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Livber: Smoke and Mirrors

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81%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

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Livber: Smoke and Mirrors is a single player action game with horror, fantasy, mystery and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by InEv Games and was released on October 28, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to your child.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 39 reviews
story17 positive mentions
  • Atmospheric psychological horror with unsettling and thought-provoking themes involving love, trauma, and mysticism.
  • Beautiful and evocative art style paired with a haunting and well-composed soundtrack that enhances the mood.
  • Multiple branching endings and a narrative map feature encourage replayability and deeper exploration of the story.
  • Inconsistent and occasionally confusing writing with localization and translation issues that affect clarity and immersion.
  • Short playtime with some endings feeling repetitive or leading to similar conclusions, which can cause frustration during multiple playthroughs.
  • Limited player agency and dialogue choices that restrict character development and may not resonate emotionally with all players.

  • story

    51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The story of "livber: smoke and mirrors" is a psychologically intense, metaphor-rich narrative blending disturbing mysticism, horror, and themes of love, trauma, and letting go. While its worldbuilding is detailed yet often underexplored, the experience is deeply atmospheric and emotionally resonant, though some find its allegorical style and branching paths repetitive or confusing. Overall, it captivates with its twisted plot, strong visuals, and multiple endings that encourage replay to fully unravel its mysteries.

    • “The story doesn't pull punches when it comes to unsettling mysticism, gore and body horror, and it truly hits the psychological aspect of the horror, unsettling us with its backstory which gets unraveled piece by piece.”
    • “Although this is predominantly a psychological horror game in an eerie dark fantasy setting, it is also a beautiful story focused on love and letting go, about two souls that found themselves in difficult circumstances, where hard choices had to be made, and what it means about the present moment.”
    • “I was captivated by the story; I have to admit that the storytelling was excellent with the twists.”
    • “The story desperately needed to be longer, with better localization, and more grounded storytelling instead of making everything pseudo-real and a metaphor for something else.”
    • “Users can click on some keywords that tell about different races, countries, events, etc., which sound interesting but are never relevant to your story and thus go unexplored.”
    • “I need to warn future players that some of the endings don't reveal the story.”

  • music

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    44% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in this visual novel is widely praised for its atmospheric and haunting qualities, effectively enhancing the game's eerie and emotional tone. Players find the soundtrack stunning, well-composed, and integral to the horror experience, often highlighting it as a standout feature alongside the art and writing. Some mention the volume could be adjusted, but overall the music significantly enriches the immersive storytelling.

    • “It does an excellent job at creating the atmosphere that pulls us in with its creepy art and emotion-filled music.”
    • “The soundtrack is simply stunning — sometimes I found myself putting the mouse down just to sit and listen.”
    • “The music is well composed and performed, changing with the situations in the story for an excellent horror experience.”

  • atmosphere

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels at creating a captivating, eerie atmosphere through its creepy art, emotionally rich music, and evocative writing. While some users wished for more varied visuals, the existing art and subtle details, combined with a gothic, moody tone, effectively immerse players in a unique and unsettling experience. Overall, the atmosphere is praised for enhancing the game's intrigue and emotional impact.

    • “It does an excellent job at creating the atmosphere that pulls us in with its creepy art and emotion-filled music.”
    • “The gothic atmosphere, moody and rich in subtle details, makes exploring every screen a unique experience.”
    • “The writing, music, and art are all uniquely evocative and do an excellent job of setting the atmosphere.”

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    44% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their captivating, haunting art style and strong visual atmosphere, often described as beautifully crafted and immersive like living paintings. While some find the disturbing imagery unsettling, it effectively enhances the narrative experience. Overall, the visuals significantly contribute to the game's intriguing and memorable world.

    • “The art style looks fantastic, the atmosphere is captivating, and the story has managed to keep me curious from the beginning.”
    • “The art style is beautifully haunting.”
    • “The visuals deserve special praise: it’s like stepping into living paintings.”
    • “I'll overall recommend because I think if they fleshed out the interesting ideas they had in worldbuilding, refined the artwork, and gave their characters more depth, something like Livber could be a better, long-format game.”
    • “The stories kept making me gagged and flabbergasted, supported by the graphics.”
    • “Yes, I feel uncomfortable during the game because of disturbing graphics, but the stories are 100/10!!”

  • emotional

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect is characterized by mature and unsettling writing that explores themes of emotional immaturity. While some may not personally resonate with it, the experience is described as gross, gothic, and genuinely memorable.

    • “This is an emotionally mature piece of writing that, at its core, addresses emotional immaturity.”
    • “I enjoyed this emotional and unsettling visual novel.”
    • “Gross, gothic, emotional, and genuinely memorable.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is short and crisp, effectively engaging players with the story. It provides a focused and immersive experience without unnecessary complexity.

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Livber: Smoke and Mirrors is a action game with horror, fantasy, mystery and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Livber: Smoke and Mirrors include gothic, psychological, emotional, narrative, psychological horror and others.

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors was released on October 28, 2025.

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors was developed by InEv Games.

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Livber: Smoke and Mirrors for its story.

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors is a single player game.

Similar games include Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder, Saint Maker, Lake of Voices, Soul Gambler, Lacuna and others.