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|style="font-size:10px; text-align:center; background-color:#eeeeee" colspan="2"|''The Eye ARG, also known as the Sigil or Eye Sigil ARG, began in 2014 and involves at least 10 otherwise unrelated indie games which all contain a hidden symbol and a unique puzzle piece which forms part of a larger "map".''
 
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of ARGs]]
 
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==History==
 
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<big>The Strange Glyph</big>
 
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On or around January 25th, 2016, a [https://i.imgur.com/roesSm1.jpg strange image] was found in the SteamApp root directory of the game  "Crypt of the Necrodancer".  While this image had been [https://www.reddit.com/r/necrodancer/comments/37oyzn/dunno_if_im_out_of_the_loop_but_what_the_hell_is/ found long before], its purpose remained unknown until [https://i.imgur.com/miZtTX1.jpg another glyph] was obtained, this time by [https://www.reddit.com/r/necrodancer/comments/37oyzn/dunno_if_im_out_of_the_loop_but_what_the_hell_is/croq00v snooping through the original image using a hex editor].  Still, no clear answers about the images would emerge, until...
 
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<big>A Shared Mystery</big>
 
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By a combination of astute observation and dumb luck, it was discovered that the initial image found in Crypt of the Necrodancer, coined "the sigil", was present in other games as well.  In each game where it is present, the sigil is accompanied by a second, hidden glyph.  Sometimes, the glyph will become visible after completing a challenge in the game.  In certain circumstances, the glyph has only been recovered using data-mining strategies (ie digging through the files/assets of the game).
 
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<big>The Big Picture</big>
 
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After several glyphs had been discovered, some began to wonder if, perhaps, each glyph was intended to be joined together to form a larger puzzle, which could then be applied somehow, either as a cipher or otherwise, in order to gain new information.  While it is not certain how these pieces ought to be assembled, various guesses have been made as to their configuration. It is also currently assumed that we don't have all of the pieces yet, and so are still searching for sigils in games.
 
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Possible solutions to the puzzle (ie configuring the pieces into one uniform image) include:
 
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!Example One !! Example Two !! Example Three !! Example Four
 
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| [[File:Glyph_Example_1.png|frameless|128px|link=http://imgur.com/a/NLoRz]] || [[File:Glyph_Example_2.png|frameless|128px]] || [[File:Glyph_Example_3.png|frameless|128px]] || [[File:Glyph_Example_5.jpeg|frameless|128px]]
 
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''Please note that some older versions of the assembled puzzle no longer include all current pieces, as they were created prior to those pieces' discoveries.''
 
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If you want to give puzzle assemble a shot yourself, two up-to-date albums are available, [https://imgur.com/a/5aud1 one with all the pieces & sigils in their original format] and [https://imgur.com/a/RXLlN one with labeled PNG versions of each piece, re-sized so their circles match in diameter].  Historically, flipping and rotating of pieces is acceptable during assembly, however skewing/stretching/re-sizing of the piece is not.  Piece overlap is encouraged, as it helps confirm a piece's true orientation.
 
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<big>Commonality Between the Games</big>
 
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The question of whether or not the games involved with this ARG are linked in some way has proven very difficult to answer.  It was first postulated that each games' developers had attended [http://www.indiecade.com/ Indiecade], however later discovery of additional games sunk this theory.  For now, a consistent, viable theory of connection is lacking.  However, coming up with one that works could be the key to finding the rest of the sigil-containing games.
 
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| 1 ||[[Crypt of the Necrodancer]] ||[http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/crypt_of_the_necrodancer GOG] || $14.99 || 2015, Apr 25th || [https://www.reddit.com/r/necrodancer/comments/37oyzn/dunno_if_im_out_of_the_loop_but_what_the_hell_is/crold8q May 29, 2015] || Image hidden in the steam game folder || [[File:Eye_Sigil.jpg|frameless|border|100px]] || Hidden inside steam game files || [[File:cotn_piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPc3AMq8eQI YouTube]
 
| 1 ||[[Crypt of the Necrodancer]] ||[http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/crypt_of_the_necrodancer GOG] || $14.99 || 2015, Apr 25th || [https://www.reddit.com/r/necrodancer/comments/37oyzn/dunno_if_im_out_of_the_loop_but_what_the_hell_is/crold8q May 29, 2015] || Image hidden in the steam game folder || [[File:Eye_Sigil.jpg|frameless|border|100px]] || Hidden inside steam game files || [[File:cotn_piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPc3AMq8eQI YouTube]
 
