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Black Mirror I
Developer Future Games, Unknown Identity
The Black Mirror is a third-person point-and-click horror adventure game developed in 2003 by Czech company Future Games. Its original name is Posel Smrti (Czech: Death's Messenger). The game features 150 locations and 5 hours of spoken dialogue. The Black Mirror became a commercial success, with 500,000 units sold worldwide by 2008. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
187 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
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152 positive · 30 negative
95% range 77–88%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,268 of 1,502 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 187 · most liked firstI first saw this game back in the Autumn of 2004 on a late night Bulgarian TV show. It was late Friday night, the rain gently pouring outside, I was browsing through the channels, when I saw a game, and it immediately grabbed my attention. It was quite unusual to see a game being played on TV. The show continued all night (until 4 AM). At the time, I knew nothing about this game or the adventure quest genre, but seeing Black Mirror was love at first sight. Back then, having no internet at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Das erste Mal habe ich Black Mirror gespielt, als es herauskam (2004) und seither hat es mich nie ganz losgelassen. Das Point und Klick Adventure sorgt immer noch für wohlige Gänsehaut, wofür ich mit einigen Jahren Abstand immer wieder nach Willow Creek zurückkomme wie Samuel Gordon, der auf den Familiensitz Black Mirror zurückkehrt. Ach, was ist es schön, Haus und windgepeitschtes Umfeld zu erkunden. Es gibt ein paar lange Laufwege und Dinge, die man "nur so" erledigen kann, was einen manchmal…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once you plow through astonishingly slow animation, bad models, terrible voice acting (just from the protagonist), and some brain numbing puzzles - you will find a decent game. I will give a weak recommendation of this game to Adventure Veterans ONLY. The puzzles are hit and miss. The use of the right-click is one of the most terrible applications in any adventure game i have played - it is deceptive and misleading. The protagonist's voice acting is plain unacceptable, even though there is a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Those who didn't grow up playing this game back in early 2000's will never understand or appreciate how amazing it is. There are many recent negative reviews about how slow the animation and character is. Yes, in today's world, it is slow, but back in 2003-2006, it was one of the best games I have ever played. I still play the trilogy due to the great story line and nostalgia. I wish someone would create a reboot of the original series (not the 2017 version). Now that would be amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I both loved and hated Black Mirror (I)! While I very much enjoyed the games storytelling it's UI, mechanics, and some serious bugs hinder it's enjoyability. Starting off with what I loved, the story is a detailed supernatural murder mystery. I loved all the detailed letters, books, and journals you get to "read" to learn ore about the context and history of the Black Mirror world. You actually have to pay attention to the conversations and clues you glean from the various people and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. I background listen to longplays of it constantly. The main character is the most charming weirdo with an unforgettable voice that walks around this English village asking everyone incessant questions. The supporting cast are all memorable and have the same stilted way of speaking. The environments look great for the time and the story is interesting up to a point. So it's with a heavy heart that I still have to recommend against actually playing this game. There's two main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't completely hate this game but I can't recommend it because there have got to be better uses of your time among adventure games out there. I'm not going to say I didn't have any fun playing this game but I also spent a lot of time banging my head on my desk in frustration. The voice acting is pretty bad -- there are some bright spots but the voice of the protagonist is especially grating, not to mention his attitude, which would make me want to punch this guy in real life. Some of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy moly that was A RIDE. After playing Stasis and Cayne i decided to dive deeper into the point and click adventures and found gold. The captivating detective story, with twists, mystic mysteries of ancient curses of english noublemen completely binded my attention for almost two weeks and i am not sorry about every minute spend. Positives: - story and the atmosphere of cursed aristocrats that hide multiple skeletons in closets - intelligent, complex but solvable puzzles (most of them…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(English) Black Mirror is truly hard to categorize. Compared to modern P&C adventure games it is unforgiving and difficult. There is also a kind of clunkyness in the character animations and voice acting, which, to be honest, is sort of hilarious and grows on you over time; it has a very unique style. Now let us analyze the difficulty, which is both a positive and a negative. First of all it is refreshing to see puzzles that actually require some foreknowledge of the world. This ranges from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i will never get tired of this game. samuel gordon, you are one silly fella
