About
Mirror's Edge came out on November 11, 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, then for PC on November 13, 2008. On Steam, 88% of 31,352 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 41 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 75 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 2.5 hours, doing everything about 11 hours.
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.
Story
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.
What is happening now
Mirror's Edge is a first-person platformer and puzzle game released in 2008 that emphasizes fluid movement and parkour-style navigation across urban environments. The game remains active in the modding community, with recent efforts focused on modernizing its technical presentation. A modder has released upgrades that introduce DLSS upscaling, anti-aliasing, and frame generation support - features the original release never included - alongside improvements to image quality and performance. Additionally, an RTX Remix path tracing mod has been created for the game, with new trailers showcasing enhanced lighting and visual fidelity. These ongoing technical enhancements suggest Mirror's Edge continues to attract developer interest from the PC modding scene.
How long to beat Mirror's Edge
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Cast and crew
1 creditsCrew
Media
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
Mirror's Edge player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.