Mirlo Above the Sun

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Mirlo Above the Sun is a single player hack and slash game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by DigiPen Europe-Bilbao and was released on June 17, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

Mirlo's home has been destroyed, all the forest Beasts are being kidnapped and exploited for their energy. Join her to save her home and her forest friends in a hack & slash adventure. Use Mirlo's attack to push and defeat enemies, jump to avoid hazards, and save all the Beasts.

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 108 reviews

graphics21 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Beautiful and impressive artwork with visually appealing environments and character design.
Enjoyable, smooth gameplay combining hack-and-slash combat and platforming mechanics with varied enemy encounters and a fun boss fight.
Free to play and delivers a charming, short, and relaxing experience suitable for a quick play session.

The game is very short, lasting around 20-30 minutes, leaving the story feeling incomplete and lacking depth.
Camera angles and fixed perspective cause disorientation and awkward viewing at times.
Poor or lacking sound effects and audio feedback, with repetitive or short looping music, diminishing combat satisfaction.

graphics
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
51%
42%
7%
The game's graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, cohesive art style and appealing visuals, though many users report issues with blurriness, motion blur effects, and lack of graphical settings or 4K support. Some find the perspective and certain visual effects disorienting or eye-straining, with a need for better clarity and customization options. Overall, while aesthetically pleasing, the graphics could benefit from improved sharpness and more user control.
- “The artwork was amazing!”
- “Beautiful graphics and nice music.”
- “The graphics were very nice and well designed with a cohesive look.”
- “Terrible graphics that literally hurt your eyes; there's no option to switch the preset, and the movement technique is horrible.”
- “There's no 4K support and no graphics tweaks, so everything looks blurry due to upscaled low resolution and badly done filters like depth of field that can't be turned off.”
- “This game is a complete waste; you have to go into the engine files to remove a massive blur effect that ruins any quality the graphics might have had and makes the game unplayable.”
music
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
59%
10%
The music in the game is generally described as decent, melodic, and fitting the overall aesthetic, but it often suffers from repetitiveness, short looping tracks, and lack of variety, leading to sound fatigue. Some players found the soundtrack stock-like or mismatched with gameplay, and delays or absence of battle music weakened tension. Additionally, occasional bugs and limited sound effects contribute to a somewhat empty or awkward audio experience.
- “The game's soundtrack features melodic tunes that evoke a sense of wonder and adventure.”
- “From tranquil melodies to upbeat rhythms, the music complements the gameplay perfectly, enhancing the overall experience.”
- “Beautiful graphics and nice music.”
- “The platforming is wonky, combat is generic, and the music sounds like stock music.”
- “The music is repetitive and not particularly catchy, so it gets annoying quickly even though it's such a short game.”
- “This game is a complete waste, abysmal sound effects, same 5-chords looped for their "music", and have to go into the engine file to remove the massive blur effect that ruins any quality the graphics might have had and renders the game unplayable.”
gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
61%
13%
The gameplay combines movement puzzles and combat with a variety of mechanics introduced progressively to maintain engagement, though some controls like auto-lock can be unintuitive. While the combat and platforming are generally smooth and enjoyable, the experience is somewhat brief and could benefit from more polish and difficulty options. Overall, the gameplay is fluid and creative but occasionally hampered by minor design issues.
- “I like that there are a bunch of different combat mechanics that get introduced over the course of the game so that it never gets stale.”
- “The game features vibrant environments and creative camera work, as well as a few varied styles of gameplay.”
- “Gameplay consists of basic brawling and jumping/platform puzzles as you guide a young woman through an adventure to save animals from those who would destroy the environment and nature for the sake of energy and resource exploitation.”
- “Beautiful visuals and aesthetically pleasing, but lacking in combat mechanics and story depth.”
- “The gameplay is underwhelming, but it does get more difficult towards the end.”
- “-auto lock bomb/tether mechanics are not intuitive, and casual players might struggle figuring them out and employing them.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
61%
17%
The story is presented effectively through visuals and gameplay with a show-don't-tell approach, but it is minimal and feels incomplete, particularly lacking a clear connection between the final boss defeat and rescuing allies. While the narrative is short and simple, it offers an aesthetically pleasing experience, though some players desire more depth, background, and expanded story elements.
- “The gameplay together with the opening cut-scene helps get the story across in a good show-don't-tell kind of way.”
- “The visuals are lovely to behold and there is a storyline, told without dialogue.”
- “Tremendous efficiency in storytelling.”
- “One change I would have made is adding a closing cut-scene showing how defeating the final boss directly leads to rescuing your beast friends, because while one would assume that beating the final boss implies achieving the goal the story says you have, it really feels like there's a story beat missing to connect those two events.”
- “There's not an obvious cause and effect between them, making the story feel incomplete, like we didn't actually achieve the goal.”
- “There isn't really a story or at least you can make a general one but there isn't much of a background or motives or anything like that.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report stability issues, including glitches like monsters getting stuck and poor optimization, resulting in a buggy experience despite the game's small scale.
- “One of the monsters was stuck, and I couldn't move forward until I finished it.”
- “Bad optimization, so buggy for such a small game.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is described as tedious and unsatisfying, with players needing multiple attempts or "lives" to progress. The lack of sound effects when hitting basic enemies further diminishes the overall experience.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Also, hitting basic enemies has no sound effect, making the actual act of killing things unsatisfying and tedious.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by an engaging and amusing boss chase encounter that adds a fun and entertaining element to the experience.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect is functional but could be improved with a more intuitive UI layout and better font choices; the current font feels out of place, while the advertisement title font would suit the game better visually and thematically.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features appealing graphics and design while maintaining smooth performance, indicating good optimization.
- “The graphics and game design are pretty nice and the game runs smoothly.”