Silhouette Mirage cover art

Silhouette Mirage

Silhouette Mirage is a side-scrolling action game. The basic gameplay is somewhat similar to that of Gunstar Heroes. The game's standout feature is the concept of the two attributes. Depending on the enemy's…

10 September 1997

Silhouette Mirage is a platform developed by Treasure, released 10 September 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Silhouette Mirage is

Silhouette Mirage is a platform game developed by Treasure and released in 1997. It was published by ESP Software. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Following genetic experiments conducted by a group of scientists at the turn of the millennium, a biological explosion contaminated the genetic structure of life on Earth. Two attributes emerged from the ruins, known as Silhouette and Mirage; like Yin and Yang, they cannot exist without each other, but are fundamentally opposed in their nature and ideology. Only a Messenger, one who contains both attributes in a balance, is able to get to the Edo facility and reverse back the genetic disaster, destroying both Silhouette and Mirage. This messenger is a young girl named Shyna Nera Shyna. Silhouette Mirage takes place after a catastrophic event that causes a massive explosion and everyone in…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Silhouette Mirage launched on 10 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007 and Resident Evil: Director's Cut.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007, Resident Evil: Director's Cut.

Official trailer

Game intro thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Silhouette Mirage — frequently asked questions

When did Silhouette Mirage come out?
Silhouette Mirage was released on 10 September 1997 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

If you like this

Games like Silhouette Mirage

See all