Mimic
A short puzzle game where you mimic animals to take their form.
11 levels + one secret.
Progress is saved.
Arrow keys to move
X to restart the level
P to skip levels or delete save (not recommended)
Review by Terry Cavanagh (creator of VVVVVV):
"I really like it when a game takes a weird idea and lets me discover all the funny unexpected consequences of it. “What happens when I …?” is one of the best questions a game can invite you to ask."
Comment by Hempuli (creator of Baba Is You):
"This was really cool!"
Game by @sourencho
Music by @noteheadmusic
Original jam prototype by @sourencho and @v3rse
Devlog: Reflections on puzzle gamedev
Lexaloffle BBS page: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=46649
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Development log
- Reflections on puzzle gamedevJan 08, 2022
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Interesting mechanic with the lizard, however I feel like it would have helped to teach the player the lizard mechanic a bit better. Having to search up a guide just to learn that I need to be right next to the creature to mimic into a lizard was a bit disappointing
This was really cool!
Thanks! That means a lot from you :’)
I think it’s about time I start working on a full version of this game :D
A simple yet detailed gimmick.
The idea is novel.
SUCH an interesting concept, it made me really wonder what lengths one could go with the different applications/variations are happening in each level! So much potential!
Thanks! I hope to expand it one day :’)
How lizard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPD9aiGUHNw
The lizard got me stumped for a while lol
where the secrets at
Awesome game!really enjoyed this one!
Great puzzle game! I like how new mechanics are introduced very gradually. I didn’t get stuck at any point, but because there was something new in every level, finishing them felt very satisfying. Nice!
Great game, great mechanics. Tho was stuck on the lizard when he was introduced for awhile haha!
Yeah that part is a bit tricky and the game doesn’t really prepare you well for it :P Glad you liked the game :D
i love this game but i can't get past level 3
bird cannot tree
need i say more
i really like it! is simple and super fun
A fun game with a pretty unusual mechanic
I can't return to the main menu and enter level select to find the secret level after beating the game
super cool game I luv it( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)✧
this game is awesome!!
i didnt think this was going to be so much fun, the puzzles are you creative
this game is actually really damn fun, gj!
super fun!!
The rock pile on the left of level 4 is a person
Really enjoyed it but does anyone know how to access the secret?
Nvm you have to
Skip level 5
There is a real way that doesn’t use skipping :P
I adored this game, I think Sourencho did an incredible job designing the gameplay within the limitations of PICO-8. I would love to see more of this. I wrote a little game review on it if you want to check it out!
https://beanstalkorigins.substack.com/p/game-review-mimic
Thanks for the lovely review :)
This is great! What a cool idea.
So clever, this was a lot of fun.
great game! i enjoyed it a lot
thanks for your work <3
Thanks for playing :)
beautiful and clever game, love it!
nice game but the puzzles are too hard for me i guess
Brilliant! My face must have been a picture when I discovered the chimera. I thought there was a glitch for a minute xD
Super cute and fun game, I love bite-sized puzzles like this.
Fun concept! Really enjoyed it, going to come back and beat all those levels!
so cool
everything about this game screams CLEVER, from the art to the puzzles to the visual explanation, a joy to play
:) appreciate the kind words!
A clever little game that got my brainhole gears turning! Whole animal fusion thing's kinda messed up, I mean, imagine the ecological impact!
Super cool game nice concept and very good puzzles, also love the retro texture
I really like the graphical style here
wait how do i get level 6?
nvm
how do you get to level 6
i forgot how
sekret
I figured it out, level 11 is hard tho
I WANT MOOORE
I love the idea but I get stuck because sometimes I accidentally mimic another creature while moving around is there any way to set mimic activation to a button so that doesn't happen?
Tbh I tried that but it kinda took the magic out of it. I wish I had enough tokens left to implement undo but I hit the pico8 limit :P
oh felt! in that case this is wonderful, i really am enjoying the whole thing!
I'm stuck at level 9. The only thing you can do is mimic the butterfly, but then what?
Edit: I just did that. I have no idea how that works, but I did that. Also, this game is great.
Edit 2: I just finished the game and I've never seen something like this before. The core concept is simple, but the different ideas like combining animals, changing paths and splitting a lizard in half make the game not get boring. I just wish it was longer.
please explain lv 9
the butterfly and the lizard thing should combine because they follow same pathing
nvm, watched a walkthrough
still dont under stand how you were supposed to figure that out
I think the logic is supposed to go like this:
1. You have to mimic the lizard's path to turn into it.
2. The lizard is 2 tiles wide.
3. The lizard is in sync with the butterfly.
4. Maybe if you stay next to the butterfly while mimicking the path of the lizard, you and the butterfly will combine into the lizard?