Dream Of Mirror Online

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Dream Of Mirror Online is a multiplayer role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by SoftStar and was released on August 14, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Behold an anime-themed land of wonders, friendship and skill, shrouded in the mysteries of an ancient world yours to explore. Forge relationships and find new friends, take up a job, or soar through the majestic skies as you rediscover a social MMORPG beloved by many around the world! It is a time of myth and legend, where great heroes rise up to fight side by side, united against the instruments…

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64%

Audience ScoreBased on 412 reviews

story7 positive mentions

grinding37 negative mentions

Unique and versatile class/job system allowing multiclassing and combining skills from different classes.
Cute anime-style graphics with charming art and design that has aged well.
Helpful and friendly community with social aspects like guilds, parties, and pet systems fostering cooperation.

Outdated user interface with small, unreadable text, limited resolution options, and clunky controls (default click-to-move and awkward hotkeys).
Pay-to-win elements and expensive cash shop items, including gacha systems for pets and costumes.
Low player base resulting in difficulty finding parties, technical bugs, and frequent connectivity or account linking issues.

graphics
79 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
54%
23%
The graphics are widely described as dated and clunky, reflecting the game's early 2000s anime-inspired style, which some find charming while others find frustrating or unattractive. Despite lacking modern polish and advanced visuals, the stylized, cel-shaded artwork and cartoonish aesthetic appeal to fans of nostalgic or simple graphics. Overall, graphics may not impress new players expecting contemporary visuals but contribute to the game's unique, community-focused atmosphere.
- “The anime-like art style aged well and is decent.”
- “The game is originally from 2006, so people should stop comparing it to new games - for me the graphics are great, I love its style and everything about it.”
- “Cel-shaded anime-styled graphics have aged well and look good in a stylized way, in my opinion.”
- “Also the graphics and textures are horrible, without a doubt the worst I have ever seen.”
- “The graphics are really bad; considering the original release date, world of warcraft (2004) and guild wars (2005) have much better graphics, and Flyff (2005) executes similar features with better visuals.”
- “The graphics were the biggest pain for me to deal with.”
story
73 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
83%
7%
The story in the game is present and offers a fair amount of lore and quests, but it is hampered by poor translation, lack of proper quest tracking, and unclear guidance, leading to grinding and questing frustrations. While some players appreciate the charm and community aspects surrounding the story, new players often find progression difficult without help, and the narrative feels somewhat outdated and hastily put together. Overall, the story serves more as a backdrop for gameplay than a fully immersive or polished experience.
- “It's a bit outdated now, graphics wise, but still pretty good story wise.”
- “It's a really lovely game if you enjoy somewhat simple graphics, but a good storyline!”
- “The class system aka "job" was clean cut and clear as how to where to do this and that, there are plenty of party quest and hard dungeons that make a party important, each class compliments each other.”
- “The story is a product of its time, quickly written and thrown in just for the sake of saying it has one.”
- “The main quest is a little obscure in how it has you go about, and you need to grind in between just one part of a quest to the next.”
- “It's nice to see untranslated names of characters and even a region (those should stay), but there's no excuse for main story dialogue not being properly taken care of - it takes away from the humor and charm and disrupts immersion.”
gameplay
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
69%
7%
The gameplay is praised for its charming, unique class and multi-class system, offering engaging character builds and a social MMO vibe despite its dated mechanics and graphics. However, many find it frustrating, basic, and outdated, with repetitive questing and camera issues, making it less appealing for those seeking modern gameplay experiences. Overall, it appeals mainly to players who appreciate nostalgia and classic MMO design rather than cutting-edge features.
- “Played this game 10 years ago on an Aeria account. Super fun! Multi-class and sub-skills make for really interesting character builds. It's old school and you can switch the point-and-click walking mechanics to WASD in the options.”
- “The art style is fantastic and I felt the game had a much more 'social' vibe to it, which I found many MMORPGs lacked. Yes, it's not easy to follow at first but when you get used to the game's mechanics and excellent job system, you will love this game!”
- “Gameplay is unique and fun yet very frustrating. The class system is awesome; your character is every class and you should rank up all of them, because you can multiclass a pair of the others as subclasses.”
- “I revisited domo recently to check for any changes or updates, but unfortunately, the gameplay remains largely the same, and it's currently not in great shape.”
- “The graphics and gameplay are very outdated, considering the game itself is about 12 years old now.”
- “So I settled on playing through what I thought was a good pace, following quests; killing level equivalent monsters; etc. I only found out that this is not the best way to level to the point of acquiring your first job and in fact adds on another 30-40 minutes of unnecessary exposition and needless gameplay.”
grinding
