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* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' has a number of anthropomorphic mushrooms inhabiting the Fungal Wastes, including the Shrumal family of enemies.

* The Lub-Lubs in ''Film/{{Mom and Dad Save the World}}'' have eyes and what appear to be cute little smiling mouths on the top of their caps. It turns out the "mouth" is actual a blowhole - the real mouth is under the cap, and full of nasty sharp fangs.

* ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' has Kino the matango, a CuteMonsterGirl version.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has a group of enemies simply named mushroom people. Humorously, they're actually very potent [[KillerRabbit Killer Rabbits]], capable of dishing out a ridiculous MegatonPunch that can kill most players in one shot, [[http://iruntheinternet.com/04071 like so.]]

* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' introduces The Molded in ''Videogame/ResidentEvil7''. However, these Mushroom people are... [[BodyHorror Dif]][[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily ferent.]] To be more specific, they're [[EyelessFace devoid of any sight]], [[ArtificialStupidity are far too stupid to open doors,]] and are... [[OurMonstersAreWeird bizarre.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' features fungoid alien races, and individual fungoid aliens are described as sentient colonies of fungi.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': Among the Fungoid portraits, most, even those with a [[HumanoidAliens humanoid structure]], are [[StarfishAlien bizarre]], but one fits, being [[http://www.stellariswiki.com/images/2/2a/Fungoid_massive_11.png essentially a fly agaric with eyes and tendril-arms]].

* ''VideoGame/SteamWorldQuest'': Tiny (regular mushroom-sized) mushroom people are early encounters, but a giant one serves as a KingMook and WarmUpBoss.[[/folder]]

* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series has Toads, who resemble small humanoids with mushroom caps, though just how closely related they are to actual mushrooms [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on the Writer]]. There's also the generally unfriendly Goombas, who more closely resemble mushrooms with BigOlEyebrows, CuteLittleFangs, and stubby legs, and the [[KnightOfCerebus significantly more unfriendly]] [[AlienInvasion Shroobs]] from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', who are mushroom-shaped aliens somewhat analogous to Toads.
* One of the fusions in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireII'' turn Spar (an androgynous plant man) into a cute mushroom girl.
* The black and white fungus heartless in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.
* Several Franchise/{{Pokemon}} are based on mushrooms, and of them, Breloom and especially Shiinotic are the ones humanoid enough to qualify for this trope. Shiinotic in particular resembles a traditional myconid. Foongus and Amoongus are downplayed examples in that they look like mostly ordinary mushrooms except that they have arms, and Shroomish, who evolves into Breloom, has little stumpy legs.
* Though they don't have faces, the Ramblin' Evil Mushroom and the Struttin' Evil Mushroom from VideoGame/{{EarthBound}} and the Ramblin' Mushroom from VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} are all sentient, sporting a pair of working legs and an amount of psychic powers.
* One recurring enemy in the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series is Cappy, a BedsheetGhost-like creature that tosses its mushroom-shaped hat up in the air in an attempt to hurt Kirby.

* Humanoid fungi appear as monsters in both ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon''.
* [[IncrediblyLamePun Funguy]] from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. He was originally a normal human, but became a humanoid fungus after eating an enchanted mushroom.
* The Wii platformer titled ''Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars''.

* The Shrieker enemies from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''.

* The Mushy viruses in the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series. They're among the [[DemonicSpider more dangerous]] viruses you can run into, being very quick and possessing a difficult to avoid spore attack that messes up your controls if it connects, making it even harder to dodge or fight back.

* Split Mushroom from ''Mega Man X4'', the only Maverick boss based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus fungi]] in the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, as the majority of the other Mavericks bosses are [[IntelligentGerbil based on animals]], alongside 4 bosses [[PlantPerson based on plants]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Torchlight II}}'' has an entire series of these as enemies, ranging from tiny shrooms that swarm your characters, to enormous hulks of fungal matter that spew clouds of toxic spores and can take half your health off in one punch.

