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SeriesMirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge

Critic score6 critics
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First release
Nov 11, 2008
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Mirror's Edge is a first-person action-adventure game focused on parkour and free-running. Set in a heavily surveilled city, players control Faith, a courier who traverses rooftops using wall-runs, jumps, and slides to deliver sensitive information. The gameplay emphasizes momentum and fluid movement over combat, with a focus on finding the fastest path through urban environments.

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Storyline
In a near-future city where an authoritarian government controls the media and monitors its citizens, Faith Connors works as a Runner, an underground parkour courier who physically carries sensitive messages to avoid surveillance. When a reformist political candidate is murdered and Faith's twin sister Kate, a police officer, is framed for the killing, Faith races across the city's rooftops to uncover the conspiracy behind the assassination. Her investigation leads her to a private security firm running a covert program designed to eliminate Runners, and she discovers that trusted allies are not what they seem.Read more

In a near-future city where an authoritarian government controls the media and monitors its citizens, Faith Connors works as a Runner, an underground parkour courier who physically carries sensitive messages to avoid surveillance. When a reformist political candidate is murdered and Faith's twin sister Kate, a police officer, is framed for the killing, Faith races across the city's rooftops to uncover the conspiracy behind the assassination. Her investigation leads her to a private security firm running a covert program designed to eliminate Runners, and she discovers that trusted allies are not what they seem.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Nov 11, 2008
Xbox 360
Nov 11, 2008
Xbox 360
Nov 12, 2008
All 12 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 13, 2008
PlayStation 3
Nov 13, 2008
Xbox 360
Nov 13, 2008
Xbox 360
Nov 14, 2008
PlayStation 3
Dec 11, 2008
Xbox 360
Dec 11, 2008
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 13, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 16, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 22, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
6h
Completionist
11h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
exploration, cyberpunk, parkour, female protagonist, action-adventure
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At a Glance

Critic Score
73
Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
Completionist (IGDB)
11h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 31,313 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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