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| 2 ||[[Mini metro]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/mini_metro GOG]|| $9.99 || 2015, Jun 11th || 2015, Feb 13th || Sigil appears by going back and forth between credits and menu || thumbnail || Puzzle piece is obtained by recreating the sigil. || [[File:MiniM piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 2 ||[[Mini metro]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/mini_metro GOG] || $9.99 || 2015, Jun 11th || 2015, Feb 13th || Sigil appears by going back and forth between credits and menu || [[File:MiniM screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || Puzzle piece is obtained by recreating the sigil. || [[File:MiniM piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 3 ||[[Legend of Dungeon]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/238280/ Steam] || $9.99 || 2013, Sep 13th || 2105, Dec 8th || Puzzle piece is on the 27th floor after finding the sigil. || thumbnail || Sigil appears when clicking the dwarf in the pause menu.  || [[File:LengOfD piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 3 ||[[Legend of Dungeon]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/238280/ Steam] || $9.99 || 2013, Sep 13th || 2105, Dec 8th || Puzzle piece is on the 27th floor after finding the sigil. || N/A || Sigil appears when clicking the dwarf in the pause menu.  || [[File:LengOfD piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 4||[[The Magic Circle]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/ Steam] || $19.99 || 2015, July 9th || 2015, July 14th || Sigil appears on the door of an airlock. || thumbnail || Puzzle piece appears above the room with the airlock. || [[File:MagicC piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 4||[[The Magic Circle]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/ Steam] || $19.99 || 2015, July 9th || 2015, July 14th || Sigil appears on the door of an airlock. || N/A || Puzzle piece appears above the room with the airlock. || [[File:MagicC piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 5||[[Neon Struct]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/310740/ Steam] || $17.99 || 2015, May 20th || 2015, May 20th || Sigil appears on the shirt of a character named "Stranger". || thumbnail || Puzzle piece found by playing through the game talking to all strangers, getting all geocaches, saving a displacement orb for the end, and throwing it past the ending trigger. || [[File:NeonS piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 5||[[Neon Struct]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/310740/ Steam] || $17.99 || 2015, May 20th || 2015, May 20th || Sigil appears on the shirt of a character named "Stranger". || [[File:NeonS screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || Puzzle piece found by playing through the game talking to all strangers, getting all geocaches, saving a displacement orb for the end, and throwing it past the ending trigger. || [[File:NeonS piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 6||[[Mos Speedrun 2]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/333290/ Steam] || $8.99 || 2015, Sept 3rd || 2015, Oct 15th || Sigil appears in a secret area reached by jumping through a roof tile in stage 3-4. Puzzle piece found by solving all secrets in the game up to the final puzzle. || thumbnail || The puzzle piece appears in a hidden area on level 3-3. || [[File:MosS2 piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 6||[[Mos Speedrun 2]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/333290/ Steam] || $8.99 || 2015, Sept 3rd || 2015, Oct 15th || Sigil appears in a secret area reached by jumping through a roof tile in stage 3-4. Puzzle piece found by solving all secrets in the game up to the final puzzle. || [[File:MosS2 screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || The puzzle piece appears in a hidden area on level 3-3. || [[File:MosS2 piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 7||[[Flickers]] || [http://flickersgame.com/ Website] || $0.00 || 2015, Nov 1st || 2015, Nov 9th || Sigil appears on tree shortly into the game. || thumbnail || Piece appears when speedrunning the level. || [[File:Flickers piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 7||[[Flickers]] || [http://flickersgame.com/ Website] || $0.00 || 2015, Nov 1st || 2015, Nov 9th || Sigil appears on tree shortly into the game. || [[File:Flickers screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || Piece appears when speedrunning the level. || [[File:Flickers piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 8||[[Sokobond]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/sokobond GOG] || $9.99 || 2014, Jan 21st || 2015, Jan 31st || Sigil appears whenever you solve a level with a solution involving hydrogen.  When this happens, it appears with a count of such solutions you have made (out of 12). || thumbnail || The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. || [[File:Soko piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 8||[[Sokobond]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/sokobond GOG] || $9.99 || 2014, Jan 21st || 2015, Jan 31st || Sigil appears whenever you solve a level with a solution involving hydrogen.  When this happens, it appears with a count of such solutions you have made (out of 12). || [[File:Soko screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. || [[File:Soko piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 9||[[Moon Hunters]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/moon_hunters GOG]|| $14.99 || 2016, Mar 10th || 2016, Feb 9th || Sigil appears in some levels as a statue structure.  In multiplayer, two people have to perform a specific pose while standing on the sigil to obtain the puzzle piece. || thumbnail || The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. || [[File:MoonH piece.png|frameless|border|100px]]|| YouTube
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| 9||[[Moon Hunters]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/ Steam] [https://www.gog.com/game/moon_hunters GOG]|| $14.99 || 2016, Mar 10th || 2016, Feb 9th || Sigil appears in some levels as a statue structure.  In multiplayer, two people have to perform a specific pose while standing on the sigil to obtain the puzzle piece. || [[File:MoonH screen.png|frameless|border|100px]] || The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. || [[File:MoonH piece.png|frameless|border|100px]]|| YouTube
 
