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2020 · Don’t Nod · Action-adventure · Adventure

Twin Mirror

Twin Mirror is a psychological thriller wrapped around an investigation where your memories, choices, and relationships will determine Sam's complicated fate.

Released: 1 December 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Genres: Action-adventure Adventure Science
Developers: Don’t Nod
Publishers: Don’t Nod
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Thriller Drama Mystery
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Country: France
Age ratings: USK 12 ACB M PEGI 16 CLASS_IND 16 GRAC 19+ESRB M
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 6hmain story11hcompletionist

About

Twin Mirror is a 2020 adventure game by Dontnod Entertainment. Co-produced with Shibuya Productions, the game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 1 December 2020. It received mixed reviews from critics.

›Story

Sam, a 33-year old man recovering from a recent break-up, returns to his hometown Basswood, West Virginia, for the funeral of his best friend. Understandably depressed and bitter, he feels completely out of sorts and out of place… But when he wakes up in his hotel room with a bloody shirt and no memory of his whereabouts the previous night, he embarks on a twisted investigation to find the truth.

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Gameplay

Twin Mirror is an adventure game played from a third-person view. Players control the investigative journalist Sam, who has returned to his hometown of Basswood, West Virginia. The environment is interactive and its objects are obtainable. Whom Sam speaks to is optional and, based on the state of his investigation, there are multiple endings to unlock.

Players navigate between the real world and Sam's "Mind Palace" to discover clues. Sam's inner voice, the Double, may aid or harm the investigation.

Story

Samuel "Sam" Higgs, a former investigative journalist, returns to Basswood, West Virginia in light of his close friend Nick's death. He originally left Basswood following publication of his article about safety violations at the town's coal mines. The mines closed in the aftermath, ultimately he is leaving hundreds without jobs and angered townsfolk who despised Sam. During his stay in the town, Nick's daughter, Joan, asks him to check on the events leading up to Nick's death as she finds his activity before he died suspicious. Sam teams up with Anna, his ex-girlfriend who knew Nick well as they worked together at the newspaper Basswood Jungle, in hope that by following leads and investigating clues may lead to finding the source of Nick's death.

Development

Partnering with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, Dontnod Entertainment began developing Twin Mirror in 2016 with a separate team of senior developers. About forty people were working on it as of September 2018. Lead writer Matthew Ritter was influenced by adventure games like Beneath a Steel Sky and Space Quest.

Twin Mirror was announced in June 2018 during E3 2018, and was scheduled to release for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One the following year. In August at Gamescom, it was revealed to be an episodic title releasing in 2019, with Lost on Arrival as the first of three episodes.

Reception

Twin Mirror received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

Some reviewers criticised the game's gameplay mechanics and felt that the protagonist lacked personality. They noted it was too short. GameReactor praised the visuals.