* Several video games using the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' licence contain myconids including ''VideoGame/BaldursGate 2'', ''VideoGame/IcewindDale'' and ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights''.

* You may occasionally run into Agarans while playing ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}''. They initially seem harmless, but [[spoiler: are secretly agressive and spread very quickly through the universe, as seen in the codex ''"The Agaran Menace"'']]. They're also known for [[spoiler: keeping Florans hostage]].
* One of the playable races in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the Sylvari, have this as one of their character creation options.
* Miko from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' is a sentient ninja mushroom being who's the LastOfItsKind.
* In ''Tap Tap Infinity'', Varamond the Vicious sports a blue cap with green spots and horn-like protrusions.

* The Slavic black god Chernobog in ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' is usually portrayed as a skull-faced, sword-wielding figure with a mushroom cap head, and numerous mushroom rising out from beneath his black cloak. As a god of destruction and darkness, the mushrooms represent decay and poison.

* The ''Videogame/{{Darkest Dungeon}}'' has a [[BodyHorror body horror]] variant of this as an enemy group, humans who have been [[NightmareFuel infected by the corrupt spores]] in [[TheCorruption the Weald]].
* Among the Fungoid portraits in VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}, most, even those with a [[HumanoidAliens humanoid structure]], are [[StarfishAlien bizarre]], but one fits, being [[http://www.stellariswiki.com/images/2/2a/Fungoid_massive_11.png essentially a fly agaric with eyes and tendril-arms]].
* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' has Blemmigans, a Carnivorous species from a giant mushroom at sea.
* Advanced infected forms in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' have visible mushroom characteristics.

* Found in the Steamworld franchise, most notably ''VideoGame/SteamWorldQuest'', where tiny (mushroom sized) are early encounters, but a giant one serves as a KingMook and WarmUpBoss.[[/folder]]

* In ''VisualNovel/MarcoAndTheGalaxyDragon'', the Energy Planet is home to a race of mushroom-like creatures. Arco and Ruri slaughter droves of them to make an energy drink from their remains.[[/folder]]
* Found in the Steamworld franchise, most notably ''VideoGame/SteamWorldQuest'', where tiny (mushroom sized) are early encounters, but a giant one serves as a KingMook and WarmUpBoss.

* ''VideoGame/LostSmileAndStrangeCircus'' has Mr. Mush, a giant mushroom man of the 'mushroom cap' variety, who is also accompanied by two smaller mushroom people, one blue and one pink, who are just normal mushrooms with tiny legs.[[/folder]]

* The dancing mushrooms from ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''.

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* VideoGame/FallenLondon has Blemmigans, a Carnivorous species from a giant mushroom at sea.

* The black and white fungus heartless in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has myconids, which are a race of mushroom people.

* Split Mushroom from ''Mega Man X4'', the only Maverick boss based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus fungi]] in the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, as the majority of the other Mavericks bosses are [[PettingZooPeople based on animals]], alongside 4 bosses [[PlantPerson based on plants]].

# A mushroom-like cap at the top (usually either as the creature's head, or as a growth on top of the head).

* In [[ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]] after Deucalion's flood, while most of humanity was restored by Deucalion and his wife, there was at least one race of people who formed from mushrooms that sprung up after the flood waters receded.

* Several Franchise/{{Pokemon}} are based on mushrooms, and of them, Breloom and especially Shiinotic are the ones humanoid enough to qualify for this trope. Shiinotic in particular resembles a traditional myconid. Foongus and Amoongus are downplayed examples in that they look like mostly ordinary mushrooms except that they have arms.
* Though they don't have faces, the Ramblin' Evil Mushroom and the Struttin' Evil Mushroom from VideoGame/{{EarthBound}} and the Ramblin' Mushroom from VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} are all sentient, sporting a pair of working legs and a amount of psychic powers.