‘Mimic’ Trailer Blends Social Deduction with Survival Horror; Launches on PC October 27

Independent developer Ryan Laley Games has announced an October 27, 2026, Steam Early Access release date for Mimic, its online social-deduction game that turns (twists and contorts) the asymmetrical multiplayer horror genre on its head.

Capturing the fear, vulnerability, and atmosphere of classic single-player horror experiences in a role-based multiplayer setting, players must escape a doomed spacecraft where danger wears many faces… including their own.
 
The Icarus is failing. Oxygen is low … one of you isn’t what they seem. Will you survive the Mimic, or will you become its next meal?

Watch the Mimic early access trailer:

Trust is a luxury in the cold, claustrophobic corridors of the Icarus. In Mimic, players must escape the crumbling Icarus spacecraft while rooting out who amongst them is secretly a mimic — a malicious alien creature that can disguise itself as a fellow human survivor. Players must solve various objectives to create their escape route, survive against not one but two sinister threats pursuing them, and, as the terrifying titular Mimic, hunt from the shadows — and beneath the flesh of a friend.  With five players in online matchmaking and up to ten in customizable private lobbies, Mimic blends tense survival, social deduction, and dynamic mechanics into a highly replayable multiplayer experience.

Unlike other asymmetrical multiplayer horror games that merely pit survivors against a sole antagonist, players in Mimic are assigned secret roles that dictate their win conditions. Crew members must repair the ship’s vital systems and identify the alien threat before it’s too late. Meanwhile, the agent has a private corporate agenda unknown to the rest of the crew that does not prioritize their well-being. The sole purpose of the mimic, the insidious alien entity masquerading as a human, is to blend in, gain trust, and strike when survivors are most vulnerable. But the mimic isn’t the only threat at play: an NPC android roams the halls of the Icarus, indiscriminately hunting all organic lifeforms who could be the mimic in disguise.