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Black Mirror III

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?

What works

  • Engaging dark and immersive story
  • Logical and challenging puzzles
  • Atmospheric graphics and sound design
  • Well-voiced characters and dialogues
  • Exploration of familiar and new locations

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles are buggy or obscure
  • Slow pacing and occasional tedious inventory management
  • Lack of character customization or social features
  • Ending considered rushed or less satisfying by some
  • Requires playing previous games for full understanding

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Black Mirror I

  • Black Mirror II

  • Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway

  • Phantasmagoria

  • GYLT

  • Alone in the Dark

Less violent

Games that feels like Black Mirror III but with less combat and destruction

  • Gray Matter

  • Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy

  • Paper Bride

  • The Room 4: Old Sins

  • The Journey Down: Chapter Two

  • Dark Fall: The Journal

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Black Mirror III but with less survival pressure

  • Grim Fandango Remastered

  • Goetia

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

  • The Dark Rites of Arkham

  • Slender Threads: Prologue

  • Slender Threads

More creative

Games that feels like Black Mirror III but with more room to create and customize

  • Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village

  • Out of Sight

  • Fran Bow

  • Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

  • The Scourge | Tai Ương

  • I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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Black Mirror III: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Experimenting.

Last update: 21/08/2026