Mirror City
There is a city in the depths of the mirror.
Drag buildings onto the grid to place them. You can place the building in any reflection, and it will be oriented according to that view.
Press the button in the lower right corner to play in full screen.
Hints
The hints are hidden to avoid spoilers for those that don't want them.
But if you get stuck, feel free to click below.
Reveal
The requirements for placing the buildings mean that you will need to place them in the correct order. In the example above, the house has to go first because otherwise it is blocked by the tower.
Shifting to another reflection will have the effect of reorienting the grid, allowing you to place buildings that would otherwise have been blocked.
Puzzle solutions
If you need the solution to any specific puzzle, check below.
Puzzle 1
Place the house first, then the tower
Puzzle 2
Place the first house in one view and the other in the vertically reflected view. Then place the towers
Puzzle 3
Place the house first, then the tower southwest of it
Puzzle 4
Place the two houses first, like in puzzle 2.
Puzzle 5
Place the house and then the tower southwest of it. Shift to a vertically reflected view and place the second tower in the same spot.
Puzzle 6
Place the house first and the rotunda last
Puzzle 7
Place the two towers, the spire and then the last tower
Puzzle 8
Place the towers, the spire and lastly the rotunda
Puzzle 9
Place the house and the tower. Then the spire and the two rotundas
This game was made in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare 57 compo. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/mirror-city
Post compo update:
- Reduced the volume of the outro music a bit
If you have any issues playing the game, please let me know!
Comments
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Can you please tell us the lore of that mirror? Or the spire? It was so intriguing when I saw that ending. At first the game seemed peaceful, but got a sudden dark twist when I placed the first spire, which really gave me tension for a turn-based puzzle game. It was also a clever mechanic to introduce, especially since you portrayed it as being broken, very nice detail.
Thank you for playing the game and for the great question! Sorry in advance for the long reply :P
This game was made for a game jam where the whole game had to be made in 48 hours. I love the improvisational nature of doing challenges like that with no planning in advance.
Before the jam begun I had no idea what I was going to make, and I had to work so focused during those hours that there was not much time to stop and think.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm not sure I can describe the lore behind the game in any detail. It's more the product of a stream of inspiration than a well thought out design.
As for making a game inside a mirror, the idea came from remembering those children's play mats with roads. I remember they would have the same roads and houses repeated seamlessly several times and I was fascinated with the idea of a city like that, which repeated infinitely.
Later, when adding the spire I remember that my thoughts were about the nature of society and how we always strive to build more and more advanced things, to the point that we eventually start ignoring or even destroying the environment we live in.
I'm not saying the game is intended to convey anything like that. But since you asked, it was where my mind was at the moment.
If you had another interpretation when playing the game, I would consider that just as valid.
Sorry if the answer was more vague than you hoped for! Thanks again for taking the time to play the game and leaving such a nice comment.
What the hell is that spire
I know, right? I literally got goosebumps when I saw it XD
very interesting puzzle game, and the ending went "really hard"
Haha 😆 Thank you so much for playing the game!