Disney Mirrorverse

{{Infobox video game

| title = Disney Mirrorverse

| image = Disney Mirrorverse logo.jpg

| released = June 23, 2022

| modes = Single-player, Multiplayer

| platforms = iOS, Android

| genre = Action role-playing

| developer = Kabam

| publisher = Kabam

| engine = Unity

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Disney Mirrorverse was a 2022 mobile role-playing game developed and produced as a collaboration between Disney and Kabam. The game is a crossover set in a fictional universe adjacent to other Disney canon and features characters from many films and franchises re-envisioned in a new storyline. Released internationally on June 23, 2022, it was positively received by players, while critics were more ambivalent towards the game.

The game shut down on December 16, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Disney Mirrorverse to be Sunset - Disney Mirrorverse |url=https://disneymirrorverse.com/news/disney-mirroverse-to-be-sunset/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=disneymirrorverse.com |language=en-US}}

Gameplay and premise

Disney Mirrorverse is an action role-playing game. The story takes place in a parallel universe called the "Mirrorverse" where locations from Walt Disney Pictures' films, such as Port Royal from Pirates of the Caribbean and Agrabah from Aladdin, have been transformed by dark and light magic. In the game, a sorcerer version of Mickey Mouse finds the mystical Stellar Mirror, which the Fractured (crystal-like monsters) want to destroy in order to break apart the Mirrorverse. To safeguard the Stellar Mirror, Mickey assembles the Guardians, who are alternate versions of characters from Disney's films and franchises.{{cite web |last1=Baird |first1=Scott |title=Disney Mirrorverse Preview: a Mobile ARPG in a New Disney & Pixar Universe |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-mirrorverse-preview |website=Screen Rant |access-date=April 15, 2023 |language=en |date=March 22, 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=March 22, 2022|title=Kabam Creates a New RPG World of Beloved Characters in 'Disney Mirrorverse'|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/gaming/kabam-creates-a-new-rpg-world-of-beloved-characters-in-disney-mirrorverse/|access-date=August 9, 2022|website=Animation Magazine}} Guardians are unlocked through "Crystals", with each character having a star-rating that can be increased by obtaining duplicates.{{cite web |last1=Russo |first1=Jamie |title=Disney Mirrorverse: Getting Started (Tips, Tricks, & Strategies) |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-mirrorverse-getting-started-tips-tricks-strategies-guide |website=Screen Rant |access-date=April 15, 2023 |language=en |date=June 27, 2022}} Having the option for team-based play allows for various "combos" to utilize the unique strategies and abilities of different characters.{{Cite web|title=Disney Mirrorverse|url=https://disneymirrorverse.com/|access-date=August 9, 2022|website=Disney Mirrorverse}}

Outside of the main storyline, other game modes include "Alliance Missions"—in which players join an Alliance to compete against other Alliances to obtain rank-based rewards—"Tower of Talents"—in which Players utilize themed teams of Guardians to move through levels to gain advancement items—and "Dangerous Dungeons"—in which players compete against one another in a dynamic dungeon setting to acquire progression items and other special rewards.{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Lacy |title=Disney Mirrorverse Trailer Reveals a New Game Based on Everyone's Favorite Animated Characters |url=https://collider.com/disney-mirrorverse-trailer-release-date-kabam |website=Collider |access-date=April 15, 2023 |language=en |date=March 23, 2022}}

Development and release

Disney Mirrorverse is a collaboration between Disney and the interactive entertainment company Kabam. The two companies had formerly worked together on Marvel Contest of Champions and Star Wars: Uprising.{{cite web |last1=Koczwara |first1=Michael |title=Mobile Games Hotspot: Disney Unveils New RPG; 'Teamfight Tactics' Debuts to Big Numbers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/mobile-games-hotspot-disney-unveils-new-rpg-teamfight-tactics-debuts-big-numbers-1288111 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 15, 2023 |date=April 2, 2020}} Kabam soft-launched the game in the Philippines on April 14, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Forde|first=Matthew|date=April 14, 2020|title=Kabam soft-launches action-RPG Disney Mirrorverse in the Philippines|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/73098/kabam-soft-launches-disney-mirrorverse/|access-date=August 9, 2022|website=PockerGamer.biz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420060043/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/73098/kabam-soft-launches-disney-mirrorverse/|archive-date=April 20, 2020}} In March 2022, the game's trailer was released. As of June 10, 2022, Disney reported 1 million pre-registered players, maxing out their Milestone Rewards track. The game was released worldwide on June 23, 2022. On September 17, 2024, Kabam disabled in-game purchases, removed the game from digital storefronts and announced that due to the game's storyline concluding, Disney Mirrorverse's servers were set to shut down on December 16, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://disneymirrorverse.com/news/disney-mirroverse-to-be-sunset/ | title=Disney Mirrorverse to be Sunset - Disney Mirrorverse | date=17 September 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://kidscreen.com/2024/09/19/disney-mirrorverse-to-go-dark-in-december/#:~:text=The%20crossover%2Dbased%20mobile%20game%20has%20been%20running%20since%202022.&text=Vancouver%2Dbased%20developer%20Kabam%20will,in%2Dapp%20purchases%20this%20week | title=Disney Mirrorverse to go dark in December}} The latest Guardian, Cinderella, was released with the final update, one week before the shut down announcement.{{cite web | url=https://disneymirrorverse.com/news/15-0-game-update-notes/ | title=15.0 Game Update Notes | date=10 September 2024}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 69/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-mirrorverse/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Disney Mirrorverse for iPhone/iPad Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=August 9, 2022}}

| GSpot = 4/10{{Cite web|last=Fanelli|first=Jason|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-mirrorverse-review-shattered-dreams/1900-6417901/|title=Disney Mirrorverse Review - Shattered Dreams|website=GameSpot|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=August 9, 2022}}

| Gamezebo = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Glen|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/disney-mirrorverse-review/|title=Disney Mirrorverse Review – Marvel's Multiverse Comes to Disney|website=Gamezebo|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=August 9, 2022}}

| PG = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Dellosa|first=Catherine Ng|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/disney-mirrorverse/review/|title=Disney Mirrorverse review - "A revamped smorgasbord of Disney and Pixar faves"|website=Pocket Gamer|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=August 9, 2022}}

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Disney Mirrorverse was generally well-received by players, though it drew criticism for its microtransactions.{{cite web |last1=Bashir |first1=Dale |title=Disney Mirrorverse{{'s}} Character Design Is Too Good for Just a Mobile Game |url=https://sea.ign.com/disney-mirrorverse/188310/news/disney-mirrorverses-character-design-is-too-good-for-just-a-mobile-game |website=IGN Southeast Asia |access-date=April 15, 2023 |language=en-sg |date=July 25, 2022}} Review aggregator Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a game a score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critical reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".