How to make a Mimic Party sound pack
The pack editor is built into the game. Build a pack there, publish it to the Steam Workshop, and anyone who subscribes can play it. Every player at the table needs the pack before a game can start, so a small pack gets your group playing sooner.
Preview images of four of the most-subscribed packs, as their creators uploaded them.
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Collect short, clear sounds
One distinct noise per sound works best: the score listens for melody, rhythm and separate attacks, so a clean clip is easier to copy than a busy one.
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Open the editor from the game
FoliesApp describes building a pack and publishing it to the Workshop "in a couple of clicks". The editor's own screens take you from there.
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Publish to the Workshop
The editor writes the Workshop description for you, in French, in the same format on every pack: the number of sounds and your name, then a line saying the pack was made with the built-in MIMICK editor.
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Polish the Workshop page
Like any Workshop item, the page is yours to edit on Steam: preview image, title and description.
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Send the link to your group
Everyone subscribes on their own account. The lobby shows who is still downloading.
7
sounds in a typical pack (the median)
25
sounds or fewer in nine packs out of ten
3.2 MB
typical download size (the median)
Sound counts come from the 4,391 of 4,428 packs whose description states one. The largest has 775 sounds; nine in ten downloads are under 10.8 MB.
What the most-subscribed packs have in common
The top of the Workshop is short, instantly recognisable sounds: meme clips, laughs, video game noises and anime lines. These are the eight packs with the most subscribers.
| Preview | Pack | Sounds | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Meme 2.0 | 7 | 96,143 |
 | Mario | 12 | 83,104 |
 | He he he ha | 11 | 76,625 |
 | Minecraft Pack ! | 17 | 71,203 |
 | memes FR | 12 | 70,630 |
 | Ref de son anime japonais | 7 | 63,077 |
 | Modern meme sounds | 6 | 61,570 |
 | One piece laughs | 5 | 61,139 |
Where to find sounds you are allowed to use
- Your own recordings. Always yours to publish, and often the funniest.
- Pixabay sound effects. Free to use under the Pixabay Content License, with no attribution required.
- Freesound. Every sound carries its own Creative Commons licence (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-NC), so read the one on each sound before you use it.
When you are done, check how your pack plays: the scoring guide explains why a clip with clear, separate onsets is easier for players to match.
Questions
- Do I need modding tools to make a Mimic Party pack?
- No. FoliesApp built a pack editor into the game, and it publishes to the Steam Workshop in a couple of clicks.
- How many sounds should a pack have?
- There is no rule we can point to, but half of the packs that list a sound count have 7 or fewer, and nine in ten have 25 or fewer.
- Can I use sounds from games, shows or songs?
- Those clips belong to their owners, and Steam can take a Workshop item down after a copyright complaint. Sounds you recorded yourself, or ones released under a licence that allows reuse, are the safe choice.
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Sources: FoliesApp's Mimic Party page · Steam Workshop for Mimic Party · Pixabay Content License · Freesound licences · How this site sources facts