. It's very easy and only requires you change a couple of lines in the configuration file. I linked it below. FULL FPS FIX FOR MIRRORS EDGE IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=125812481
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey kiddo, Handsome Jack here... and I just played Mirror's Edge, and apparently somebody looked at the concept of running errands and thought, “You know what this needs? Parkour, authoritarian governments, guns, and one extremely athletic woman who refuses to use doors like a normal person.” Finally, innovation. You play as Faith, a runner who spends her days jumping across rooftops, sliding under pipes, climbing buildings, and generally treating gravity like a polite suggestion. And…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →easily one of the greatest games of all time. it starts out good and gets better every time you play. i love the visuals (and who doesn’t?) but honestly i think the sound design is just as big a factor in the experience of playing this game; the feeling of wind washing over your face, the slap of your hands on the pipes. it feel so visceral, and connects you to Faith in a way that few games can manage. as someone who’s into parkour stuff irl, this game is the best distillation of the feeling…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played this for the first time in 2025. the movement is smooth and the levels are very fun to play. i love how the game handles hints for when you're lost. you wont get lost too much but if youre a parkour person im sure youll have a better understanding of where to go. yeah ok bye
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back when DICE were allowed to be creative and provide something new, while its not an open world compared to the sequel, its levels here are designed so well with this in mind and its an absolute blast. Also its 2d animation is so unique as well, it does a great job of establishing its identity
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games of all time has to be Mirror's Edge. I genuinely love this game with all my heart. The aesthetics are unforgettable — that clean, minimalistic city with bold splashes of red guiding your path was unlike anything else at the time. The art style still feels fresh even years later. The movement is what really makes it special though. Running across rooftops, chaining wall-runs, vaults, and perfectly timed jumps together feels so smooth and satisfying. When you get into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME WONT OPEN, ♥♥♥♥ YOU EA, ♥♥♥♥ YOU CORRECT THIS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME FOR GOD'S SAKE EDIT: AFTER 5 hours of trying a lot of fixes i finally played again, this game is a masterpiece from 2009, i remember the first time i saw this game it was a mashup video with Pardon me by incubus on the background, still to this day holds up, i love this game with all my heart... but still gonna let my negative reviw untill ea fix this game, it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ revolting to pay for a game and you can't play it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mirrors Edge set the stage for modern video game movement in my opinion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overhated game in an overhated generation of video games. Haters don't know it's supposed to be trial-and-error. The 7th generation is literally the peak of gaming: before microtransactions took over everything, before each and every game was essentially just a walking simulator (yes, I hate RPGs, fite me), and back when there was a lot of innovation and change happening in gaming. This game is a great example of that innovation. It's very unique, like a lot of games from that generation were.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game absolutely has the sauce However that sauce is buried under less-than-half-baked combat, disarms, story, basically everything it does except visuals and movement but then even the movement is buried under questionable controls. Some stuff I could chalk up to skill issue, other stuff that genuinely baffles me. You will have a frustrating, great, frustrating time. I don't regret the purchase or the playthough, but at the same time I'm glad it's over.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2000s grunge but white + Frutiger Aero + bloom + revolutionary tech (for the time). good music, good story, amazing sound design. the 2D cutscenes are perfect for the era. really hits that Newgrounds animation nostalgia. if you want more, look up "Esurance Erin". The SFX for falling to my death actually makes me uneasy, which it should. get this game, its a must have. dont get catalyst tho.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best free running games out there with a very unique world. This is one of those games you occasionally come back to experience again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♫ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: False Mirror - Lizer & FLESH Mirror's Edge™ is definitely a one-of-a-kind game. It stands out even among other parkour-style games, demanding that players think carefully about every move, rather than just sprinting aimlessly. Here, momentum, every fall, sprint, and jump really matter, making you plan your next step ahead of time. The game grabs you with its unique style. It's both its trademark and a bit controversial due to all the whiteness. The variety of attacks and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Progress! Four of six small pockets for the runner bag are prepared (cut, folded and top-stitched for edge stiffness). Will cut the remaining two tonight and make a pattern for the lids. Still unsure what material to use for the lids though, also, the largest part of the work besides planning is still left, as all remaining seams need to be done by hand. This will go with the Faith Connors cosplay. #sewing #propMaking #cosplay #MirrorsEdge