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
97%
Grinding is a core and often time-consuming aspect of the game, with players needing to invest many hours farming materials, leveling up through repetitive kills, and competing against bots or cheaters. While this grind can feel tedious and slow, especially in higher levels, the social elements and unique class mechanics help make the experience more enjoyable and rewarding for those who appreciate traditional MMO progression. However, the game's economy can be frustratingly bottlenecked by grind-heavy systems, limiting new or less pay-to-win players.
- “In this game, it is too slow to get money or item materials, requiring many more hours of farming and competing with cheater/bot players.”
- “The game is extremely grindy; almost every leveling quest requires killing multiples of ten of certain monsters, and the number increases as you progress.”
- “Leveling up sucks because grinding monsters takes a huge amount of time for very low experience; even Ragnarok Online offers better grinding than this game.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
The game's music is generally praised for its unique and beautiful style, enhancing the overall atmosphere. However, several users note issues such as default muting on startup, awkward looping that leads to long silent periods, and occasional lack of background music, which detracts from the experience. Improvements in audio settings and more consistent music playback would significantly enhance enjoyment.
- “I love the style of this game, and the music.”
- “The music is also rather unique, and I love it.”
- “This game has a beautiful soundtrack (obviously my opinion, but still).”
- “Then, there is music loop of very... unatmospheric music.”
- “-The controls for the menu alone, are pretty awful and the music blares into your ears.”
- “Even after the music is turned on, it's still kinda wonky, and doesn't loop very often, so you'll have a thirty-second period of music, then another few minutes of silence (not counting the attacking sound effects).”
stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is hampered by persistent bugs, clunky UI, and occasional glitches such as getting stuck on stairs or buggy chat functions. While some issues might see fixes, many remain due to the game's age and ongoing re-releases. Despite these technical shortcomings, players still find value and enjoyment in the game.
- “Domo, when hosted by Aeria Games, was an amazing game concept-wise but was plagued by buggy programming, a cliquey community, and corrupt management, which all led to the game's death in 2012.”
- “The most difficult battle you will have in this game is with inanimate stairs—getting stuck on them. Controls and chat are buggy too.”
- “UI customization doesn't save and the game seems to be a bit buggy.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is generally well-received for its unique charm, funny cutscenes, and amusing in-game interactions, although some players feel that translation issues in the main story dialogue detract from its comedic impact and immersion. However, a few find the humor bland overall.
- “I love playing this game; it made me feel childlike, haha. This game is very unique and funny.”
- “It has an interesting mix-and-match class system, where you can build up your classes by taking secondary skills from other jobs, nice pixel shading graphics, nice OST, overall cuteness, and some of the funniest cutscenes I've ever seen in an MMO.”
- “Cute graphics, funny dialogue, a challenge for advanced gamers but also easy for new players.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
The game's optimization reflects its early 2000s origins, resulting in modest performance and visually bland graphics by modern standards. However, animations run smoothly, indicating stable performance despite the lack of significant updates or enhancements.
- “It is a re-release from the original that was around in the early 2000's, so with that in mind, expect the performance and gaming experience of a game that was released around that time.”
- “The animations do run smoothly, as other players have noted.”
- “They could have at least optimized the game with some sort of update to improve the visuals.”
- “It is a re-release from the original that was around in the early 2000s, so with that in mind, expect the performance and gaming experience of a game that was released around that time.”
- “They could've at the least optimized the game with some sort of update to make the game not as visually bland.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere of Dream of Mirror Online is notably immersive and unique, contributing to a captivating MMORPG experience; however, some users find the repetitive music loop detracts from the overall ambiance.
- “Dream of Mirror Online is an amazing MMORPG that impressed me with its atmosphere and unique style.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express that the game evokes strong nostalgic and emotional connections, highlighting memorable adventures, guild activities, and heartfelt moments that create a lifelong experience.
- “This is our childhood game where we had so many adventures, raids, guild activities, and emotional moments. It's a lifetime experience.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development offers a limited variety of races and designs, but this is compensated by a diverse range of jobs and skills that enhance customization and gameplay depth.

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Dream Of Mirror Online is a role playing game with fantasy theme.

Dream Of Mirror Online is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 50 hours playing Dream Of Mirror Online.

Dream Of Mirror Online was released on August 14, 2015.

Dream Of Mirror Online was developed by SoftStar.

Dream Of Mirror Online has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Dream Of Mirror Online is a multiplayer game.

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