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| 10||[[Soda Drinker Pro]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/347720/ Steam] || $9.99 || 2016, Apr 13th  || Unknown || Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 2. || thumbnail || Puzzle piece found by glitching through wall. || [[File:SodeDrPro piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 10||[[Soda Drinker Pro]] || [http://store.steampowered.com/app/347720/ Steam] || $9.99 || 2016, Apr 13th  || Unknown || Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 2. || [[File:SodaDrPro screen.jpg|frameless|border|100px]] || Puzzle piece found by glitching through wall. || [[File:SodeDrPro piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| 11||[[Bellular Hexatosis]] || [https://neotenomie.itch.io/bellular-hexatosis itch.io] || $0.00 || 2015, Nov 6th || Unknown || Sigil is visible at the start of the game.  Clicking on the sigil causes it to spin. || thumbnail || Puzzle piece found by clicking the colored mushrooms found elsewhere in the game in the order the sigil displays after spinning. || [[File:Bellular_hexatosis_piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
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| 11||[[Bellular Hexatosis]] || [https://neotenomie.itch.io/bellular-hexatosis itch.io] || $0.00 || 2015, Nov 6th || Unknown || Sigil is visible at the start of the game.  Clicking on the sigil causes it to spin. || N/A || Puzzle piece found by clicking the colored mushrooms found elsewhere in the game in the order the sigil displays after spinning. || [[File:Bellular_hexatosis_piece.png|frameless|border|100px]] || YouTube
 
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| .||[[Slide the Shakes]] || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prettygreat.slidetheshakes2 Android] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slide-the-shakes/id1063892879 iOS] || $0.00 || 2016, Feb 24th || Unknown || Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 88.  Morse code hidden in the level spells out "ARCHUSB". || thumbnail || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
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| .||[[Slide the Shakes]] || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prettygreat.slidetheshakes2 Android] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slide-the-shakes/id1063892879 iOS] || $0.00 || 2016, Feb 24th || Unknown || Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 88.  Morse code hidden in the level spells out "ARCHUSB". || N/A || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
 
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| .||[[Souls of Darkness]] || [https://garybutterfield.itch.io/souls-of-darkness-pdf itch.io] || $8.00 || 2016, Jan 2nd || 2016, Jan 2nd || Sigil appears next to the name of the map.  Symbols underneath the sigil correspond to a series of numbers. || thumbnail || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
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| .||[[Souls of Darkness]] || [https://garybutterfield.itch.io/souls-of-darkness-pdf itch.io] || $8.00 || 2016, Jan 2nd || 2016, Jan 2nd || Sigil appears next to the name of the map.  Symbols underneath the sigil correspond to a series of numbers. || [[File:SoulsOfD screen.jpg|frameless|border|100px]] || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
 
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| .||[[Kingdom of Loathing]] || [https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ Website] || $0.00 ||   || 2014, Oct 3rd || Sigil appears on first visit to The Secret Government Laboratory. || thumbnail || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
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| .||[[Kingdom of Loathing]] || [https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ Website] || $0.00 || 2014, Oct 2nd || 2014, Oct 3rd || Sigil appears on first visit to The Secret Government Laboratory. || N/A || N/A || '''Not Found''' || YouTube
 
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The reveal of the ARG led to a few big threads on reddit, primarily /r/games, which in turn lead to some attention from [https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/25/steam-ar-game-the-witness/ vg 24/7], [http://steamed.kotaku.com/for-years-a-few-steam-games-seem-to-have-been-hiding-a-1754982338 Kotaku] and [http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-an-indie-arg-on-the-loose/ PCgamer].
 
