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MIMESIS

4-player co-op survival horror where you avoid contaminated rain, gather scrap, and return to the tram.

We listened to 8 Twitch streams of MIMESIS (4h in total). The problem that came up most: limited inventory space forces repeated trips to carry loot, in 5 of 8 streams.

8 Twitch streams · 4h analysed · Russian, English, German, French · analysed in the week of 21 Sept 2026 · Steam page

Problems
43
Ideas
1
Highlights
5

Where the moments happened

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  • Stream 1, 30 min analysed: 6 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison.
  • Stream 2, 30 min analysed: 7 problems.
  • Stream 3, 30 min analysed: 8 problems.
  • Stream 4, 30 min analysed: 3 problems, 1 highlight.
  • Stream 5, 30 min analysed: 13 problems, 2 highlights.
  • Stream 6, 30 min analysed: 11 problems.
  • Stream 7, 30 min analysed: 15 problems, 3 highlights.
  • Stream 8, 30 min analysed: 16 problems, 1 highlight.
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Problems (43)

Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up.

  1. #1Bugblocking

    game crashes repeatedly through the run, session ends before gameplay resumes

    1 of 8 streams · 6 moments

    6 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  2. #2Bug

    co-op invite does not visibly reach the other player

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  3. #3Confusion

    unclear which items count as valuable scrap to collect

    2 of 8 streams · 7 moments

    7 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  4. #4Confusion

    boxing bunny enemy reappears confusingly fast

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  5. #5Confusion

    telephone mechanic mimicking dead relatives voices

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  6. #6Confusion

    shop lets you buy items by accident and drains your starting funds

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  7. #7Confusion

    no way to find the way back to the train, players get lost

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  8. #8Confusion

    items vanish near the scales area with no explanation

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  9. #9Confusion

    riddle puzzle gives no clear way to find the correct answer

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  10. #10Confusion

    possession or true-death status of a player is unclear mid round

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  11. #11Confusion

    no clear way to escape or fight off a mimic grab

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  12. #12Confusion

    no name tag or visual way to tell which teammate is talking

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  13. #13Confusion

    current money balance is hard to find on screen

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  14. #14Confusion

    hard to tell if all nearby loot was picked up

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  15. #15Confusion

    an enemy can appear surprisingly early in a run

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  16. #16Confusion

    bunny enemy takes more hits than expected

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  17. #17Confusion

    failed to outrun an enemy instead of fighting it

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  18. #18Confusion

    unclear why attack speed differs between players in combat

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  19. #19Confusion

    unclear how to return to the title screen

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  20. #20Confusion

    switching the compass between exit and treasure mode is unclear

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  21. #21Confusion

    monsters holding counter-stone items is not communicated

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  22. #22Confusion

    no indicator for remaining melee attack uses

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  23. #23Confusion

    mission select monster and dollar icons are unclear at first glance

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  24. #24Confusion

    proximity voice chat echoes and volume varies a lot between players

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  25. #25Confusion

    purpose of the rock-paper-scissors interaction against mimics is unclear

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  26. #26Frustration

    limited inventory space forces repeated trips to carry loot

    5 of 8 streams · 7 moments

    7 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  27. #27Frustrationblocking

    radiation meter danger and cure location remain unclear

    2 of 8 streams · 7 moments

    7 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  28. #28Frustration

    boxing bunny grab attack kills players retrieving a potion

    2 of 8 streams · 4 moments

    4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  29. #29Frustration

    missions start without any weapon so players fight mimics unarmed

    1 of 8 streams · 3 moments

    3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  30. #30Frustration

    money too tight to afford ammo and weapons

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  31. #31Frustration

    money is lost between rounds or insufficient for upgrades

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  32. #32Frustration

    improvised weapons like keyboards and guitars break quickly in a fight

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  33. #33Frustration

    lobbies rarely fill with other players

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  34. #34Frustration

    carrying the compass item creates blame among players

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  35. #35Frustration

    monster density in the dungeon feels excessive

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  36. #36Frustration

    jumping controls feel unresponsive during exploration

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  37. #37Frustration

    train departure deadline creates last-minute panic to gather loot

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  38. #38Frustration

    valuable loot items are easy to miss or not find

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  39. #39Frustration

    default camera or mouse sensitivity feels too high

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  40. #40Frustration

    found loot items feel low value compared to expectations

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  41. #41Frustration

    service station cost feels like wasted money

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  42. #42Frustration

    death notification message spoils the tension

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  43. #43Frustration

    healing items restore very little health

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report

Suggestions and comparisons (1)

What players asked for, and which games they compared yours to.

  1. #44Suggestion

    elixir should be pre-stocked in the wagon

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report

What landed (5)

Moments players clearly enjoyed.

  1. #45Highlight

    objects found in the level can be used as improvised weapons

    1 of 8 streams · 2 moments

    2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  2. #46Highlight

    players enjoy singing into the gramophone object

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  3. #47Highlight

    weapon spinning while running delighted players

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  4. #48Highlight

    not knowing if someone is a mimic is the core scare

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
  5. #49Highlight

    players enjoy the scary but funny tone of the game

    1 of 8 streams · 1 moment

    1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report

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    45 problems · 17 highlights · 8 streams

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About this page

Speech was transcribed on our own machine and an AI model picked out the moments. Every item in the full report quotes the streamer's actual words, checked against the transcript; 87 of 91 candidate moments passed that check. Only counts and short issue titles are public. Quotes and streamer names stay in the private report.

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