MIMESIS — Steam Gift

MIMESIS: a co-op horror where the enemy speaks in your friend's voice

MIMESIS is a four-player psychological horror from ReLU Games, co-published with KRAFTON. The premise is simple and all the more unsettling for it: after a strange rain, people begin turning into mimicking creatures. These things don't just chase you — they copy your voice, your habits and even fragments of memories, then talk to you using the voice of a teammate you heard on voice chat moments ago. The game launched in Early Access on October 27, 2025 and drew attention fast: its demo ranked among the most-played during Steam Next Fest. Here you buy the full game as a Steam gift sent straight to your account.

What the game is about and why it grips you

The setup: an anomalous rain floods the world and turns people into mimics. Your team of four has to escape — to do that you repair a tram, keep it fueled and running, and scavenge supplies and scrap to craft what you need. No two runs feel the same: maps, routes and threats shift, so a memorized plan won't save you. The standout feature is enemy behavior. The mimic eavesdrops, steals voices and lines, then turns them against the group: you hear a "friend" calling for help from a dark corner and must decide whether to run to them or treat it as a trap. That mechanic of distrust turns an ordinary co-op horror into a tense game of social deduction.

What you get with your purchase

You receive MIMESIS as a Steam gift — that is, the complete game, which lands in your Steam library and stays yours forever, like any game you buy. It's not a subscription, a rental or temporary access. The gift is sent to your account through our bot, and you accept it in Steam the usual way. No files, no keys, no third-party launchers: the game lives inside your Steam.

How the gift delivery works

The delivery is designed so you have to do almost nothing. After payment, our bot sends you a Steam friend request itself — you don't need to accept it manually, the bot adds itself automatically. Then it sends the gift, and once delivery is done it removes itself from your friends. All you provide at checkout are two things: your friend invite link (copied from your Steam profile via the "Add Friend" button) and your account region.

• Steam Guard is not required — the gift can be accepted without it.
• No need to accept a friend request — the bot adds itself; it only matters that your profile allows friend invites.
• The game must not be in your library — Steam won't let you accept a gift for a game you already own.
• Delivery usually completes within a couple of minutes of ordering — no special account activity is needed.

About regions: 47 and 4 regions

The listing has two gift variants — one for 47 regions and one for 4 regions. It's the same full game; only the set of countries the specific gift fits is different. The rule is simple: your Steam account region must be in the gift's region list, otherwise Steam refuses to accept it. So before paying, check which variant includes your country and pick that one. If unsure, go by the country set in your Steam account settings, not your current location.

Where to play

MIMESIS is a PC game on Steam. It runs on Windows, and many play it on Steam Deck too. Since the whole point is team survival and voice communication, it's best with a headset and friends on voice chat — that makes it harder for the mimics to fool you, and scarier when they manage to anyway.

Early Access — what it means

The game is in Early Access: the developers keep adding new maps, monsters and crafting items. That means content grows over time, and balance and mechanics may change from update to update. Buying now, you get the current version plus all future Early Access updates within the same game — nothing extra to buy later.

If you love the genre

MIMESIS sits alongside other co-op horrors where half the fear comes from the people next to you. If it clicks, check out Lethal Company and Phasmophobia — both live on teamwork, voice comms and frayed nerves — plus Content Warning with its trademark mix of horror and absurdity. We carry all three as Steam gifts too.

The short version

In short: pick the gift variant for your region, leave your invite link and account region, pay — and accept MIMESIS in Steam a couple of minutes later. No Steam Guard, no keys or launchers, and the game is yours forever. After that, gather your squad and find out which of the voices in the dark you can actually trust.