Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a first-person parkour action game set in a sleek, oppressive city, following a runner who uses fluid free-running movement to evade authorities and uncover a conspiracy. Speed and momentum are central to both traversal and combat.

Players chain jumps, slides, and wall-runs across rooftops while occasionally engaging in fast melee combat against pursuers. Its emphasis on flowing movement over gunplay gives it a distinctive identity among action games.