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Archer Maclean's Mercury
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Archer Maclean's Mercury (Europe / Australia)

PSP
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹
Reviewed in
2005
75
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Guiding a mercury droplet through tilted platforms is a simple but very satisfying mechanic. One of the best puzzle games on PSP.

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Category
Puzzle 1 player 3+
Description
Puzzle game with liquid mercury to guide on platforms.

Archer Maclean's Mercury review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,21 GB 📅01/09/2005
Published by Ignition Entertainment

Archer Maclean's Mercury (PSP) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $4 Q6 complete
 $4 Q10 new
 $13 !
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Archer Maclean's Mercury
USA
24/03/2005
🇬🇧

An underrated gem

Guiding a blob of liquid mercury by tilting the scenery, without splitting or losing it: the idea is brilliant and hypnotic, even if the precision it demands sometimes tips over into frustration. Released at the PSP's launch and quickly forgotten, it won over only a handful of players. A singular brain-teaser for fans of unusual dexterity challenges.

Is Archer Maclean's Mercury still worth playing in 2026?

A puzzle game from Ignition, Archer Maclean's Mercury asks you to guide a blob of liquid mercury across floating platforms that you tilt to move it, managing its cohesion, its splits and the colour mixing. The fluid physics, demanding and original, offer puzzles of real subtlety, based on observation and precision. The clean production serves the concept well. For a fan of physics puzzles or someone curious about the PSP's original concepts, the title keeps a remarkable depth and singularity.

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