Mimicry
Voyde Studios · 2023 · Action, Strategy, 2D Fighter, Dungeon Crawler, Metroidvania
PC
7 user reviews43% · 7
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About Mimicry
In Mimicry, experience a classic top-down dungeon crawler, with a twist that instead of being the adventurer clearing waves of monsters, you are the monster clearing waves of adventurers. You play as a creature called a mimic, which looks like a chest to lure in prey. It’s kind of like a stick bug, only carnivorous and 20 times the size.
Traverse the many floors of the dungeon and brave the scary and strange sights of the deep to rid your home of its human infestation. Reclaim sections have been taken by invaders or corruption and save your friends who can help you to rebuild the society of mimics that live within these great halls of stone.
Bounce your way through 6 carefully curated floors of the dungeon, and use different gameplay mechanics to face differing enemies. Choose between hiding among crates, barrels, and real chests for sneaky kills or charging headfirst through the pillared hallways to take on an army of explorers.
Each floor has a distinct character which influences what will be found there. Some floors may have you dodging through tunnels to avoid detection, while others you'd need to find ways to keep the lights on in the darkness to push forward. Once each floor has been cleared it will open up the way to move on through the dungeon. But you'll need to keep an eye on old floors as baddies can try to reclaim them, and the levels may provide handy items for later-game use.
Unlike most dungeon crawlers, Mimicry plays as a mixture of fighting hordes of enemies and hiding in the shadows, finding the best opportunities to reduce the number of your prey.
The suspicion bar tells you how much adventurers will think you're just a chest, or if you're secretly a man-eating monster in disguise. Standing still and removing any witnesses are good ways to counter suspicion, while moving around and openly eating people guarantee you a blazing red bar.
Choose your character from one of 4 specialized mimics that have their own unique playstyles. Each mimic has their own special skills and combat specializations which can be adapted differently with each playthrough.
There are the two types of mimics, wooden and reinforced, which each have their own light and heavy classes. Wooden mimics focus on motion, combining speed with deadly stealth to eliminate enemies. Reinforced mimics learn traits of human weapons and blend them with their innate mimic specialties.
Note that the game is in early access, so not all listed features are guaranteed to be added. Some features may change, others may get scrapped, and some new ones may be added.
Traverse the many floors of the dungeon and brave the scary and strange sights of the deep to rid your home of its human infestation. Reclaim sections have been taken by invaders or corruption and save your friends who can help you to rebuild the society of mimics that live within these great halls of stone.
Explore the Underground
Bounce your way through 6 carefully curated floors of the dungeon, and use different gameplay mechanics to face differing enemies. Choose between hiding among crates, barrels, and real chests for sneaky kills or charging headfirst through the pillared hallways to take on an army of explorers.
Each floor has a distinct character which influences what will be found there. Some floors may have you dodging through tunnels to avoid detection, while others you'd need to find ways to keep the lights on in the darkness to push forward. Once each floor has been cleared it will open up the way to move on through the dungeon. But you'll need to keep an eye on old floors as baddies can try to reclaim them, and the levels may provide handy items for later-game use.
Fight With Stealth
Unlike most dungeon crawlers, Mimicry plays as a mixture of fighting hordes of enemies and hiding in the shadows, finding the best opportunities to reduce the number of your prey.
The suspicion bar tells you how much adventurers will think you're just a chest, or if you're secretly a man-eating monster in disguise. Standing still and removing any witnesses are good ways to counter suspicion, while moving around and openly eating people guarantee you a blazing red bar.
Customize Your Playstyle
Choose your character from one of 4 specialized mimics that have their own unique playstyles. Each mimic has their own special skills and combat specializations which can be adapted differently with each playthrough.
There are the two types of mimics, wooden and reinforced, which each have their own light and heavy classes. Wooden mimics focus on motion, combining speed with deadly stealth to eliminate enemies. Reinforced mimics learn traits of human weapons and blend them with their innate mimic specialties.
Full List of Planned Features
Note that the game is in early access, so not all listed features are guaranteed to be added. Some features may change, others may get scrapped, and some new ones may be added.
- Floor Upgrades and Expansion
- 3 More Playable Mimic Classes
- More Equippable Items
- Player Skill Tree
- Stealth Based on Surroundings
- 4 More Floors
- Floor Subsections
- Secret Tunnels
- More Traps and Puzzles
- More Stealth Combat Mechanics
- More Strategy Gameplay Mechanics
- Player Traps
- Player Minions
- More Enemy Variety
- Smarter Enemies
- More Merchant NPCs
- More Potions
- Uses for Material Loot Items
- Player Cosmetics and Accessories
- Society of Mimics
- More Bosses
- Enemy Bestiary
- Floor Mapping
- Merchant-Given Quests
- More Immersive Gameplay
- Base Building
- Multiplayer Co-op and PvP
- Arena Survival Mode
- Localization
- An Ending
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Alright, for an early access game that has potential, and I mean a lot of it, this just isn't for me. I wanted to like it, cause it's a cute lil game about a mimic chest fighting warriors in their home dungeon, what's not to like? This is not hate and "how the devs should do better!", it's just some feedback about how it feels to a new player 1, Game just feels too slow, even for a stealth game. I love stealth games, grew up on games like Thief and Splinter Cell, but they didn't feel this clunky or slow paced 2, Combat and Stealth doesn't feel rewarding. Getting that first knight devoured is just tedious, and even annoying since the detection is just too far. Sometimes you get a little bit of detection and get a kill, or most of the time it fills completely and you have a problem you can't beat, or it does work, but you have many knights surrounding you and can't get a safe bite or devour without getting hit or even killed 3, Skills are too slow. I got cornered trying to get away, getting stuck on the hitboxes of some pots, and used my Helmet Smash, only to die because it took too long to come out. This needs to be sped up, or at least give some form of invincibility or damage r…4 found this helpful
This game has been abandoned. It's been so long that the Steam store page even says this: "Note: The last update made by the developers was over 2 years ago. The information and timeline described by the developers here may no longer be up to date." I bought the game years ago. It was so buggy that I got soft locked in the tutorial. I waited for a fix, completely forgot the game existed, and just realised its been abandoned. There's nothing here, man. Literally don't even bother. You'll notice that other people's reviews have about an hour and a half to two hours, because that's pretty much all that's in this game.2 found this helpful
Bugs, poor balancing, and some annoying sound effects. I want to like this game and its intriguing concept, but it's just not good enough. That said, it's only 5$, so it's worth trying if you feel like exploring an interesting game. 3/71 found this helpful
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Fun stealth game it will be interesting to see where it goes.1 found this helpful
There's a spike puzzle in the first five minutes of the game that I swear is impossible. It's so stupidly hard, it makes it not fun. Don't bother with this game, the movement is so bad, you can't even beat the opening puzzle with how slow you are.
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