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Mimics

Creatures entity

Includes creatures that disguise themselves as harmless objects hapless adventurers are likely to approach, such as elaborate chests.

86
games
37
platforms

Alternate name: Mimic monsters

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Sharp X1)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
SX1 1987
Rance III: Leazas Kanraku (Windows 3.1)
Rance III: Leazas Kanraku
W31 1991-10
Project X Zone (Nintendo 3DS)
Project X Zone
3DS 2012-10-11
The Dungeoning (Windows)
The Dungeoning
WIN 2014-03-06
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (PlayStation 2)
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
PS2 2002-11-14
Torchlight (Xbox 360)
Torchlight
X360 2011-03-09
Vandal Hearts (Saturn)
Vandal Hearts
SAT 1997-11-27
Dragon Quest XI (PlayStation 4)
Dragon Quest XI
PS4 2017
Delve Deeper! (Windows)
Delve Deeper!
WIN 2010-06-30
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Commodore 64)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
C64 1985
Dark Cloud (PlayStation 2)
Dark Cloud
PS2 2000-12
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NEC PC9801)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
9801 1987-07-18
Related:
* Doppelgängers
* Shapeshifters
These originate likely from D&D where the name and type was at least popularized if not invented.

Limitations:
* NOT for mime artists
* NOT for trapped chests (whether mechanical, magical, or releases some regular monster at you)
* NOT for doppelgängers

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Parent group

Fictional creatures

Games by year

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The first Mimics video game was released in 1985.

Sega, Origin and Mindscape published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Chest Monster)

Platforms

Windows 17
Nintendo DS 6
Linux 6
PS2 6
Mega Drive 3
PS 3
PS4 3
MS-DOS 3
SNES 3
Win3.1 2
Saturn 2
Amiga 2
Atari ST 2
Mac OS X 2
PS Vita 2
Mac OS Classic 2
NES 2
C64 1
BSD 1
Apple IIGS 1
Amiga CD32 1
NEC PC9801 1
X360 1
Apple II E 1
Xbox One 1
Atari 400/800 1
3DS 1
Master System 1
Amiga AGA 1
PS3 1

Most common companies

Sega6
Origin6
Mindscape6
Cellar Door Games6
Pony Canyon5
Konami4
Runic Games4
Bethesda Softworks3
Square Enix3
Namco Bandai2
Kerberos Productions2
Almost Human Games2
Microsoft Game Studios2