MIRAGE

About

MIRAGE is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by MIRAGE VR and was released on June 21, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Indie 2D game where you play as a subaquatic top hat that attaches itself to human feet, mouths and eyes.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player

Skip User Reviews

90%

Audience ScoreBased on 67 reviews

music8 positive mentions

gameplay1 negative mentions

Provides immersive and psychedelic VR music visualizations with smooth transitions that react well to music.
Supports playing music from any source on the computer, with seamless integration and good desktop mode.
Offers additional downloadable visualizer packs for extended variety and regular updates based on user feedback.

Many appealing visualizer effects are locked behind separate paid DLC, which may frustrate some users.
The interface is basic with limited interactivity and lacks more customizable options for visuals and music selection.
Some users report occasional bugs such as crashes, audio detection issues, and difficulty downloading purchased content or using controllers.

music
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
78%
6%
The music aspect of the app is praised for its seamless integration with external players, creating immersive, psychedelic visualizers that react dynamically to your music. Users find it relaxing and ideal for enhancing workouts or chill sessions, although some wish for in-app music browsing and more nuanced visual transitions. Overall, it’s regarded as a top-tier VR music visualizer offering engaging, customizable, and enjoyable audiovisual experiences.
- “Hop on, put on your music, and workout to a selection of beautiful and immersive atmospheres that react to your music.”
- “I've tried several music visualizers for VR and the others either didn't let you play your own music, only let you select one song at a time instead of a directory or playlist, or simply didn't work at all.”
- “Not much to it really, play your music on your computer and when you launch the Mirage VR app it will detect your music playback and display visual effects you can transition between automatically or manually at your leisure.”
- “My only real criticism is that I wish it were easier to play your own music from within the app, rather than having to play it in the background.”
- “I gotta play music externally because my music never shows up.”
- “It is just a music visualizer and nothing more.”
graphics
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
54%
14%
The graphics offer colorful, smooth, and visually appealing effects that react well to music, providing a nice ambient experience. However, the selection is limited, visuals cannot be customized, and some users found the effects too basic or not well-synced with the beat. Overall, while enjoyable, users suggest adding more visuals, better beat synchronization, and options for visual variety and control.
- “Really nice visuals, great to just slap on screen while music plays and you're doing other things.”
- “Amazing visuals”
- “Very nice visuals and smooth transitions.”
- “I refunded them all because they either didn't work that well and the visuals didn't stick to the beat very well or the visuals were very basic and didn't really amuse me.”
- “The visuals cannot be edited, so the only way to experience new visuals is to buy new content.”
- “My only suggestion that would make the app better is to make the visuals change when the songs change.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for its beautiful, immersive environments that dynamically respond to your music, creating a unique and engaging workout experience. While it may not appeal to everyone, fans of atmospheric audio backgrounds will find it especially rewarding.
- “Hop on, put on your music, and workout to a selection of beautiful and immersive atmospheres that react to your music.”
- “Sure, it's not for everyone, but if you like those kinds of atmospheric audio backgrounds, you found a great source.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The monetization includes additional in-app purchases despite an initial purchase price, which some users find disappointing as the best content is locked behind these extra payments.
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is minimal to nonexistent, focusing primarily on visual and audio experience rather than interactive elements. It appeals to players looking for a simple, passive rhythm-based experience rather than traditional gameplay.
- “There is zero gameplay, and that's fine; this game is made for people who have time to waste and who do so by staring blankly at some flashing lights while nodding their heads to the beat.”