Black Mirror I

2003 Future Games, Unknown Identity Adventure

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 604

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 801

How it’s combined

Playability today

3.5

Runs today4/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

84%

1,350 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Black Mirror I run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

Played Black Mirror I lately?

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Synopsis

A third-person point-and-click horror adventure in which Samuel Gordon returns to his family's English castle after his grandfather dies in a fall from a tower. Exploring the castle and the nearby village, he collects items, solves puzzles and questions locals as a series of grim deaths points to a curse on the family.

Developer: Future Games, Unknown Identity
Released: 2003
Genre: Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics were split at release, with a PC Metascore of 58: they praised the painted backgrounds, sound and dark atmosphere, but faulted weak voice acting, a slow pace and much walking back and forth. Players have been kinder, and it sits at Very Positive on Steam, with some still ranking it among the best mystery adventures. Others returning to it today call it slow and say progress often waits on unclear triggers.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

4/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The Steam release is the complete DRM-free game with all language versions and no online parts (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
No widescreen resolution is supported; the unofficial Posel Smrti HD mod adds widescreen and HD rendering (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
No controller support; the game is mouse only (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no open crash or progress issue; display problems reported on Windows 10 mostly affected non-English versions and have a community fix (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
It is a pure mouse point-and-click game with click to walk and interact; there is no controller support and no key remapping, and none is needed. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game runs only at 800×600 with no widescreen or high resolution option, so it is stretched or pillarboxed on modern displays unless a fan mod is installed. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
The game can be saved at any time from the menu hidden in the top-right corner of the screen, into 24 named slots. Wrong moves can lead straight to a Game Over screen, so frequent saving matters. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com, gamingnexus.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
A chapter cannot move on until every required task is done, and Gaming Nexus found it often unclear which tasks those are. A 2024 player likewise found new hotspots and dialogue appearing only after unclear triggers. Source: gamingnexus.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Critics at release faulted the slow pace and unnecessary walking back and forth, and a 2024 player still calls everything in the game slow. Source: metacritic.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
Screens are fixed pre-rendered views, but Samuel moves slowly between them, a complaint from critics at release and from players today. Source: metacritic.com, steamcommunity.com.