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As Samuel Gordon, investigate your grandfather’s suspected suicide in a gothic point-and-click mystery of clues, conversations, and puzzles.
Released 17 Jun 2014
Investigate a Suspicious Death
Search a Gothic Estate
Question the Gordon Family
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Developed by Future Games, Unknown Identity · Published by THQ Nordic
Samuel Gordon returns to his family’s ancestral estate after the death of his grandfather, William. Though the family believes William died by suicide, Samuel suspects there is more to the story and begins investigating the Gordons’ past.
Explore the estate and surrounding locations in a third-person point-and-click adventure. Examine objects, speak with family members and other characters, and gather clues as the mystery develops.
Across six chapters, solve inventory, environmental, and logic puzzles to move forward. Conversations and actions help open new paths and locations, with more of the family’s history revealed as the investigation progresses.
Reviewers often praise the game’s gloomy gothic atmosphere, its unfolding family mystery, and its carefully composed locations, music, and environmental sounds. Many enjoy the puzzles and the slow-burn investigation, though opinions differ on the story and some aspects of the presentation.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Steam Deck | Playable |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 60/100 View on Metacritic |
