Despite the mysterious circumstances surrounding William's death, it is considered a suicide by everyone except for Samuel. The protagonist, Samuel Gordon, is forced to return to the Black Mirror manor after 12 years absence upon hearing of the death of his grandfather, William Gordon. The story takes place in the 1980s, primarily at Black Mirror, the ancestral manor of the Gordon family located in Scotland. Additionally, a reboot titled Black Mirror was released on November 28, 2017. Two sequels, Black Mirror II and Black Mirror III, were released. It was particularly successful in Germany, under publisher DTP Entertainment. The Black Mirror became a commercial success, with 500,000 units sold worldwide by 2008. The game features 150 locations and 5 hours of spoken dialogue. Its original name is Posel Smrti (Czech: Death's Messenger). The Black Mirror is a third-person point-and-click horror adventure game developed in 2003 by Czech company Future Games.