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[[Main Page]] > '''List of Investigations'''
 
[[Main Page]] > '''List of Investigations'''
  
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Note: often an [[ARG]] is named by the community. Alternative names that exist appear on the specific investigation's main page.
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== ARGs ==
  
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== ARGs ==
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These fully-fledged ARGs are confirmed to be the "real deal"; they may include puzzles, characters, and plotlines which the community can interact with.
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=== Official ===
  
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These fully-fledged ARGs are confirmed to be the "real deal"; they can include puzzles, characters, and plotlines which the community can interact with.
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'''Official ARGs''' tend to be fairly high-profile, and of generally high quality.  Official ARGs may involve existing media; for example, a game developer may include clues to their ARG inside one of their games.  As a result, official ARGs tend to attract a large audience.
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Name !! Type !! Status !! Creator !! Started !! Discovered !! Concluded
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! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date
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| [[Battlefield 1]] || Active || EA Dice || 2016-10-21
 
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| [[Battlefield 1]] || Official || Active || EA Dice || 2016-10-21 || 2016-10-21 ||
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| [[Oddworld: Soulstorm]] || Active || [http://www.oddworld.com/ Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc] || 2016-03-12
 
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| [[Dawn Bloom]] || Official || Active || Alice & Smith, the Lovent Group || 2016-12-24 || 2016-12-24 ||
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| [[Human Souls]] || Active || Unknown || 2016-03-05
 
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| [[Lost Memories Investigation|Lost Memories]] || Independent || Active || Unknown || 2016-10-23 || 2016-10-25 ||
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| [[Dawn Bloom]] || Closed || Alice & Smith, the Lovent Group || 2016-12-24
 
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| [[Oddworld: Soulstorm]] || Official || Active || [http://www.oddworld.com/ Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc] || 2016-03-12 || 2016-03-12 ||
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| [[Sombra ARG|Sombra]] || Closed || Blizzard || 2016-07-12
 
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| [[Human Souls]] || Official || Active || Unknown || 2016-03-05 || 2016-03-05 ||
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| [[Kill Your Internet]] || Closed || [[Camouflaj]] || 2016-03-17
 
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| [[Society X]] || Independent || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-16 || 2016-10-16 ||2017-01-02
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| [[Eye Sigil ARG|Eye Sigil]] || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2016-01-23
 
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| [[LEVELS]] || Independent || Active || Unknown || 2016-10-05 || 2016-10-05 ||
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| [[Oxenfree]] || Closed || [http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Night School Studio] || 2016-01-15
 
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| [[Sombra ARG|Sombra]] || Official || Closed || Blizzard || 2016-07-12 || 2016-07-12 || 2016-11-04
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| [[Steam Winter 2015]] || Closed || [[Valve]] || 2015-12-25
 
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| [[In Reality]] || Community || Closed || [[whizzer0]], [[Team Look In The Bushes]] || 2016-06-12 || 2016-06-27 || 2016-08-30
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| [[Afterbirth ARG|Afterbirth]] || Closed || Edmund McMullen || 2015-10-30
 
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| [[Project 11]] || Community || Closed || [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)|Project 11#6740]] || 2016-06-02 || 2016-06-02 || 2016-06-19
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| [[Crows Crows Crows ARG|Crows Crows Crows]] || Closed || Crows Crows Crows || 2015-10-19
 
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| [[Black Mesa]] || Independent || Closed || SometimesIDreamOfCheese || 2016-03-28 || 2016-04-11 || 2016-05-23
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| [[Frog Fractions 2|Frog Fractions 2]] || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2014-03-10
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=== Unofficial ===
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'''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 lower audience than official ones.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ List of Unofficial ARGs
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! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date
 
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| [[Mystery of the Emblem]] || Community || Closed || [[User:whizzer0|whizzer0]] || 2016-03-26 || 2016-03-26 || 2016-04-07
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| [[Lost Memories Investigation|Lost Memories]] || Active || Unknown || 2016-10-23
 
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| [[EFS|Electronic Freedom Society]] || Independent || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-03-19 || 2016-03-20 || 2016-04-22
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| [[Society X]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-16
 
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| [[Kill Your Internet]] || Official || Closed || [[Camouflaj]] || 2016-03-17 || 2016-03-18 || 2016-04-02
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| [[LEVELS]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-05
 
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| [[76543]] || Community || Closed || Unknown || 2016-03-16 || 2016-03-16 ||
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| [[In Reality]] || Closed || [[whizzer0]], [[Team Look In The Bushes]] || 2016-06-12
 
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| [[FRTS | FRTS The Message]] || Community || Closed || [[TheCreativeGod]] || 2016-02-26 || 2016-03-07 || 2016-07-30
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| [[Project 11]] || Closed || [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)|Project 11#6740]] || 2016-06-02
 
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| [[Teragon]] || Independent || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-01-31 || 2016-01-31 || 2016-02-07
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| [[Black Mesa]] || Closed || SometimesIDreamOfCheese || 2016-03-28
 
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| [[Eye Sigil ARG|Eye Sigil]] || Official || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2014-10-03 || 2016-01-25 || 2016-11-15
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| [[Mystery of the Emblem]] || Closed || [[User:whizzer0|whizzer0]] || 2016-03-26
 