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an 'old' gem. And by old I mean you will find a lot of flaws of early 2000s point and clicks, but there are walkthroughs to help and the game makes it worth the effort. A great story, lots of characters and reveals, and the puzzles are fun I solved all of them without needing the walkthrough. I just needed it because these old games don't have a 'journal, hint, task list' function so I was sometimes lost for what I was supposed to do next. I am going to buy the next two games in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A classic of the Dark Adventure era that is flawed yet thoroughly entertaining. No other game does Gothic like Black Mirror I (2003). Samuel Gordon arrives at the family mansion to attend the funeral of his grandfather, William Gordon, who, somehow, decided to throw himself out of the window one rainy night. Right on top of a spiky fence. While stranger things have happened, that doesn’t really seem like grandpa to Samuel. He was obsessed with family history (that spans centuries) recently and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a great adventure game in here somewhere, buried under a reeking heap of nonsense and technical issues. The sound design, ambiance in specific, can be super atmospheric. Some of the puzzles are neat, and the game never REALLY does that, "Wait, the solution is WHAT?" thing. The story seems interesting and flows in a way that I enjoyed. Before you get it, if you get it, I want to let you know what I found out the hard way - there's a puzzle in the game, about 10-11 hours in, which is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Parts + Samuel Gordon has the wits, we do all sorts of shady stuff and it's exciting :D Protagonist is a likable guy. + Good mystery story, game hooks you up and you want to continue until you solve it. + Every place and the scenery in the game is like a renaissance painting, all look beautiful. Castle gardens especially. Sprite art at its finest. + Characters and places feel authentic. + Puzzles are nice. Parts that I'd improve ➺ Somehow unsatisfying ending. Expected more from all the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black Mirror is not a bad game, but it has definitely aged over the years. The Good: The atmosphere is fantastic; strong art direction really lend a hand to bring the space to life, and the sheer volume of backdrops is surprising. The story is good and a lot of the puzzles are great (I remember the time when Pluto was a planet). The Middling: The voice acting and dialogue is all over the place, the MC being the most egregious case where his tone and choice of words do not really match his…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If not for the story and incredible atmosphere this would have been only an okay game. Often the game tells you little to none what to do next. The puzzles are mostly logical maybe except the stage before the very end where it comes to just trial and error. The worst case is when you have to wander around locations without any objective because you have to "wait" for other characters to do something. And by "wait" i don't mean actually wait some time but you have to go from location to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game starts promising enough, with a dark tale of your family heritage, but soon the game gets in its own way. In the first chapter, the game teaches you that time progresses after certain events happened (you spoke with someone, you looked at something etc.) and that's fine. But in the second chapter, it throws it out the window and suddenly time advances by just leaving and re-entering a scene. For example, you have to leave and enter the pub three times for a certain item to be there.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black Mirror I, developed by Future Games in collaboration with Unknown Identity and published by THQ Nordic, is a traditional point-and-click adventure that fully embraces gothic horror in both tone and structure. Set in the early 1980s, the game follows Samuel Gordon as he returns to his family’s ancestral estate after the sudden and suspicious death of his grandfather. What begins as a personal inquiry gradually spirals into something far more unsettling, pulling Samuel into a web of family…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Positive review for atmosphere and story but the gameplay is a real chore, prepare to have a walkthrough handy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite horror point&click adventure game even though it probably didn't age well... Bear in mind, this is a game from 2003 so it comes with the little hiccups we dealt with back then: no "show items" option, inconsistent use of the right mouse button, characters move a bit sluggishly and don't look too well-animated, no "hand holding" so you have to figure out what to do next yourself. Parts that were inexcusable even back then are the Zodiac slider puzzle, and at least four times,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classy point and click adventure, released back in 2003. Although it can feel a little slow, its reasonable enough to kind of leen back and enjoy the storyline and atmosphere of the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An okay story. Really could have had MORE. More atmosphere, more dialogue, more story. As with a LOT of point & click games you've got to go to point A and learn that you need something from point B. Asking the NPC's for something and being told to wait means that you need to revisit every place and talk to every person you can (sometimes multiple times) before you can progress forward. Locating some items is logically progressive and yet a lot of the time you'll have to pixel hunt in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is obviously a classic point & click adventure game so it's good :D It has great atmosphere and music, dialogs are a bit clunky and the voice acting is very bad. The mystery is compelling but unfortunately the ending *SPOILERS* is underwhelming. The game is very difficult for anyone not experienced with point & click adventure game. It requires you to left click items you want to interact with but will often expect you to interact with objects that you have no reason interacting with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black Mirror I despite a lot of its flaws it’s an okay point and click horror game and a pretty good classic. So what is the story. On a dark night William Gordon a descendant of the Gordon family a long distinguished line dating back hundreds of years ever since the time of Marcus Gordon defeated his twisted and evil brother Mordred Gordon. William is writing a letter to his grandson Samuel telling him of trying to find the dark secrets about the family, alas William is killed and after the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A slow-paced richly plotted dark mystery adventure game with dated mechanics (pixel hunting...) that sadly guarantee you need a walkthrough, even though the puzzles themselves are logical throughout (degenerating into trial & error only towards the end). It's a pity, because the first chapter doesn't yet suffer from the interminable bane of almost all point&clicks, which is the trifecta of "Where do I have to go next to advance the plot, who do I have to talk to, where has something changed",…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what an amazing point and click classic , the story is phenomenal , need to play the 2nd and the third part now . the voice acting and the characters are very interesting , oh and the art style is just mind blowing ,one the best classic point and click game ,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The plot is somewhat intriguing but the pace and movement of the main character is so slow, it takes the whole fun out of the game. Not to mention that my saved game crashed. I'm a big fan of point and click adventures, specifically horror, but this was a let down
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry BLACK MIRROR I didn't respect your game. It was wise to be rather misanthropic in the face of our technological era.
unlabelledView post →A classic old school point-and-click game, but a dark horror one. IMPORTANT: Make several save files in case you mess up - otherwise you'll get stuck and will have to restart the game. I also recommend using a guide since older games, like this one, aren't always straight forward in what to do/go next. I highly recommend using TheRICH's guide :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slow paced and clunky, but I had an excellent time with this one. The English accent of the main character is hilarious, but generally this was a fun and intriguing spooky investigation time. I'm definitely going to play the sequels next, I have no idea how this game passed me by for so long. If you have patience for slow paced older games, I definitely recommend this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game felt out of place even for me a bit 20 years ago when i finished it. Its like a antique book on a shelf, to which people can no longer understand or know how to relate to this days. This was as well my first point and click adventure game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this series. Just wish there were more games like it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played 2 and 3 when I was a wee lad and I looked into the first game just recently. Bought a key for under 1€ and gave it a chance. I had a blast. Mostly easily to go through, although graphics and animations are old, of course. In the rain it's especially almost in slow-mo for some reason and that last chapter was really weird. Ending sucked too. But before that? I had a blast. It's mysterious, creepy, haunting. The music is great. The atmosphere is great. German dialogues are great as well,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black Mirror is a good start to a great series. I recommend starting from this game, but if you don't want to play this game in BM2-3 it goes over the story of this game. I had originally started with BM2 and BM3 since those were put on steam first, and BM1 got put on 2 months later. So I didn't play it in order, but I replayed all when I got BM1 and it makes much more sense. I've replayed the game 3 times, and the third time was on Windows 11 and during transitions between chapters it would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Outstanding game. Dark, eerie, patient, uncanny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my all-time favorite adventure games! Perfect for the Spooky Season with it's gothic ambience, tragic story, and gruesomeness that (thankfully for me, lol) lovingly rendered in very dated 2000s graphics. I played this game a ton as a kid, along with Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring, because both just have so much great atmosphere and compelling mystery stories. In my recent replay on Steam, I would still find myself just standing by the fireplace in the main hall of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In general, puzzles that require purely erudite knowledge arent bad. Puzzles that require purely esoteric knowledge and are potentially unsolvable are bad. This game has both. Which means - tumbs down.