The Mimic is a horror game on Roblox, and its story is told in books, each made up of numbered chapters. Every book has its own cast and storyline, so you can start with any one of them. Each chapter sets its own goals, and chapters can also be cleared on Nightmare, a harder difficulty.
Book
Control's Book
Control's Book: Chapter I
Yasu's search for his missing friends opens into a journey through Kintōru's pocket dimension.
- Book
- Control's Book
- Protagonist
- Yasu Masashige
- Main Objective
- Search Yasu's old school and the places beyond it for his missing friends, then reach the Imperial Palace through Kintōru's pocket dimension.
- Completion Rewards
- Control Chapter I Completed badge (Normal); Control Nightmare I Completed badge (Nightmare); no lantern reward
Control's Book: Chapter II
Yasu follows the voice in his head through Kintōru's palace and the realms beyond it.
- Book
- Control's Book
- Protagonist
- Yasu Masashige
- Main Objective
- Escape the Imperial Palace, the Hospital, and Akuyami Village by finding keys and butterfly spirits while learning who the voice in Yasu's head is.
- Completion Rewards
- Control Chapter II Completed badge (Normal); Control Nightmare II Completed badge and Butterfly Spirit Lantern (Nightmare)
Control's Book: Chapter III
Yasu traces Kintōru's curse through ancestral homes and the monsters that hunt him.
- Book
- Control's Book
- Protagonist
- Yasu Masashige
- Main Objective
- Survive Kintōru's pocket dimension and uncover how the Masashige family is tied to the monsters pursuing Yasu.
- Completion Rewards
- Control Chapter III Completed badge (Normal); Nightmare III Completed badge and Corrupted Lantern (Nightmare)
Control's Book: Chapter IV
Yasu tries to save his parents and faces Kintōru in the final fight for control of his family.
- Book
- Control's Book
- Protagonist
- Yasu Masashige
- Main Objective
- Find and rescue Yasu's parents, learn why the Masashige family is cursed, and confront Kintōru in her final form; the ending depends on the choice made.
- Completion Rewards
- Control Chapter IV Completed Good Ending badge or Control Chapter IV Completed Bad Ending badge (Normal); Control Nightmare IV Completed badge and Kusunoki Lantern (Nightmare); Control - Nightmare Killed badge and Saigomo Lantern for defeating Saigomo in Nightmare
Book
Jealousy's Book
Jealousy's Book: Chapter I
Detective Isamu follows his brother's death to Aogashima Island and the world of Enzukai.
- Book
- Jealousy's Book
- Protagonist
- Isamu Uchiumi
- Main Objective
- Investigate the mysterious death of Isamu's brother Senzai by following the trail from Kawasaki Ward to Aogashima and Enzukai's seal.
- Completion Rewards
- Jealousy Chapter 1 Completed badge and Kyogi Lantern (Normal); Jealousy Nightmare 1 Completed badge and Mio Lantern (Nightmare)
Jealousy's Book: Chapter II
Isamu crosses Enzukai's underwater realm, ending in a ship battle with Nagisa and a confrontation with Senzai.
- Book
- Jealousy's Book
- Protagonist
- Isamu Uchiumi
- Main Objective
- Survive Enzukai's underwater realm, defeat Nagisa aboard the ship, and uncover the role Senzai has taken in the cult's plan.
- Completion Rewards
- Jealousy Chapter 2 Completed badge and Chōchin-Obake (Normal); Jealousy Nightmare 2 Completed badge and Yen (Nightmare; no lantern reward)
Jealousy's Book: Chapter III
Isamu searches for a way back to life by passing through the layers of Jigoku.
- Book
- Jealousy's Book
- Protagonist
- Isamu Uchiumi
- Main Objective
- Cross Jigoku and reach its deepest layer to pass Shihyōsha's trial and return to the living world for a limited time.
- Completion Rewards
- Jealousy Chapter 3 Completed badge and Michiko Lantern (Normal); Jealousy Nightmare 3 Completed badge and Nejibishoma Lantern (Nightmare)
Jealousy's Book: Chapter IV
Isamu returns to a ruined Tokyo to rescue survivors and face Enzukai, with Senzai's fate at stake.
- Book
- Jealousy's Book
- Protagonist
- Isamu Uchiumi
- Main Objective
- Use the Shiroi Honō to rescue survivors and defeat Enzukai; the ending determines what happens to Senzai.
- Completion Rewards
- Jealousy Chapter 4 Completed Good Ending badge and Shiroi Honō Lantern (Normal); Jealousy Chapter 4 Completed Bad Ending badge and Kyogi Hand Lantern (Normal); Jealousy Nightmare 4 Completed badge and Enzukai Lantern (Nightmare)
Book
Rage's Book
Rage's Book: Chapter I
IJO agent Shion investigates a Gata outbreak and encounters the Beast of Rage.
- Book
- Rage's Book
- Protagonist
- Shion
- Main Objective
- IJO agent Shion investigates a Gata outbreak near the Inunaki Tunnel, survives the team's encounters with the entities, and uncovers the force sealed below.
- Completion Rewards
- Rage Chapter 1 Completed badge and Rage's Cage Lantern (Normal)
How The Mimic's Books and Chapters Fit Together
The Mimic doesn't tell one long story. Instead, it's split into books, and the game is set in Japan, drawing on Japanese legends and history. Control's Book follows Yasu Masashige, who returns to his old high school to look for missing friends. Inside each book, the chapters are numbered in order, and The Witch Trials is a separate mode that sits outside the books.
Where to Start and the Right Order to Play Chapters
You can begin with any book, since each one is its own story. Once you've picked a book, play its chapters in number order. The story builds from one chapter to the next, so the plot is much easier to follow that way. You can switch between books whenever you like.
What Each Chapter Asks of You
Chapters are built around exploring, collecting items and finding keys to open the way forward. Some are split into parts, so you finish one section before the next one opens. Some end with a boss fight.
Normal vs Nightmare Rewards
Nightmare is the harder difficulty, and chapters can be cleared on it as well as on Normal. Each version has its own badge, so a Normal clear and a Nightmare clear count as separate achievements. Clearing a chapter on Normal won't give you its Nightmare badge, so you'll need to clear it both ways to collect both.
Beyond the badge, rewards vary by chapter. The first chapter of Control's Book, for example, gives only a badge on Nightmare, while other chapters add something extra.
Endings and Choices in The Mimic's Chapters
Some chapters have more than one ending, and your choices decide which one you get. In the fourth chapter of Control's Book, you choose between killing Sama, which leads to the good ending, and saving your parents, which leads to the bad one. In the fourth chapter of Jealousy's Book, the final boss fight ends with a choice between Enzukai and Senzai. Killing Enzukai leads to the good ending, and killing Senzai leads to the bad one.
FAQ
Which Nightmare clear gives the Kusunoki Lantern?
Clearing the fourth chapter of Control's Book on Nightmare. The lantern is a Nightmare completion reward, not a secret ending, so a Normal clear won't give it.
What happens in the bad ending of Control's Chapter IV?
You end up as one of Sama's last puppets. That's the outcome of saving your parents instead of killing Sama.
What does Jealousy's Chapter II give on Nightmare?
A Nightmare clear gives you Yen and a badge. It doesn't give a lantern.
