Through the Mirror

This game is incredibly fun, but it definitely requires four eyes, not just two; every time you focus on one thing, something else slips by… and the game shows no mercy, hahaha.

Brain hurts

Challenging puzzle platformer with mirror mechanics, simple controls and fun brain-teasing level design.

Through the Mirror, developed by Cleiton Oliveira and published by Volens Nolens Games, is a puzzle-platformer built almost entirely around a single idea: navigating two mirrored worlds at once. It’s the kind of concept that sounds simple until you actually try to execute it, and the game leans heavily on that tension—forcing players to constantly think in opposites, anticipate consequences, and adapt to a control scheme that deliberately works against instinct. The core mechanic defines everything. Movement in one world is mirrored in another, often inverted, meaning that a safe step in one space can create danger in the other. From the very beginning, the game teaches players to think beyond a single perspective, encouraging them to visualize both environments simultaneously. Early levels ease players into this dual-awareness, but the difficulty escalates quickly as hazards become more complex and timing becomes more critical. What starts as a simple coordination challenge evolves into a test of spatial reasoning and mental flexibility. Level design is structured to emphasize this growing complexity. Each stage introduces new obstacles or tighter sequences that demand more prec…

Left and right? Up and down? Mere contrivances. Constructions of the mortal mind that hold no sway in the realms beyond the mirror.

This game is weird and confusing, but I super dig it