Mimic Search + Missing Hiker

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[@kaniamia]

My brother didn’t come home last night, so I’d better go looking for him. But not until it gets completely dark out. That’s the best time to go searching for someone in the woods, after all.

[@kaniamia]

Also 32:20 “Yes I think I saw your brother.” “Thank you, helpful retail clerk. No follow up questions.” “Would you like to at least know when he was here? The date? The time?” “No, that doesn’t seem like important information.”

[@thesecretshade]

😂😂😂

[@nomjums9411]

Also I got a little eepy so I'm going to camp in the very woods where people are reportedly going missing :)

[@taylorssage557]

​@@kaniamia😊

[@ericamartiin]

@@kaniamiahaven’t even started the video saw this and just absolutely crying. 😂 what.

[@vinnygothika7510]

Not gonna lie that scream sounded more like when a mountain lion tries to sound like a person, or when a coyote howls, maybe even when foxes make their weird noises.

[@aceofkpop1243]

I wanted it to end up being an animal, so the cop has to go back and figure out which person the mimic is trying to be!

[@MoeRenai]

I also thought it sounded kinda like a howl. I have a Shiba and his screamy howls can sound pretty similar (pretty terrifying sound to wake up to whenever he decides to yell in the middle of the night tho lol)

[@LaurenIhrke]

I was convinced it was going to be a red herring and it was just a couple of foxes.

[@chris_t2020]

I was expecting a mountain lion as well.

[@billcipher8295]

Seriously I thought she’d walk up to a coyote

[@bookishrabbit]

Lmao, “suspicious poop” followed by “suspicious boots, tiny toes” sent me 😂

[@JadedDreams13]

yeah the 48hr thing is a myth. you can report it even if the person has been missing an hour. 1st 48hrs a person is missing is very important

[@brihna89]

Didn’t used to be the case though! They used to make people wait 48-72 hours before reporting a missing person. Definitely lost a lot of people before they learned their lesson.

[@justineking8230]

It's kind of funny to me that gab will leave her house door wide open in horror games but also be as realistic as possible with driving.

[@Fuffydud]

Probably all that time spent in Japan

[@alienhomey]

i also find it funny that gab will leave doors open while jack will always close them

[@B.McAllister]

0:07 Just imagining Beebs yelling "Later losers!" To chat as the sound of it travels off with him down the hall.

[@marthmallow7420]

beebus, the cutest

[@kimberlynelson1468]

If there was a such thing as mimics so many people would be dead just from suspicion alone.

[@Mindteaser4022]

Also everyone acted so casual like it was a bear attack. I'd hope the officer would tell people to shelter in place and give the homeless person a ride lol

[@lilypoppy3388]

That’s what I was thinking. As a long limbed person I’d have a tough time in that universe lol

[@v0mit4br4ins]

yeah, it would be like another witch trials situation. everyone would be accusing everyone else because they "hide in plain sight"

[@woodencoyote4372]

A tent outside the camper van is usually because of the temperature. When it's hot at night, poorly ventilated camper vans can get stuffy. It's easier to sleep in a light tent while still having shelter.

[@buritters]

Love it when BB shows up. Cutest kitty ever.

[@catsmeow5625]

Um, excuse me, my cat would beg to differ. Although BB is up there on the cat cuteness scale. Just does surpass my boy.

[@buritters]

@@catsmeow5625 I would disagree and say my orange brain cell is the cutest!

[@NicoleLaurenEsq]

Looks like Fears to Fathom - which the 5th part is coming out in a few days. Can't wait!

[@jonsyo]

omg really??? im so excited now

[@NicoleLaurenEsq]

@@jonsyo YES!! 9/12/24 - just 3 days!

[@lostmaps]

she said she's streaming it on thursday

[@NicoleLaurenEsq]

@Jabamski Yes!! Woot - I'll probably be able to play it today, too!

[@NicoleLaurenEsq]

@Jabamski I'm glad you wrote back to me - I was at my office all morning - I forgot😬. I'm home now. Downloadin'!!🤩

[@cantide]

The woman sitting besides the drunk guy is so suspicious, well dressed, well sitted, and weird arms... (just saw that part...)

