Mirror's Edge™

Buy88%

Very Positive · 39k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

DICE · Action-Adventure · Jan 14, 2009

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio6 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Mirror's Edge™?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 39k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Finally, the main parkour gameplay itself feels great when it's going well and you know where to go, but if you're lost or get stuck on the same section for a while it can be frustrating.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is presented in the form of cutscenes that are nicely animated in a simple 2D style, but there's a lot of characters in a short time span and a lot of changing allegiances.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals, the sound design and the music hold up incredibly well for a game that is 18+ years old.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design is another strong point, both in terms of the soundtrack and how Faith responds to your actions; listening to her breathing as she runs, yell out in pain after a hard fall, or exert herself as she just barely manages to grab onto a ledge really adds to the immersion.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere, music and environment are all incredible and the parkour generally is very smooth and satisfying, if unforgiving and sometimes inconsistent.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
honestly my third favorite game with half life 2 at second and rdr2 at first, I also enjoy it more on steam deck then on pc.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay126 reviews
Story110 reviews
Graphics85 reviews
Audio58 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
86% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
80% still recommend
Performance
83% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99