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The Mirror Lied
This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “brief half-hour experience” (28 of 95 reviews) and “free game justifies play” (17); the most common complaint is “cryptic incomprehensible story” (28). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 95 reviews raise this.
17 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Don't understand the story at all but it isn't a waste of time either. If you are playing all the freebird games but skip this one, you aren't missing much, but you should still play, its free!”
13 of the 95 reviews raise this.
7 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Short and pretty much abstract game from the creator of "To The Moon". Feels and plays quite differently from that one, though, as this one is mostly based around reading notes and reading puzzles. Puzzles and level…”
“The games is really short, I thought it would last longer but otherwise it's a good way to pass a bit of time. I feel like it could have been expanded on but I haven't played the rest of the series so I don't know if…”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this.
28 of the 95 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 95 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Don't understand the story at all but it isn't a waste of time either. If you are playing all the freebird games but skip this one, you aren't missing much, but you should still play, its free!”
9 of the 95 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 95 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The games is really short, I thought it would last longer but otherwise it's a good way to pass a bit of time. I feel like it could have been expanded on but I haven't played the rest of the series so I don't know if…”
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“⚠️ Notice (EN/PT/JA): The following text presents dense symbolic and psychological analysis, including references to trauma, death, and possible suicide. It is provided in multiple languages (EN, PT, ES, JA). Reader discretion is advised. 🇺🇸 English Translation Let us begin our…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“the whole franchise is goated this is a free one so give it a try and youll want to play all the freebird games”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Surprisingly creepy, and no doubt interesting. I haven't played the rest of the series yet, so I probably didn't get many things, but it is a really good entry, I think.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
[SPOILERS] Everything explained.
Back when this game originally released, I received a lot of steamy, angry emails and postcards regarding what this all meant. Eventually, my conscience couldn't take it anymore, and this Q&A video wa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · RPGMaker · Free to Play · Horror · Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Puzzle · 2D · Singleplayer · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | http://freebirdgames.com/games/the-mirror-lied/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1024x768 High Color + Storage: 20 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX®: 9.0+ Additional Notes: Practically runs on a potato.