{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e963724aa3ea925bd3242c69","clusterId":"c_8c1ccfc67d70af9c02679473","slug":"mimic-busters-brings-3d-modeling-to-hide-and-seek-on-october-16","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Mimic Busters Brings 3D Modeling to Hide-and-Seek on October 16","summary":"Mimic Busters, developed by DevAdam and Tape Corps and released by GameDev.ist, arrives on Steam on October 16. The online multiplayer game splits players into Mimics and Hunters. Mimics use 3D modeling tools to sculpt and paint themselves into everyday room objects, and larger models score more. Hunters lose health with each shot, so they must listen for the sound Mimics make every 30 seconds and aim carefully before time runs out.","whyItMatters":"The twist here is that the hiding is done by hand: the Mimic's disguise is a modeling task with a scoring bonus attached to size and placement, which makes the round a craft problem for one side and a listening problem for the other.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMimics in the game do not simply crouch behind furniture. They sculpt and paint themselves to match objects already in the room, and the scoring rewards ambition: the larger the model, the more points, with a doubled bonus for hiding directly beside an MBI investigator. That size comes at a cost, since Mimics emit a sound every 30 seconds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunters have their own constraint. Every shot they fire costs them health, so spraying at a suspicion does not work; they have to track the sound and place their shots. A demo is available on Steam now, with Japanese interface and subtitles supported.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mimic Busters wins by making the disguise itself the skill check. A Mimic's score scales with how big the object it sculpts, so the strongest hiding spots are the most visually obvious ones, and Hunters pay for every missed shot.","twitterPost":"Mimic Busters ties hiding to model size: bigger sculpts score more, which pushes Mimics toward conspicuous props while Hunters bleed health on every miss.","threadsPost":"Mimic Busters makes disguise a build problem. Mimics score higher the larger the object they sculpt and paint, so the best hiding spots are the biggest, most visible ones. Hunters lose health on every shot, so they cannot spray and pray; they have to listen for the 30-second tell and commit.","newsletterBlurb":"GameDev.ist will release Mimic Busters, developed by DevAdam and Tape Corps, on Steam on October 16. The online multiplayer game divides players into Mimics, who sculpt and paint themselves into everyday objects with 3D modeling tools, and Hunters, who must find them before time runs out. Hunters lose health with each shot, and Mimics give away their position with a sound every 30 seconds. A demo is already on Steam, and a second mode, Guess the Mimic!, has one player model a prompt while the lobby guesses.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260919j\",\"title\":\"3D Modeling Tool Hide-and-Seek Game 'Mimic Busters' Releases October 16; Mimics Disguise Themselves as Everyday Objects While Hunters Must Expose Them Before Time Runs Out\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4230,"outputTokens":676,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789790368,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T03:54:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T03:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T03:58:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8c1ccfc67d70af9c02679473","canonicalTitle":"3Dモデリングツールで変装するかくれんぼゲーム『Mimic Busters』10月16日にリリース。ミミックはそこら中にあるモノになりきり、ハンターは時間切れ前にミミックを暴き出す","representativeArticleId":"a_6898ee57fc42966f7cc08a22","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mimic Busters\"],\"studios\":[\"DevAdam\",\"Tape Corps\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T03:00:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T03:00:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T03:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260919j","title":"3Dモデリングツールで変装するかくれんぼゲーム『Mimic Busters』10月16日にリリース。ミミックはそこら中にあるモノになりきり、ハンターは時間切れ前にミミックを暴き出す"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mimic Busters"],"studios":["DevAdam","Tape Corps"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}