Lemmings

Redirect the horde

Lemmings are Arctic rodents known for their cyclic population booms and crashes, which can lead to mass migrations.

Contrary to popular myth, they do not intentionally commit suicide by jumping off cliffs; this misconception was popularized by staged footage in a 1958 Disney documentary.

Lemmings have dense fur and short tails, adaptations for cold climates, and feed primarily on mosses and grasses.

Their population cycles are influenced by predation and resource availability.

The sudden appearance of lemmings in large numbers often signals a population peak.

animal

rodent

Gnawing mammal order

  • arcticOf extreme northern cold
  • tundraFrigid treeless biome
  • NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom

burrow · migration · fur · herbivore · Scandinavia · colony · vole · hamster · population · cycle

myth

cliff

Vertical rock wall

Disney · documentary · myth · stampede · ocean · folklore · misconception · drowning · hoax · staged

videogame

puzzle

Challenge testing ingenuity

climber · floater · bomber · basher · miner · pixel · trapdoor · exit · percentage · skill

behavior

followers

People who support someone

blind · masses · sheep · mindless · unthinking · crowd · bandwagon · obedience · copycat · imitation

Categories
Opposites
gameplay genre

LemmingsStreet Fighter

Capcom fighting game franchise

Mortal Kombat · first-person shooter · fighting game · Contra · Double Dragon

player agency/control style

LemmingsMetroid

Fictional parasitic alien species

Castlevania · Mega Man · power fantasy

METAPHORICAL MEANING (blind following)

Lemmingsfreethinkers

Independent-minded questioners of orthodoxy

nonconformists · mavericks · trailblazers · rebels · iconoclasts

Family

lemming

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G