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ARGs

These fully-fledged ARGs, categorized below, are confirmed to be the "real deal". Active ARGs are those which are currently being discussed within the Game Detectives community and frequently yielding new developments. Closed ARGs are those which have been completed, cancelled, or have otherwise gone inactive.

Official

Official ARGs are usually high-profile, high-quality, and backed by a known commercial entity. Official ARGs can be extremely challenging and in-depth and sometimes attract very large audiences. While not always the case, these types of ARGs tend to involve existing media or upcoming releases thereof; for example, a game developer might include clues for an ARG inside one of their games, or might create an ARG to lead up to a release of content. They commonly include real-world situations, characters, plot-lines, and challenges which engage with the community to create unique, authentic puzzle-solving experiences.

List of Official ARGs

Name	Status	Creator	Start Date
MonteCrypto	Active	Concrete Games/Gem Rose Accent	2018-02-20
Ready Player One	Active	Warner Bros.	2017-12-10
Accounting+ ARG	Active	Crows Crows Crows	2017-12-07
Mr. Robot ARG	Active	NBC Universal	2017-09-28
Battlefield 1	Active	EA Dice	2017-02-14
Waking Titan	Active	Alice & Smith, Hello Games	2017-05-28
TidalVortex	Closed	Alice & Smith	2017-12-19
RainbowLeaks	Closed	Ubisoft	2017-11-20
The Wilson Wolfe Affair	Hiatus	Simulacra Games	2017-10-19
Lucid Nightmare	Closed	Blizzard	2017-08-30
Layton World	Closed	Level-5	2017-06-20
The Secret World	Closed	Alice & Smith	2017-06-16
Killing Floor 2	Closed	Tripwire Interactive	2017-04-21
Dawn Bloom	Closed	Alice & Smith, the Lovent Group	2016-12-24
Oddworld: Soulstorm	Closed	Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc	2016-12-22
Sombra	Closed	Blizzard	2016-07-12
Kill Your Internet	Closed	Camouflaj	2016-03-17
Eye Sigil	Closed	Twinbeard	2016-01-23
Oxenfree	Closed	Night School Studio	2016-01-15
Steam Winter 2015	Closed	Valve	2015-12-25
Afterbirth	Closed	Edmund McMillen	2015-10-30
Dr. Langeskov ARG	Closed	Crows Crows Crows	2015-10-19
Frog Fractions 2	Closed	Twinbeard	2014-03-10

Unofficial

Unofficial ARGs are typically smaller in scope than official ARGs. Some were created by members of the Game Detectives community, or were made with Game Detectives in mind. Unofficial ARGs tend to have a smaller audience than official ones.

List of Unofficial ARGs

Name	Status	Creator	Start Date
How To Basic ARG	Active	How To Basic	2018-03-24
Entropy	Active	Unknown	2018-02-11
Static Hourglass	Active	Unknown	2017-12-07
Human Souls	Active	Pangent Technologies	2016-03-05
LEVELS	Active	Unknown	2016-10-05
Necromancy For Beginners	Closed	Chrono.gg & Game Detectives Admins	2017-11-24
Exagen	Hiatus	Prime and ICallHax	2017-08-16
Filmos	Closed	Filmos	2017-06-29
Banojxot Xuh	Closed	Unknown	2017-05-13
TheConsole	Closed	Jack Bergin	2017-03-22
The Coin Conspiracy	Closed	Chrono.gg	2017-03-05
Lost Memories	Closed	Unknown	2016-10-23
Society X	Closed	Prime and ICallHax	2016-10-16
In Reality	Closed	whizzer0, Team Look In The Bushes	2016-06-12
Project 11	Closed	Project 11#6740	2016-06-02
Black Mesa	Closed	SometimesIDreamOfCheese	2016-03-28
Mystery of the Emblem	Closed	whizzer0	2016-03-26
Electronic Freedom Society	Closed	gayfarang	2016-03-19
76543	Closed	Unknown	2016-03-16
FRTS The Message	Closed	TheCreativeGod	2016-02-26
Teragon	Closed	gayfarang	2016-01-31

Investigations

These are trails which have been investigated by the community, but have yet to conclude in anything substantial. Alternatively, these may have concluded in the discovery of an easter egg rather than a full-blown ARG.

Name	Status	Creator	Start Date
Petscop	Closed	Unknown	2017-03-12
ARGvent	Closed	Game Detectives Admins	2017-12-01
Stranger Things	Closed	Netflix	2017-10-21
Definitely Not Rick and Morty	Closed	Definitely Not Dan Harmon	2017-04-03
Intel	Closed	Intel Corporation	2017-03-05
Bradwell Electronics	Closed	Bossa Studios	2017-03-05
Rick and Morty ARG	Closed	Adult Swim	2017-01-30
Corvus	Closed	Unknown	2017-01-01
ARGvent	Closed	Game Detectives Admins	2016-12-01
Watch Dogs 2	Closed	Ubisoft	2016-09-03
Steam Summer 2016	Closed	Valve	2016-06-23
April Fools	Closed	Game Detectives Admins	2016-04-01

Other Resources

• For more information on ARGs and Game Detectives, check the Wiki FAQ.
• The ARG Toolbox contains tools that help solve some typical ARG puzzles.
• If you have questions regarding a specific ARG that are not answered on that ARG's wiki page, feel free to ask in the #arg-general channel of our Discord Server!