[@FuriosasWarRig]

Sitted isn't a word

[@ZackKoutaRoxas]

The mimic's distant screaming in the first game was so unnerving!

[@cahebding]

I honestly have never been that unnerved watching an indie horror game before.

[@levisipos]

ikr! and unrelated but I had the same pfp for a long time when I was younger, its very nostalgic :3

[@ZackKoutaRoxas]

@@levisipos Haha small world! Glad to serve some nostalgia (:

[@Currentlyfreezing]

it gave me chills 😫

[@ToriLyn_]

I watched a story on snapchat the other day about a hiker who said he’d be back at a certain time but because of his dog he took a short cut and ended up getting trapped in some boulders and when he didnt show up his wife didn’t contact anyone for like 48 hours despite him telling her to it straight away. I think he was missing for 15 days before he was found, located after 12 by hikers but it was a 3 day hike to his location. So always call authorities straight away when a hiker doesn’t return when expected.

[@Micahthebee]

I think I know exactly who you're talking about. Mike Turner? That story is so sad.

[@em-kie]

I heard the story the other day. If memory serves she was only recently deceased when found so finding him earlier could have saved his life.

[@ToriLyn_]

@@Micahthebee yes him! It is very sad

[@ToriLyn_]

@@em-kie yeah exactly, I don’t think I could cope knowing I didn’t say anything earlier and it cost him his life

[@gooadam]

I enjoyed that first one. It could be made into a full game with more time/people involved. I know how hard it is to get one single game done solo, and this dev already had some extra help... but, a team developing this story would be a really fun experience, imo. I'd like to see more NPC's that you need to question and figure out if they are actually mimics or not as well. It could easily spin off where they end the mimic encounter with some sort of clues found at the mimic's "nest" after killing the skinless one. It would add more suspense and terror if anyone you met could be a mimic that's lying to you. That'd give you dialogue trees that could be altered depending on clues you found along the way. The second one had some issues that I wasn't fond of... largely the car's lack of sightlines through the side windows and the limited view through the windshield like you are a toddler learning to drive.

[@jamesfuller9332]

So something like LA Noire, but you're looking for a mimic.

[@ColinInAsweater]

This game is actually inspired by an analog horror called Vita Carnis made by Darian Quilloy. It's extremely well made and worth a watch

[@illusion-xiii]

So I agree that the game was fun and played well, nothing against that, but I feel like it really wasted the "mimic" concept, because we never saw it actually mimic anyone. Saying there was a mimic created great tension as you interviewed the NPCs so I loved that, but at the end I was expecting to see someone turn out to be the mimic and transform into a monster. Without that, it's just a monster that jumps out of the bushes and eats people. The closest we got was an unsettling attempt at a scream (As a creepy sound effect: A+. As anything close to a human voice: F-), and then the monster appears in its full form. So that was just a bummer, and I wanted to vent. It was still great to watch, up until the lack of payoff.

[@mekhakreature]

I feel much the same. One of the main things that makes something called a "mimic" so terrifying is that it can technically hide in plain sight. Having an added section of finding another attack scene, or the evidence in general that it's already disguised and hiding out in the area - and then being forced to backtrack and find the right "person" would make it more interesting.

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

completely agree

[@Akaedooii]

There is lore behind the Mimic, it’s from Vitas Carnis (an analog horror series, def recommend checking it out!). The mimic is a creature whose diet is mainly human flesh and will actively hunt for humans to eat. The reason why this creature is called “mimic” is because the more humans it eats, the more human-like features it will develop to blend in to make its hunts easier. Hopefully this helps clear up any confusion! : )

[@illusion-xiii]

@@Akaedooii Yes, that does indeed provide better context. Thank you for providing it. Do you know if the game is set within the universe of the Vitas Carnis ARG, or is it just making a reference for fans to recognize?