neutral · AI labelView post →I played this game for the first time in 2009. I was absolutely impressed back then and my mind was blown away by the game 17 years later (As of May 2026) and this feeling has become even stronger and made me realize that there is a chance that there won't be another game like this. But I'm still holding some hope for the future in case someone picks up the idea. Mirror's Edge was released for the first time in late 2008 with a PC release that arrived few months later. my friend did gift me a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mirror's Edge is a fun, challenging first-person platform game. Sadly, this game was released in a time period where bad ports were the norm. Luckily, the community made a mod called: Mirror's Edge Tweaks. It unlocks higher FPS, higher resolutions, and more extensive graphic settings. It makes the game a lot better and smoother. The game looks really gorgeous for a game from 2009 with the mod. The soundtrack is amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mirror’s Edge was one of those games i first found in a magazin. Just reading about it and seeing the pictures made me fall in love with it. As a kid i used to run around my neighbourhood doing parkour, so this game felt perfect for me. When i finally played it on my Xbox 360 i had so much fun. Even tho it wasn’t open world and had a linear story, i kept replaying it over and over again. The movement just felt so good and diffrent from other games. Playing it again now i still had a great…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →20$ for a game from 2008/9? ♥♥♥♥ no, there's a one-click downloads out there, which, honestly, I should've got myself rather than give my money to the piece of ♥♥♥♥ corpo like EA, even if it was discount
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mirror’s Edge has aged quite gracefully and is definitely worth experiencing even today, being something you don’t really see - a stylised FPV parkour game. Its art direction and simple gameplay evoke nostalgia while still captivating and feeling fresh among the games released currently. The dreamy music, plain white environments with bright colour accents, and minimal UI create a zen experience that still feels visually striking. Faith’s moveset is simple, and it's easy to get a grasp of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PhysX has been fixed on RTX 50 I can't believe this game is so old and remember playing it upon release. It was mind-blowing then, and it is fascinating even now! So, a short parkour journey with a linear story and very impressive graphics. You should definitely complete it, if you still haven't in 17 years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy this game if not for nostalgia reasons, then to own an iconic game from the 2010's gaming era. An instant classic vidya.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Rooftops" (Mirror's Edge) This game is 15 years old and still looks gorgeous. #MirrorsEdge #VirtualPhotography #ThePhotomode #VPSupport
positive · AI labelView post →One of the best platformers of all time. Soundtrack is perfect. Art style and atmosphere is unmatched by almost any other game. Gameplay is successful at building it's levels around the simple core game mechanics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a great game with fantastic movement and fun level design here that's unfortunately buried beneath a lot of frustrating pace breakers that really hold the game back and make it tough to recommend despite its strengths. This game is at its best when you're quickly leaping between rooftops or scaling large indoor playgrounds trying to discern the way forward. During those moments when everything is clicking together and you're able to just settle into the flow of the immensely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good game, i played thru 90% of it without knowing u could pick up guns from the ground e.e
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommend. I actually played through it twice just because it's that good. And for a game this old it genuinely holds up very well. I was blown away. If you get random freezes or crashes try disabling PhysX if you are on any RTX card. The PhysX engine was built for the old GTX cards so it can conflict with modern drivers sometimes. Again, it varies, but if you get crashes don't let that be why you refund. There are solutions. This game is truly a masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best parkour game out there, beautiful graphics, challenging and so ahead of it's time!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak. While Catalyst has better mechanics, this one has the superior story. I don't understand why they didn't do a sequel or even a Prequel, but the story is crap. I've put off playing this one due to the lack of achievements, but figured I'd give it a play through for the Trading Cards. Even though it's well worth $20 I can't recommend it at full price without achievements. I'd grabbed both for under $10 on sale so I'd wait for a publisher sell, but I'd suggest you grab it ASAP since it's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played Mirror’s Edge back in 2009 and I loved it! The visuals were simple but looked incredible at the time, and honestly they still hold up. The clean white city with bold colors just works. What really made it stand out was the gameplay. Most games back then were focused on shooting everything that moved. Here, you are mostly running, escaping, and trying to keep your momentum. Nothing really felt like it. Replaying it in 2026, I still love it. The gameplay feels simpler now, but the flow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game so peak and enjoyable that it's what got me more and more into PC gaming as whole. Being one of the first PC games i played on a crappy Dell pre-built, Mirror's Edge gives more than just the free run freedom it advertises. Replayable to the point of exhaustion and an enticing enough story to actually care about Faith even when it seems that a simple parkour game couldn't do much more than "run and jump".