The Mimic's Veil

In The Mimic’s Veil today, watch out Digital Foundry, because Lewis gives us a technical breakdown of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ’s Steam Deck performance. Alex finds his rhythm in PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY , and gets lost in the hekki good 1000xRESIST . Meanwhile Ben has a sordid confession, and an update on his progress in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth . Grab yourself some cool The Mimic's Veil mercha...

You'd be forgiven for thinking the world's gone topsy-turvy this week as Alex plays a Switch 2 game ( Islanders: New Shores ) and ruddy Lewis plays a ruddy Steam game ( Blade Chimera ). But don't worry, Ben's played a JRPG (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) so all is well with the cosmos. Oh, there's also some talk about The Alters and then a tangent about AI, but sadly not the only A...

The Veil welcomes in lager-swilling hooligans and prawn sandwich munchers alike today, as we discuss a beautiful game based on the beautiful game: Rematch . Things then get a bit tasty as we move on to Mortal Kombat 1 and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die . Have some of that. Grab yourself some cool The Mimic's Veil merchandise (t-shirts, caps, beer mugs, the lot!) at the official ⁠The Mimic's Veil...

It's celebration time in The Mimic's Veil this week, as we commemorate our 50th episode with some exciting updates, a little community Q&A, and all the usual game chat, including Tron: Catalyst; Soulstone: Survivors; Splatoon 3; Iconoclasts; Fast Fusion and Squeakross: Home Squeak Home . Grab yourself some cool The Mimic's Veil merchandise (t-shirts, caps, beer mugs, the lot!) at t...

Ruffy and the Riverside; Date Everything; The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy ; a look back at the games of Q2 2025 AND a look ahead at what's coming? Surely that leaves no time for a silly little quiz at the end? SURELY!?! If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patr...

This week, our beloved barflies dive back into The Wind Waker, thanks to its recent Switch 2 release. There's also a load of indie love, in the form of Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo and a selection of treats from the most recent Steam Next Fest. If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Switch 2 is the hot topic this week, as the TMV regulars give their early thoughts on Nintendo's shiny new console; Mario Kart World; Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour and Fast Fusion . Oh and there's also been a bunch of cool games announced at the various summer showcases, so there's a bit of that too. If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our me...

It’s Switch 2 release day! What better way to celebrate than by largely ignoring it, and instead chatting about Elden Ring: Nightreign; PaperKlay; Night in The Woods and Animal Crossing: New Horizons ? If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

With the Switch 2 just one week away, Lewis furiously scrambles to get Triangle Strategy off his backlog and Alex plays with something dangly whilst pretending to work ( Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo & Desktop Survivors 98 ). Ben takes us to tactics town with StarVaders and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown ; and there’s even time to discuss the hidden gem, American Arcadia . I...

As expected, we're all over the shop this week, playing a little bit of this, and a little bit of that. The big 'un is The Midnight Walk , but we also share our thoughts on Drop Duchy, Preserve, Despelote, Bionic Bay, Fireball 2 , and Deck of Haunts . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's 'French Night' in The Mimic's Veil, so Alex and Ben put on their most stylish outfits and sit down for a candlelit dinner as they discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . High on cheese and wine, they stumble into Survivor's Corner on the way home, and proceed to chat about Yet Another Zombie Survivors; Gunbot Diplomacy ; and Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate Adventure . Oh, and SpreadCheat . If yo...

Well howdy folks, this here's a tale o' three boys who shoulda known better than to mess with ol' Two-Toed Tom down by the river... ahem... You'll need to read that in a deep south accent for it to make sense. Or just listen to us talk about South of Midnight , as well as Rogue: Genesia and TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 . The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off...

With the Switch approaching end of life, we cast a critical eye over where it stands next to its ancestors, as we rank every Nintendo home console. We also discuss Promise Mascot Agency, Asgard’s Fall, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Wandersong . The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using code TMV Send in your Gues...

This week in The Veil, the regulars have a big old chinwag about the alleged Game of the Year contender, Blue Prince . There's also talk of Puffies, Star Overdrive and more random tangents than you can shake a turnip at. The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using code TMV Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, a...

Loads of games to chat about this week - Nubby's Number Factory; The First Berserker: Khazan; Under Defeat; Fire Emblem: Awakening; Dungeon Encounters; Breakout Beyond and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . Strap in for a big one. The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using code TMV Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, alo...

We're all about the Nintendo Switch 2 this week - the games, the hardware, the pricing, and everything in between. Let us know what you think of all the Nintendo Switch 2 news and the subsequent discourse, and if you're pre-ordering one directly from Nintendo, you can help us out by using our ⁠affiliate link⁠ . The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠...

This week, the pub is abuzz with idle chatter about last week's Nintendo Direct, Assassin's Creed Shadows; Mullet Mad Jack; Wanderstop and various other odds and sods. The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ using code TMV Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠...

In the world's most suspiciously quiet pub this week, the regulars discuss the coolest games of the first quarter of 2025, including Avowed and Two Point Museum , and look back on the 2024 hidden gem, Children of the Sun . The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ using code TMV Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along wit...

In The Veil this week, there's talk of one hot new game - Split Fiction - and two stone cold Nintendo classics, Metroid Dread and Fire Emblem: Awakening . Lewis also confesses to his Skyrim dalliances before we discover if the guys can maintain their phenomenal winning streak in Guess the Outro. The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠⁠tasteinvader.co...

This time around in The Veil, our merry band of barflies talk Keep Driving; Skyrim; Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Chroma Squad . There's also highlights of the recent Steam Next Fest, including Is This Seat Taken? ; Promise Mascot Agency and Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors. The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15% off your order at ⁠tasteinvader.co.uk⁠ usin...

This week in the Mimic’s Veil, we give our first impressions of Avowed , as well as our thoughts on (deep breath) Coffee Talk; Avowed; Karate Survivor; Unicorn Overlord; Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders; Dogman: Missions Impawsible; Mad Streets and Death Howl. Surely we can't squeeze in a game of Guess the Outro at the end? Can we??? The Mimic's Veil is sponsored by Taste Invader tea. You can get 15%...

This week we bang our heads against the brick wall that is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice , before calming our frayed nerves with some chat about Achilles Survivor; Sea of Stars and Final Fantasy VII Remake . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast...

Last week, we came up with a rather long shortlist of the coolest games of the decade so far. Today, we chop that list in half and rank the remaining ten, using the most objective and scientific methods available. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus...

Since we're just over the halfway point of the decade, we take a look back and build a shortlist of the games of the decade so far. Oh, and we discuss Eternal Strands , which probably won't be on that list. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcas...

This week, there's a big old review discussion about Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector , a teeny bit of Sociable Soccer 25 and a one-man gushfest on Final Fantasy VII Remake . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only D...