[@Akaedooii]

@@illusion-xiii Since this is a fan made game (im assuming) I believe it is set within the Vitas Carnis universe. I might be wrong though 😅

[@It_Was_Aliens]

My immediate thoughts: “Nothing was stolen” HOW DO YOU KNOW, MR OFFICER?? ARE YOU THE CULPRIT?? Then the sign “never blinks” OFFICER DOESNT BLINK Gas station guy also didn’t blink tho.

[@freshcoffeebug]

When you examine the victim's car, your character mentions how it would have been safer to stay inside. But what if after your car breaks down, a helpful park ranger pulls up and offers to call a mechanic or even give you a lift to a service station? So while you light a cigarette, thinking that your luck hasn't been all bad tonight, you recall this isn't a National Park. But then why is there a park ranger here, in the middle of the night? By the time you realize this, its too late.

[@dxconnery]

I kinda wanted her to find the person screaming, and it was someone in a police uniform… or use more environmental story telling like blood leading underneath the farmer’s shed.

[@zielona_f]

"gemetz(e)l", the name of the game's dev, is german for "carnage"

[@marthmallow7420]

i like that

[@freakishuproar1168]

*Gab:* Hi Beeb, do I have to kick you out before I begin? *BB:* _[the whiniest meow ever recorded]_ x3 That was as adorable as it was amusing, thank you for sharing that moment with us Gabu-san... :p

[@Lycramosa]

The "woman screaming" was actually a fox. They are known for sounding like screaming women and freaking people out lol.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Mimic game did tension well, but kinda disappointed the whole “mimic” part of it has literally nothing to do with how the monster actually acts lol

[@moodchanger3470]

two things, if your engine is running hot you don't leave it on to keep your lights on and another is you don't stand outside your car in the middle of nowhere at night waiting for the engine to cool off.

[@bellamccullough8930]

They are game developers not mechanics lol

[@Ichigo2k9]

@@bellamccullough8930You don’t need to be a mechanic to have common sense. But devs like this always make games where the mc is dumb as rocks.

[@jhufffamily7920]

@@bellamccullough8930 i mean, these are basic things anyone with a car should know haha

[@Necromortis61]

Well done. You successfully proved you're more intelligent than an NPC in an indie horror game.

[@FuriosasWarRig]

He's a man he's not very smart lmfao

[@itsmeyahgirl]

the attitude in that floofy walk out 💅🏼

[@samuelreynolds7731]

I just love how the farmer got a Southern accent when she started reading that s*** lmfao 🤣

[@glassdragonmedia]

It's always either Southern or North Midwestern, lol.

[@samuelreynolds7731]

@@glassdragonmedia well I'm from Buffalo so I always end up saying southern lol

[@lorettabes4553]

I love how big and bright the flashlight is in these games. We can actually see, so nice

[@anghelocardona2161]

First time KZbin actually tells me anyone uploaded a video as soon as they uploaded it.

[@kldpariis6440]

The delay happens a lot when I’m connected to cellular data instead of wifi.

[@ValisX]

42:29 It’s funny how we don’t like creepy ‘people’, but like people who make ‘creepy’ things

[@psiimoth]

Dude, this dev has got some SPOOKY screams in these games! Especially the first one!

[@BiblicallyAccurateSeraph]

At first, I thought that the screaming lady was a cat that was meowing real loudly XD

[@kamham8486]

love a good bb debut at the beginning of a spooky vid!

[@heyassbut8199]

As much as I love my three brothers I don't think I would be going to search for them in a trail in the deep woods, not because of fear of something happening to me in the process of searching for them but out of fear that my would suffer more if they had two sons go missing.

[@Speciimenn]

I've been studying my History class about genocide too much, so I keep reading the title as "Missing Hitler" and I just cannot unsee it. At this point, idk how to read "Hiker"

[@Amelia_Rose_333]

Regarding the second game, I’d you can hear someone yelling, then they can hear you, too! Having to “go check it out” would be my LAST resort. I would just yell my brothers name and see if I heard his voice yelling back. But then again I wouldn’t go alone, at night, or unarmed.

[@PsimonSez]

Your voices were the stuff of legend in the Mimic Search! Great job!

