Mirror's Edge™ similar games & best alternatives

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Mirror's Edge™

Windows Phone, iOS • 2009

Should you play it?

In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

What works

  • Unique first-person parkour gameplay
  • Stylish and bright visual design
  • Immersive sound and soundtrack
  • High replayability with time trials
  • Fluid and rewarding movement mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Short story and campaign length
  • Clunky and limited combat system
  • Linear level design limits exploration
  • Some frustrating precision jumps
  • Technical issues with physx and crashes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

  • Toree Saturn

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

  • TO THE TOP

  • Get To Work

  • Frogun

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Mirror's Edge™ but with a stronger sense of community

  • LEGO® MARVEL's Avengers

  • EMPULSE

  • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

  • STORROR Parkour Pro

  • Bunny Hop League

  • PANZER BALL

More violent

Games that feels like Mirror's Edge™ but with more combat and destruction

  • Force Reboot

  • Ghostrunner

  • High Hell

  • Sword With Sauce

  • Zortch

  • Superfly

Less competitive

Games that feels like Mirror's Edge™ but with less competition against others

  • Skin Deep

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Superhero Simulator

  • MOTORSLICE

  • Heart of the Machine

  • Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

Less wellness-oriented

Games that feels like Mirror's Edge™ but with less physical activity or wellness

  • Sonic Generations Collection

  • SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

  • Jet Set Radio

  • Spark the Electric Jester 3

  • Anarcute

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Mirror's Edge™. These titles are not in What to play next.

Mirror's Edge™: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026