MimiCries is a Victorian-inspired, narrative-driven puzzle room game where
players investigate the devastated remnants of the tragic Griswald family,
and escape from the horrors of their accursed residence.

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Controls:

Move: Arrow keys 

Sprint: Shift/double tap arrow key

Confirm: Z

Cancel: X

Special: Q

(Key configuration available in game options)

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Key Features:

Immersive Pixel-art


Drawing creatively from the Victorian period, all pixel-art in MimiCries has been
meticulously curated to craft time-accurate environments, with astonishing designs that may literally take your breath away.

Interactive Puzzle-solving


Emulating your playable character's point-of-view, MimiCries offers a plethora of
object and character interactions, which evolve as you make progress with its variety of unique and challenging puzzles.

Duality of Light


As you traverse the dark rooms and corridors of the Griswald mansion in MimiCries, the light sources you have on hand will both help and hinder your exploration. In the engulfing darkness, will light be the key for your freedom?

All mysteries lay in wait for your unravelling. The Griswald mansion beckons...

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Average length:

4 - 6 hours

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Misc. Information:

If you encounter any errors or issues during in-browser play, do consider
playing the downloadable version of the game instead.

For any inquiries, you may email us at miniversal.games@gmail.com

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MimiCries.zip 186 MB

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MimiCries Demo.zip 149 MB
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Game Credits.pdf 929 kB

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Hello! I'm currently playing the demo version, and while I was able to solve the library puzzle, I'm stuck on the puzzle of the daughter's bedroom after having discovered the lock under the tiger rug.  I've seen the writing on the cabinet door, and I'm sure that the colored gnomes are related to it, but I've no clue what to do next. I've also checked through the bathroom with the turtle but that's it.

Hi, I've cleared this demo before and iirc there's an event in the bathroom that is triggered by interacting with the bathtub's curtain (you'll have to leave and come back after said interaction). There should then be a twinkling icon in the bedroom that you can interact with for the key to the lock under the rug. Hope this helps!

Heeelp, i cant the first one with the books:/

Hey, where are you stuck on?

The one with all the books, Green, blue, puple and brown. cant figure it out

If you read the clue on the table, or talk to Mimi, she tells you that you will need to subtract as well. 

For all the books you have seen, they are recorded in the recollections tab. So you can count directly from there.

i have already tried allt of that. but i cant seems to get it righ

How many books have you collected up until? From what I can remember, 1 blue book and 1 purple book doesn't count.

This game is really good! The design and atmosphere are top notch. I might suggest lowering the rain volume a bit, but otherwise, this has been very solid. Unfortunately, I have hit a roadblock

I've gone over the bedroom and bathroom a million times, and have no idea what to do next. I've found "get" "ofblood" and "youcan", and I've got the small key, but it doesn't go to anything in those rooms or the library. Hard stuck. :/

Hello, thank you for your feedback! We are delighted to hear you've been enjoying our demo so far :) We're still making adjustments to in-game volumes, so in the meantime we recommend lowering the BGS volume in the options menu to better listen out for other environmental sounds.

If you've read the writing displayed above the cabinet in the same room as the small key, notice anything unusual about how some letters are colored? What significance could they have in relation to the clues gathered? We'll be glad to assist you with more hints, so feel free to ask further if you'd like them!

You're so close to solving this puzzle, the last clue might just be under your feet ;)

I know there's something under the tiger rug, but I have no idea what to do about it. I've read the clue and see the color order, but that's another stump, it only shows three colors but the mask asks for four parts. I'm definitely going to need more help because I'm seriously stuck

Try interacting with the head of the tiger rug while facing it

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Ah, thanks! Okay, finally finished the demo

given what I've seen of comments from others, some pieces of the last puzzle in the demo might need work, but otherwise, this game is really good

I will be playing this live tomorrow 4/3 around 6-630 PM EST =).

Twitch.tv/twallsx4

Is The Puzzle at the End Even Possible?

Yeah it's possible to clear the puzzle, just a bit difficult and requires reading very carefully and understanding the clues