Black Mirror II

2009 Cranberry Production Adventure

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Gamicality score

Metacritic 714

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 851

How it’s combined

Playability today

3.5

Runs today3.5/5

Design today3.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

91%

653 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

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

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

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

Played Black Mirror II lately?

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How to get Black Mirror II running today

If the game crashes when leaving the underground shelter or escaping the museum at night, press Alt+Tab just before the crash point and then switch back, a workaround reported in this Steam thread.
For readable text at 1440p or 4K, use the community 4K and bigger fonts patch linked on PCGamingWiki, then reset the language in Documents\blackmirror\config.xml if it changes.

Synopsis

Black Mirror II, also sold as Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil, is a third-person point-and-click horror adventure from Cranberry Production. College student Darren Michaels starts in a small town in Maine and is drawn to the English village of Willow Creek and the cursed Gordon family, solving inventory puzzles, logic minigames and conversations as he uncovers his own ties to the castle.

Developer: Cranberry Production
Released: 2009
Genre: Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

German reviewers in 2009 praised the gloomy atmosphere, detailed backgrounds and generous help options, but found many puzzles very hard and felt the second half and the ending lost track of the story. Recent Steam players are largely positive, calling the puzzles fair and the atmosphere strong, and some rank it above the first game. Common complaints are an unlikable, arrogant hero, a slow opening with filler, scenes packed with objects to examine, and an ending that leaves too much unexplained.

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

3.5/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?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 game is single player and nothing has been removed from the Steam release (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen is supported, while 4K needs a config edit and leaves the interface unscaled (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
The game has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
?Not confirmed yetSteam Deck Verified or Playable
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
Known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Many players since 2024 report a crash when leaving the shelter that blocks progress, with only an Alt+Tab workaround (Steam Community).

Design today

3.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Classic point-and-click mouse controls work well, though the single-button scheme makes the hero comment on objects before using them, and some must be clicked several times. Source: gameswelt.de.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
At 1440p and 4K the interface does not scale, so text becomes tiny unless a fan patch is applied. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Saving is free with unlimited slots, and the few scenes where the hero can die are preceded by an autosave, so little progress is lost. Source: gameboomers.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
Hotspots can be shown on screen, a diary tracks open tasks, layered hints are available, and minigames can be skipped, so puzzles rarely need a guide. Source: gameswelt.de, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
The opening in Maine is slow and padded, scenes are crowded with objects to examine, and the second half drifts away from the main story. Source: steamcommunity.com, gameswelt.de.
Camera and movement never fight the player
Scenes use fixed painted backgrounds, a map allows fast travel between locations, and a double-click skips walking and dialogue. Source: gameswelt.de.