Beatrun Community Edition

In their quest to create singleplayer experiences meant to revolutionize the gaming industry, Valve managed to harness the power of the hardware of the time by learning from their first critically acclaimed game before launching Half-Life 2.

Similar to its predecessor, the Source game engine that the title was built upon allowed players to create their own adventures through the inclusion of the official SDK, thus letting them expand on the existing lore and gameplay without confining them to the vanilla experience.

In seeing the flexibility of the engine, a particular modder set out to launch Garry’s Mod, a standalone game that simplifies the custom adventure-creating process by introducing a powerful sandbox mode, which sparked a variety of extensions that bring other titles’ atmospheres into the Source universe.

Among these add-ons lies a hidden gem that managed to flourish despite the controversies behind its creator, all thanks to a dedicated team of modders that sought to bring more frequent updates. Beatrun Community Edition is a faithful recreation of the movement system behind the original Mirror’s Edge in Garry’s Mod.

With it, not only can players grab unto ledges, wall-run and slide, but the majority of the sandbox-compatible add-ons are still available once the game mode is selected. The extension provides customization options for the field of view, HUD and view-bobbing to prevent motion sickness.

In order to put the newfound game mechanics to the test, players can load any of the custom courses with maps optimized for traversing obstacles in the classic parkour fashion that the original 2008 title focuses upon, if the regular sandbox style of gameplay does not suit your taste.