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~~<big>[[Eye_Sigil_Arg:Summary|Summary]]</big>~~
 
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<big>[[Eye_Sigil_Arg:Clues|Clues]]</big>
 
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<big>[[Eye_Sigil_Arg:Red_Herrings|Red Herrings]]</big>
 
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<big>[[Eye_Sigil_Arg:Developer_Exchange_Archive|Developer Exchange Archive]]</big>
 
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<big>[[Eye_Sigil_Arg:Unsolved|Unsolved]]</big>
 

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Confirmed Appearances

No. Found In Store Price Release date Sigil Added Sigil Location Sigil Image Solution Puzzle piece Video
1 Crypt of the Necrodancer Steam GOG $14.99 2015, Apr 25th May 29, 2015 Image hidden in the steam game folder Eye Sigil.jpg Hidden inside steam game files Cotn piece.png YouTube
2 Mini metro Steam GOG $9.99 2015, Jun 11th 2015, Feb 13th Sigil appears by going back and forth between credits and menu MiniM screen.png Puzzle piece is obtained by recreating the sigil. MiniM piece.png YouTube
3 Legend of Dungeon Steam $9.99 2013, Sep 13th 2105, Dec 8th Puzzle piece is on the 27th floor after finding the sigil. N/A Sigil appears when clicking the dwarf in the pause menu. LengOfD piece.png YouTube
4 The Magic Circle Steam $19.99 2015, July 9th 2015, July 14th Sigil appears on the door of an airlock. N/A Puzzle piece appears above the room with the airlock. MagicC piece.png YouTube
5 Neon Struct Steam $17.99 2015, May 20th 2015, May 20th Sigil appears on the shirt of a character named "Stranger". NeonS screen.png Puzzle piece found by playing through the game talking to all strangers, getting all geocaches, saving a displacement orb for the end, and throwing it past the ending trigger. NeonS piece.png YouTube
6 Mos Speedrun 2 Steam $8.99 2015, Sept 3rd 2015, Oct 15th Sigil appears in a secret area reached by jumping through a roof tile in stage 3-4. Puzzle piece found by solving all secrets in the game up to the final puzzle. MosS2 screen.png The puzzle piece appears in a hidden area on level 3-3. MosS2 piece.png YouTube
7 Flickers Website $0.00 2015, Nov 1st 2015, Nov 9th Sigil appears on tree shortly into the game. Flickers screen.png Piece appears when speedrunning the level. Flickers piece.png YouTube
8 Sokobond Steam GOG $9.99 2014, Jan 21st 2015, Jan 31st Sigil appears whenever you solve a level with a solution involving hydrogen. When this happens, it appears with a count of such solutions you have made (out of 12). Soko screen.png The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. Soko piece.png YouTube
9 Moon Hunters Steam GOG $14.99 2016, Mar 10th 2016, Feb 9th Sigil appears in some levels as a statue structure. In multiplayer, two people have to perform a specific pose while standing on the sigil to obtain the puzzle piece. MoonH screen.png The sigil will appear on screen once the solution is completed. MoonH piece.png YouTube
10 Soda Drinker Pro Steam $9.99 2016, Apr 13th Unknown Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 2. SodaDrPro screen.jpg Puzzle piece found by glitching through wall. SodeDrPro piece.png YouTube
11 Bellular Hexatosis itch.io $0.00 2015, Nov 6th Unknown Sigil is visible at the start of the game. Clicking on the sigil causes it to spin. N/A Puzzle piece found by clicking the colored mushrooms found elsewhere in the game in the order the sigil displays after spinning. Bellular hexatosis piece.png YouTube
. Slide the Shakes Android iOS $0.00 2016, Feb 24th Unknown Sigil appears in the corner of the room in Level 88. Morse code hidden in the level spells out "ARCHUSB". N/A N/A Not Found YouTube
. Souls of Darkness itch.io $8.00 2016, Jan 2nd 2016, Jan 2nd Sigil appears next to the name of the map. Symbols underneath the sigil correspond to a series of numbers. SoulsOfD screen.jpg N/A Not Found YouTube
. Kingdom of Loathing Website $0.00 2014, Oct 2nd 2014, Oct 3rd Sigil appears on first visit to The Secret Government Laboratory. N/A N/A Not Found YouTube
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