The Mimic Glossary

Core Game Terms

The Mimic — Roblox horror game by CTStudio/MUCDICH featuring cursed book chapters. Spirits — primary currency for items and lanterns, earned via codes, events, and clears. Revives — consumables letting players continue after death, obtainable from codes like ThankYouForBeingPatient.

Books — major content arcs: Control's Book, Jealousy's Book, upcoming Rage's Book and Rebirth's Book. Each book contains multiple chapters with unique maps and entities.

Lobby CODES aura — yellow interaction zone between MUCDICH and Sythivo NPCs for redeeming text codes.

Entities & Nicknames

Hiachi — Control's Book stalker with giggle audio cues. Biwaki — Jealousy patrol entity controlling exterior territories. Kintoru — sight-sensitive Jealousy entity.

Nejibishoma / Grin Demon — chase entity in Jealousy Chapter 3; official name Nejibishoma, community nickname Grin Demon. Enzukai — boss-tier Jealousy finale entity.

English names are used in-game UI and this wiki for consistency.

Modes & Difficulty

Nightmare mode — harder variant with faster entities, often one life, exclusive lanterns/badges. Witch Trials — event wave survival mode. Jigoku — hell mode, extreme difficulty beyond Nightmare for many players.

Standard mode — default chapter difficulty with normal lives/revive rules unless patched.

Gamemode entities reuse models with modified stats — see gamemode entities.

Controls & Community

Sprint — Shift on PC, L2 on Xbox; increases speed and noise. CTStudio Discord — official community hub replacing archived Trello for updates.

Loadstring scripts — unauthorized exploit code; bannable. Prefer guides and codes.

Tier list — community rankings of entity threat and lantern value — tier list hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Spirits in The Mimic?
Primary currency used to buy lanterns, consumables, and other items.
Grin Demon vs Nejibishoma?
Same entity — Nejibishoma official, Grin Demon community nickname.
What is Jigoku?
Hell mode — an extreme difficulty gamemode with harsh rules and visibility modifiers.
Where to redeem codes?
Lobby CODES aura between MUCDICH and Sythivo NPCs.
Are Japanese terms used in game?
Some inspiration is Japanese horror themed, but entity names appear in English in UI.