[@hmsmith1790]

Gab: "Don't know why he had to jump at the door like a Jack-In-The-Box, but..." 😂😅😂😅Oh my gosh, that jumpscare made my soul leave my body! Sir, please don't just scare innocent Let's Players and their viewers like that! Sheesh!

[@solanaceaepiperita2306]

I had *just* run out of recent vids from you to watch. Thanks always Gab!

[@KoffeeKaji]

I wish I lived somewhere that was built more for human activity/public transit and not just private vehicles. :')

[@horsefeathers2391]

In the US there is no longer a 48 hour wait period for missing adults! But there used to be; in 2009 Brandon's Law went into effect in Minnesota after Brandon Swanson's family's hard work to change the 48 hour requirement for adults since Brandon was 19 when he went missing. It has since become nationwide policy to allow missing persons to be reported immediately but unfortunately not everyone is aware that the laws have changed. Since the game takes place in 1994 the 48 hour thing would have been true.

[@thatkidfox]

the intial screams sound like coyote howls

[@Katie_1231]

it's giving fears to fathom

[@HipsterKenster]

Yess!! Especially with the ending jumpscare style to Missing Hiker.

[@kthskies]

that timing was incredible, i was just looking for an indie horror of yours to watch whilst having lunch!!

[@reyzer3211]

Love the segments of letting BB out, 🐈 ❤

[@ChrisLP25]

11:57 Gab mimicking a southern farmer with her accent was hillarious!

[@Joe-zk3fh]

Voice improv is spot on.

[@hudaalnounou1126]

I miss being able to walk to places, where rn the closest place I might visit the grocery store is an hour away walking from my house 💔 America is seriously so fing big without a car you're paralyzed

[@SpookiCooki]

I think your idea of the game would be better. If you have to make a call and capture or kill the mimic it would be a more unique experience. It would be even better if the mimic was randomised every playthrough between all NPC's (including the other cop).

[@Lesley_RedRhody]

Remember what SGT. Nicholas Angel said regarding vehicular collisions: _“‘Accident’ implies there’s no one to blame!”_ 💚😉😉💚

[@railroad_riley5084]

2:06 is that Ludwig 💀

[@thesmartkookie9961]

omg ur right it does look like him lmaoo

[@roycrownguard]

the sound that was played when your cat exited the room SO CUTE!!

[@snackitysnack6662]

the random character voices were so good hahaha

[@tylerbaughn5835]

If my brother went missing, I'd be out there in a heartbeat looking for him. Every second counts.

[@foxfire31]

I had to turn the volume down almost entirely when the weird screaming started. It freaked both my cat's out to the point they both hid under my couch 😅

[@roisinhart]

Its so miniscule but the slight breathiness of the fake screaming was so chilling

[@jboao]

i wish indie devs wouldn't copy each other so much, unless this was intended to be a love letter to the fears to fathom games. great video as always tho Gab 🤗

[@KitsuneXIIIKitsu]

"Someone is screaming" That's a coyote.

[@Isabel-2]

my little brother pointed out that there were two people at the jumpscare ending. maybe the person at the back was his brother? 41:49

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

30:26 the song is “Heart of Night” by Karl Casey

[@doitsushine92]

love that she's concerned about driving in a videogame because she hasn't driven in real life in years. babe i don't think it's the same sjfneds

[@cahebding]

Plaid shirt + Lives on a farm + gun = southern accent

[@casdf7]

"the police did not have capacity for a missing person". of course, the cat in the tree of grandma Elisabeth is so much more important.

[@meredithpapa]

Just what I needed - I was watching old Nancy videos hoping for a new indie horror!

[@georgelopez353]

Of course it will start with a car scene, every indie horror game

[@Im-just-Stardust]

I keep coming back on this specific video. Its actually a really fun little game. The creepy sound at the end tho 💀

[@wumao_gang1020]

36:50 dressed like he’s about to hop in his car after work to pick his kids up from school. 😂

[@glofacekilluh]

Lollll that "scream" 🐓

[@Mant111]

If you like the concept check out the indie horror short "A Hollow Tree", really captures the essence of the mimic in the beginning.

