Lotus in the Mirror is a puzzle platformer game using the mirror as its core mechanics and essential narrative metaphor based on the Chinese classical novel The Dream of the Red Chamber. Lotus in the Mirror is a 3D narrative-based puzzle platformer game that explores the mirror as both the game’s core puzzle-solving/platformer mechanic and a critical metaphor within the narrative based on The Dream of the Red Chamber, the renowned Chinese classic literature. The game aims to engage players in the puzzle-solving while meantime, using narrative and visuals, introducing them to the world of the extraordinary novel through memories of the character Caltrop, or Xiang Lin.