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm enjoying it, it is highly detailed and the plot is masterfully executed. There are some enjoyable and challenging puzzles. Having said that, this very peculiar game has some very horrid features: - enforced slowness and clunkiness : every action takes ages to be performed, opening or even closing the game menu takes 3 whole seconds, initiating a conversation takes around 10 seconds, changing location about 5 or 6 seconds. It is hard coded in game and indipendent of pc specs. Only voiced…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremelly slow. Robot-like voice acting. Excessive pixel hunting. To be fair, i was ok with it. Until i died for the 1st time and had lost like 40 minutes of gameplay.. Still ok.. but then WTF.. they give me a revolver and only 2 bullets.. one i miss.. the other is used to open the gate.. then theres that wolf.. i die for the 2nd time, lose a lot of progress.. i try again.. but after both shots i save/overwrite my game just before the wolf with no bullets left... now i can't win and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this more than I did but, unfortunately it's quite dull coupled with some infuriating puzzles. The story is OK, however, the protagonist walks and talks at a glacial pace, which really grates the longer you play. You must also save often as it's possible to accidentally die or do something wrong effectively ending your quest without so much as a warning. If it wasn't for nostalgia, I don't think I would have continued with it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are some situations I really do not like, for example all the secrecy. I also find it weird that I have to pay the pawnbroker at all considering the item was stolen. Overall a good story though, decent puzzles. Old game, but made playable with help from dgvoodoo on a modern machine. Just be sure to save frequently as it can still crash sometimes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A reluctant recommendation for a good if flawed classic point and click adventure game, sometimes for the best, sometimes for the worst. --- The Black Mirror is set in gorgeously pre-rendered backgrounds representing the Gordon estate and the surrounding countryside and rural town in Suffolk. The modeling and texture work on the environment is superb, and thanks to technology like upscaling on Steam Deck, these backgrounds have aged like fine wine. You play as not as gorgeously modeled, even…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a classic early 2000s point & click game. For a modern gamer, it will be hard. There are zero hints or objectives to aim for. The story is entertaining and whilst I did eventually figure out who the murderer was myself, it was most of the way through chapter 5. I'd recommend playing through with a guide as I can imagine this game being almost impossible for those who aren't seasoned point & click veterans. For the story I give this a 6.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, has a mix of adventure, puzzles & horror atmosphere. the game is old but the graphic is still good, the momvements and interaction are bit slow. the story is interesting. make sure to save the game regularily, at some points you can die due a wrong choice and you have to start the game over from the last save.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LMAO just FYI--remember you're always being watched even in the video game! And now-a-days your gaming experience just MIGHT depend on the way you act LOL its giving very Black Mirror I love it! More online games should continue to implement these types of grading systems idk😂👀 #BlackSkyGamers
unlabelledView post →Black Mirror is a gothic horror adventure that unravels a dark family mystery filled with suspense, puzzles, and a chilling sense of inevitability. A must-play in my opinion. I remember watching my brother play this game alongside others, but something about Black Mirror stuck with me. It became one of those core memories from childhood. Lingering in the back of my mind. Playing it myself years later it only strengthened my fascination. The eerie atmosphere, gripping story and classic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice old mysterious adventure, with dark atmosphere. Completly dubbed by famous czech actors. The story is great and keep you playing. Despite its age, it has nice graphics. But there are few negatives, which may ruin your experinece. Main character cannot run, and also other charater's animation is unbelievable slow. There are some not logic steps where you can get stuck. Also waiting for some results by going out and in is not fun. Warning - in this game, you can die, so save your progress…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty old adventure game which marked the start of the Black Mirror game series. You play as Samuel Gordon, returning to his family home (the creepy Black Mirror manor) after the tragic death of your grandfather William. In the game you will be trying to piece together what has and is actually still happening that has led to his fate in six different chapters, all the while uncovering secrets about your family's past. Facts Six chapters to play through. Atmospheric, dark locations.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the games that used to come as addition when purchasing a random with PC game magazine. I heard of it but actually never played before. When I realized was on Steam I definitely gave it a go. I'll point straight away at the elephant in the house: It is an old point and click adventure game. As such, it's focus is not on graphics or "gameplay" but it's core is narrative, atmosphere, enigmas but most important: it does require patience as there aren't many helps. Story is very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been thinking about a palette cleanser game between BG3 and TES: Arena and remembered I had Black Mirror I installed. Gotta play it so I can watch Ross's Game Dungeon without getting spoiled on this 21 years old game.
