The Beard in the Mirror

This was a nice retro-graphic point-and-click adventure. It took me about 4 hours to play through, which I consider to be a good length for the $10 price. The story starts off a bit confusing, however it does make sense as you play through. An interesting take on an "amnesic character" in a strange land. The puzzles were not overly simple but never... Read more

You don't get into the Adventure Game Studio scene if you don't love oldschool point-and-clicks, but The Beard in the Mirror really wears its love for LucasArts and Sierra adventures on its sleeve. It especially delights in letting you get killed in ridiculous Sierra-esque ways but does so with a modern sensibility: you won't lose progress and there... Read more

A hapless young adventure-player gets sucked into a world of fairy tale intrigue and romance along with his trusty pink crowbar and three vegetarian gumballs. You know, it's really goofy -- purposefully so most of the time -- but it's really earnest and sweet, and has enough self-knowledge to capitalize on its own naivete without being too self-aware.... Read more

You can find hundreds of other reviews through our Curator page "It really grows on you." It would be very easy to label The Beard in the Mirror as a throwback to the early years of adventure gaming, so I’ll do just that. The Beard in the Mirror is a throwback to the early years of adventure gaming, resplendent in its simple pixel graphics and dumb... Read more