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| [[Oxenfree]] || Official || Closed || [http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Night School Studio] || 2016-01-15 || 2016-01-19 || 2016-06-11
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| [[EFS|Electronic Freedom Society]] || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-03-19
 
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| [[Steam Winter 2015]] || Official || Closed || [[Valve]] || 2015-12-25 || 2015-12-22 || 2016-01-04
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| [[76543]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-03-16
 
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| [[Afterbirth ARG|Afterbirth]] || Official || Closed || Edmund McMullen || 2015-10-30 || 2015-10-30 || 2015-11-14
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| [[FRTS | FRTS The Message]] || Closed || [[TheCreativeGod]] || 2016-02-26
 
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| [[Crows Crows Crows ARG|Crows Crows Crows]] || Official || Closed || Crows Crows Crows || 2015-10-19 || 2015-10-19 || 2015-12-04
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| [[Teragon]] || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-01-31
 
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| [[Frog Fractions 2|Frog Fractions 2]] || Official || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2014-03-10 || 2014-03-10 || 2016-12-26
 
 
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== Investigations ==  
 
== Investigations ==  
  
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These are trails which have been or are being investigated by the community, but have yet to conclude in anything or have concluded merely in the discovery of an Easter egg rather than a full-blown ARG.
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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.
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Started !! Discovered !! Concluded
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! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date
 
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| [[Rick and Morty ARG]] || Active || Unknown || 2017-01-30 || 2017-01-30 ||
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| [[Rick and Morty ARG]] || Active || Adult Swim || 2017-01-30
 
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| [[Corvus]] || Active || Unknown || 2017-01-01 || 2017-01-01 ||
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| [[Corvus]] || Closed || Unknown || 2017-01-01
 
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| [[ARGvent]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-12-01 || 2016-12-01 || 2016-12-31
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| [[ARGvent]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-12-01
 
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| [[April Fools]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-04-01 || 2016-04-01 || 2016-04-01
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| [[Watch Dogs 2]]|| Closed || [[Ubisoft]] || 2016-09-03
 
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| [[Steam Summer 2016]]|| Closed || [[Valve]] || Unknown || 2016-06-23 ||
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| [[Steam Summer 2016]]|| Closed || [[Valve]] || 2016-06-23
 
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| [[Watch Dogs 2]]|| Closed || [[Ubisoft]] || Unknown || TBA
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| [[April Fools]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-04-01
 
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== Notes ==
 
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=== Type ===
 
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* '''Official''' - Affiliated with source material, game studio or related organisation.
 
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* '''Independent''' - Not affiliated with any source material or a specific organisation. Often an entirely original story.
 
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* '''Community''' - As 'Independent', but created by one or more GD community members/for the community. Often, trailheads and clues appear primarily on community resources.
 
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* '''Investigation''' - No ARG or puzzle has been confirmed. In the majority of cases, clues have been discovered. This may be used temporarily before such a time that confirmation has been made, or may be a permanent status. Sometimes investigations will reveal a simple marketing gimmick or similar.
 
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=== Status ===
 
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* '''Active''' - Known to be ongoing. Clues are still appearing, or attempts to resolve existing ones are still underway.
 
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* '''Closed''' - The investigation has completed to its logical conclusion (it has been solved), the puppetmaster is confirmed to have permanently ceased progress or a fixed time limit has been exceeded (as with an ARG running alongside a sale, etc.).
 
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* '''Gone cold''' - An investigation which did not amount to anything substantial.
 
  
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=== Other Resources ===
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== Other Resources ==
  
 
* [[ARG Toolbox]] contains tools that help with the typical puzzles contained in ARGs.
 
* [[ARG Toolbox]] contains tools that help with the typical puzzles contained in ARGs.

Revision as of 23:48, 26 February 2017


Main Page > List of Investigations

ARGs

These fully-fledged ARGs are confirmed to be the "real deal"; they may include puzzles, characters, and plotlines which the community can interact with.

Official

Official ARGs tend to be fairly high-profile, and of generally high quality. Official ARGs may involve existing media; for example, a game developer may include clues to their ARG inside one of their games. As a result, official ARGs tend to attract a large audience.

List of Official ARGs
Name Status Creator Start Date
Battlefield 1 Active EA Dice 2016-10-21
Oddworld: Soulstorm Active Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc 2016-03-12
Human Souls Active Unknown 2016-03-05
Dawn Bloom Closed Alice & Smith, the Lovent Group 2016-12-24
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 McMullen 2015-10-30
Crows Crows Crows 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 lower audience than official ones.

List of Unofficial ARGs
Name Status Creator Start Date
Lost Memories Active Unknown 2016-10-23
Society X Closed Unknown 2016-10-16
LEVELS Closed Unknown 2016-10-05
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
Rick and Morty ARG Active Adult Swim 2017-01-30
Corvus Closed Unknown 2017-01-01
ARGvent Closed GameDetectives Admins 2016-12-01
Watch Dogs 2 Closed Ubisoft 2016-09-03
Steam Summer 2016 Closed Valve 2016-06-23
April Fools Closed GameDetectives Admins 2016-04-01


Other Resources

  • ARG Toolbox contains tools that help with the typical puzzles contained in ARGs.
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