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Black Mirror

Scotland, 1926. Following the suicide of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Tormented by nightmares and waking dreams for all his life, David fears that it might be his destiny to follow in his father’s footsteps, down a path that leads to madness, and death. Is there really a Curse that has been haunting his family, like his father believed? It is up to David to uncover the horrible truths, buried under generations of silence and fathoms of sto

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November 28, 2017
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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
KING Art
Publisher
THQ Nordic GmbH
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Scotland, 1926. Following the suicide of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Tormented by nightmares and waking dreams for all his life, David fears that it might be his destiny to follow in his father’s footsteps, down a path that leads to madness, and death. Is there really a Curse that has been haunting his family, like his father believed?

It is up to David to uncover the horrible truths, buried under generations of silence and fathoms of stone. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering... KEY FEATURES A modern re-imagining of the acclaimed gothic-horror adventure series Interactions with vision-like apparitions which help you learn more about the past of your family Eerie atmosphere focusing on the horrors of the mind, in the style of EA Poe and HP Lovecraft High quality voice acting from a compelling ensemble cast THE STORY "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." Edgar Allan Poe David Gordon never knew his estranged father particularly well.

Still it comes as a shock when he is summoned to his family's ancestral home in the Scottish highlands, after his father has taken his own life there. David does not know much about his father's final weeks, but the circumstances of his death seem more than peculiar.…

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★ 5.4/10GOG · 121 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 1 / 5
This is a missed reboot of the Black Mirror trilogy and the 'horror' resides in an utterly disappointing console port meant to be played with…
★ 2 / 5
The first Black Mirror game appeared to be a stretch in the right direction for a genre (investigation/horror/adventure/p&c) that was suffering from a polarizing series…
★ 2 / 5
As user guideon_tride says, the games feels unfinished and unpolished. The controls and the cameras are bad, the game practically forces you to use a…
★ 1 / 5
This is one of the worst games I have ever had the misfortune to experience. First of the controls, like many reviews already pointed out…
★ 2 / 5
I bought this immediately when I saw it in the store; as I loved the original trilogy. Initially it looked very promising - Black Mirror…
★ 1 / 5
Oh dear... I would not recommend this to my enemy! Abysmal consolish controls, poorly optimised engine with subpar graphics, terrible camera which you can NOT…
★ 2 / 5
If you're a fan of the other Black Mirror games, this one will be a total disappointment. It looks and sounds good, but that's avout…
★ 1 / 5
After playing the original 3 Black Mirror games, I couldn't way to play this "reboot" of the franchise. The game turned out to be barely…

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★ 4 / 5
It's better to spring for a game controller for this even if you use the PC version. The standard keyboard controls are REALLY AWKWARD for…
★ 1 / 5
Story and overall gameplay look promising, but controls are absolutely terrible. I just don't understand,. why I cannot interact with object simply hovering mouse pointer…
★ 5 / 5
Big fan of the original trilogy here. I really don't understand all the hate towards this game. I really enjoyed it but oh well, everyone…
★ 5 / 5
Why such a low review score? This game is not for the new generation who have no patience at all. Loading screen time is a…
★ 2 / 5
Just finished the game, on one sitting. Never playing it again. The graphical assets and the aesthetic are decent. I had artifacts and clippings all…
★ 3 / 5
POSITIVE: voice acting / lovely graphics (but most of the time way too dark) / atmosphere very similar to the original one NEGATIVE: absolutely horrible…
★ 1 / 5
Not being able to rebind the keys deserves one star for modern games in any case, but added to that, being able to pick your…
★ 1 / 5
Now to be fair, I did not even play long before requesting a refund. Upon looking through the settings, I found that there are no…

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