unlabelledView post →I finished the game in around 36 hours. This game wouldn't stand today's gameplay standards for the lack of replayability, and this is one of the key reasons behind the demise of the adventure games genre as a whole. Nevertheless, if you can get it on sale, and back in early 2000s you were already a gamer (or you can adjust your expectations accordingly), you're going to enjoy Black Mirror. Besides sentimental value, think Broken Sword 1 and 2 or Jack Orlando (which I recommend if you haven't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weird interface. Right click doesn't seem to do anything at first and left click serves as examine and action key in the environment. But after being stuck for a while i realise right click does occasionally "look closer" at something in order to move the game a long. It would be more intuitive if right click gave a description of a hotspot while left click would be your action button... like every other adventure game. Still recommended so far as the atmosphere and story are good and it's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BLUF: this game has some very, very, very frustrating design decisions but it's worth it for the atmosphere, puzzles, and narrative. The OG Black Mirror is an impressively oppressive game with some notably dated design methodology and one supremely regarded decision that I cannot possibly begin to understand why it was implemented. There are several parts in this game where, in order to progress, you have to transition from screen to screen (it's a point and click game) a random number of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing this game since I was a kid. Every now and then I play it again, it never gets old. The story is fantastic, the (italian)voice acting is superb. I wish they made a remastered version with better graphics, just cause the ambiance is already creepy even at low res, imagine high res how cool it would be. Plus the score slaps.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The visuals aged well, but the pacing is terrible. The animations are excruciatingly slow, and the amount of backtracking is demotivating. In a point-and-click game, the story and puzzles matter most. However, I can't say anything about them: within an almost 4-hour playtime, I triggered only one puzzle. The rest of the time was spent dragging back and forth between a few NPCs, while the story barely moved an inch. I wish I had spent these 4 hours walking outside. Just like in this game,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting story, very immersive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is pure and utter garbage. I plan on finishing it, but I have just now rage quit after the third fun little "wait around in the game for an event to occur". First and foremost, the pacing in this game is beyond dreadful. The general speed at which your character walks, the speed in which other characters move, or the speed of unskippable events is at a snail's pace. You have to sit there and listen to the longest, most pointless small-talk dialogue for minutes upon minutes. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The good old days, when adventuregames were still hot and still available on disc. I just love to have my games on disc, but alas! Some people complain that the game is slow, but that is not something that an adventure gamer would complain about. Actually a short adventure is not really an adventure, is it? I love the voice- acting and the whole atmosphere is great. The successors were unfortunately not of the same quality, but still quit nice. : )
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is very much like Syberia but you can die, and oh did I die A LOT, don't know why I had to look through BOTH holes... The CGI scenes aren't as good though, still nice for it's age.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately this game is not fun. The Dialogue and animations take forever. It is very go here then go here then go back to where you were to find something that you have to know where it is to find it. Note I did not finish the game (just finished chapter 3 / out of 6) and the story never started getting interesting. I'm sure the only reason this game has positive reviews is from a nostalgia sake of other people. However, I did not play this game growing up. Do not play.
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