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cult Classic! Playing the game in 2026 I realise why not everyone gelled with this game. When it flows, it feels like magic. But if you lose your way, can't make a jump or struggle in a fight it's straight back to the reset point for you. Nonetheless it's a stunning game in terms of artwork and audio and when the gameplay loop hits just right, you never want it to stop :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I get that older games are sometimes hard to control with or can feel stiff but damn these movement and controls are rough. I really wish I liked it, but for a parkour game it really doesn't feel like there's much flow and although the story seems interesting, I just can't really get into it since I have to get past the issues with climbing, running, and especially combat. if you want a parkour game either play dying light or ghostrunner but even for $20 I don't think this is worth it also if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, but in the end it ended up frustrating me more than anything. I know that I'm playing this game 17 years after its release, but I think my main critiques aren't necessarily due to technological limitations. The core mechanics are good. They can be a bit janky and inconsistent, but after a bit of getting used to, parkouring around the city feels really fun and rewarding. In my opinion, the game should've focused even more on just this, because the combat is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is really good for a games released 2009 but what bothered me that the game's fps capped on 60 fps which is kinda annoying but overall it is a cool experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the mechanics are rough around the edges and the story is there so we can say that the game has a story. still, it's the parkour game we all know and love that allowed the second one to be the mechanically superior collect-a-thon that it is. worth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as fun as I remember it, I really enjoy Mirror's Edge, however its age shows when trying to run on modern Linux, it has occasional crashes and freezes when I tab off the window, and it can be stuttery at times. Still an incredible game nonetheless
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not only its the best parkour game i played, its one of the BEST game i ever played. Soundtrack is also amazing, i love this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every couple of years, I reinstall and replay Mirror's Edge from start to finish. There is no other game like it for me. Short, sweet, stylish. There is barely an ounce of fat on this baby. It is exactly what it wants to be.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the game for Play or Pay 3rd Cycle of 2026 and it was picked for me by Menels. Mirror's Edge was a game I bounced off hard back on the Xbox 360. I remember trying it years ago, hating it, and giving up pretty quickly. Coming back to it now again with a lot more gaming experience under my belt, I had a much better time. The parkour is still a really cool concept, and when everything flows together, it feels great. That said, the game definitely shows its age. The combat is still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game introduced me to the world of amazing ambient music from artists such as Solar Fields (who made the soundtrack for this game), AES Dana, Cell, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Miktek and so on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I made a video essay on this game for a college final. Mirror's Edge is probably one of the most underrated and influential games of it's era. That said, I probably wouldn't recommend it to a modern audience. The game is a product of it's time and definitely shows it's age. That said, I encourage anyone that's interested to try it out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's amazing!! Pumps the adrenaline through my veins like crazy. The soundtrack is great, the graphics obviously a bit outdated, but thanks to its amazing visual style it doesn't really matter. Some cool characters, interesting story, nice movement mechanics. I will surely play the sequel as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The parkour is fun at times but there are a lot of sections with clunky movement. The combat is unforgivable. It takes out all the fun and flow out of an otherwise ok game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴 LIVE NOW with another Throwback Thursday! 🔴😁 🔗 twitch.tv/alpakawhacker 🔗 🏃 Tonight we're playing Parkour: The Game... I mean Mirror's Edge! 🏃🏃🏃 #Twitch #MirrorsEdge #TwitchStreamer
neutral · AI labelView post →great game, a classic from the xbox 360 arcade era and it's never dull to play. amazing gameplay and graphics, still holds up in 2026.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most stylish game I have played in a while. Game mechanics are smooth for a game made more than a decade a go.
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