[@kylierice7187]

When gab said funny walk I instantly thought of her other video when she says “you got a funny walk funny man” 😂😂😂

[@bluegold4452]

Just in time for my lunch break

[@j.nx._269]

the screaming in the first one was so funny 😭

[@erikosterlund8259]

This game is about a creature in an analog horror called Vita Carnis, I don’t know if you’d be interested Gab but I think it’s really good

[@khorneschosen7561]

Gab the Mimic Slayer.

[@HoboTortoise]

I love when gab plays indie horror! ❤ I think she’d slay at Inscryption.

[@1231mpr]

The scream sounded like a cat at first then like a coyote dying or something 😆

[@StarlitSunLight]

This reminds me of a game you've played in the past. It was another indie game, but it was more 8bit pixely

[@heyamidge]

I love when you say "woooooods", Gab. Makes me giggle every time! Also, I commented this a few videos ago, but I would love to see you play Murdered: Soul Suspect. I think you'd enjoy it! ❤

[@Clybielike]

Have to laugh everytime i see the developer Gemezl, cause its german for slaughter, but wrote kinda cutesy

[@hunterkraft5043]

Just about enough time to watch before my next class 😎

[@boithepumpkin]

the farn owner is the same character from supermarket together lol

[@rebekah4761]

6:00 the fence posts all look bloody.

[@stargirl7646]

Daaaamn you are on a ROLL with videos! Thanks! 😍

[@ericamartiin]

It’s been so long since I’ve had a car either. My town is so small I just walk. It’s actually kinda nice. And I get some workout in. 💪🏼 I guess.

[@duchessedeberne3909]

Same. Feels like real freedom. Cars are just a hole to throw money in

[@SD-dg9lj]

I read synopsis, I read the intro, I read all the reviews, I watch trailers, and the recommendations, also very important where theyre coming from, even then...I use my gut feeling, I notice everything etc. I just remembered about the she, he, they etc. could be the only thing am going for the simplification.

[@lucyryder7127]

Never been here this early omg. Hope you have so much fun!

[@witchyfirbolg]

Hi Gab!!! I think you might like Little Goody Two Shoes! It’s a RPG horror game with a very unique whimsical art style. It reminds me a lot of the Alice in Wonderland game you played a while back :0 It came out about 10 months ago, and I only just found it through a video essay recently. If you think it’s something you’d enjoy, would love to see you play it!! I haven’t seen a lot of people playing it and it makes me so sad, the game looks so cool!!!

[@wabiruasahi4515]

I think the sound effects scared me more than the NPCs suddenly popping up 😅😅

[@LightningfistCal]

I immediately recognised the White Bat Audio music as soon as Missing Hiker started. XD

[@duchessedeberne3909]

Is it some free music?

[@billcipher8295]

The flashlight started to flicker and I thought there was a hunt 😂

[@pedslapchat]

i genuinely thought that the mimic would be us all along😂😂

[@JHawkLR]

I would never enjoy a game like this alone, but I would love to play one co-op.

[@kindakitty]

just finished the 3h video and this is what i see on my recoomended yayy

[@LewisEthridge_95]

the mimic screams like a fox. foxes screams are really terrifying. I also watched Sean play the second game.

[@stargirl7646]

I was wondering where I’d seen it before!

[@MiSHy1121]

31:35 Charlie Kirk but with a normal-sized face. 41:52 Fears to Fathom ass jumpscare.

[@ElabeeLP]

The music in the second game is actually by the same person who created the music you use for Observation Duty. 😊

[@NiaMariaePlays]

me, when i see gab's tattoos: 😍

[@robertherrera9520]

You really know the score when you did your southern accents for the trailer park dude and girl 😂😂🤣 hee hee haw y’all that there’s a knee-slapper! 🤣

[@KitesCreates]

The screaming sounded like coyotes howling to me

[@waylin6161]

This game is giving me fear to fathom

[@kimgkoi]

I feel like the mimic one was inspired by Vita Carnis with the mimic design, which is cool if it was!

[@LittleBones101]

Always good to start a vid with a bb before getting into business 🎉

[@Thecharliesruiz]

Awesome Gab💙