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Mirror's Edge™

First-person parkour action across rooftops in a monitored city

DICE · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 14, 2009

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 34K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 116 in 30 days
Players
42
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX® 9.0c compatible
1 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Mirror's Edge™?

In this single-player, first-person action-adventure, you play Faith, a courier in a monitored city whose sister has been framed for a crime. You navigate rooftop and indoor levels by running, jumping, and wall-running, evading pursuers or disarming them.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy refining fast routes through city levels
  • +you value distinct city visuals and sound design

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer open-world exploration to distinct levels
  • −you want fighting to be the main focus

What players say

87% of 34,373 reviews are positive · 81% of 116 in the last 30 days

Players praise the parkour, city visuals, level design, and soundtrack. Many complain that combat breaks the pace and that inconsistent controls make jumps frustrating; some also report launch or performance problems.

Players over time

▼ -60% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 148 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Mirror's Edge™ screenshot 1

Mirror's Edge™ system requirements

Minimum: DirectX® 9.0c compatible, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
3.0 GHz or faster
Graphics
DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, Shader Model 3.0 required. Video card must have 256 MB, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better
Memory
1 GB RAM or more
Storage
8 GB free space

Does Mirror's Edge™ have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Mirror's Edge™ run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Mirror's Edge™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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