List of Investigations
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These fully-fledged ARGs, categorized below, are confirmed to be the "real deal". Active ARGs are frequently discussed within the Game Detectives community and yield new developments often. On Hold ARGs are temporarily inactive but believed to return, while Discontinued ARGs have been cancelled, or have otherwise gone inactive and are not expected to return. Completed ARGs been completed and officially ended.
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.
| Name | Status | Creator | Start Date | Last Edited (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Verne Club | Active | The Cabrera Brothers Company | 2021-07-13 | Apr 12 2022, 8:22:43 pm |
| Heartbound | Active | Pirate Software | 2019-04-05 | Jun 21 2019, 6:06:32 pm |
| Fortnite | Active | Epic Games | 2018-06-30 | Feb 25 2019, 1:07:48 pm |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Active | CD PROJEKT RED | 2018-06-10 | Sep 13 2023, 12:45:21 pm |
| Accounting+ ARG | Active | Crows Crows Crows | 2017-12-07 | Apr 23 2020, 8:39:15 pm |
| Adult Swim ARG | Active | Adult Swim | 2017-08-27 | Apr 16 2020, 9:13:54 am |
| Oddworld: Soulstorm | Active | Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc | 2016-12-22 | Apr 26 2019, 10:04:09 pm |
| Inside ARG | Active | Playdead | 2016-06-29 | Jun 06 2019, 8:01:37 pm |
| Ultrakill | Completed | Hakita | 2022-03-16 | Mar 24 2023, 11:57:33 am |
| Runestone Basalt | Completed | Jagex | 2022-01-19 | Jun 02 2023, 7:11:11 pm |
| HELIOS | Completed | Alice & Smith and Twitch, Inc. | 2021-12-05 | Aug 03 2024, 2:18:46 am |
| Secret Project | Completed | Frictional Games | 2020-01-23 | Mar 15 2020, 8:57:53 pm |
| Blood For Trade | Completed | Alice & Smith & Paradox Interactive | 2019-12-12 | Dec 08 2021, 1:36:11 am |
| Cyrano Story | Completed | Alice & Smith & Funcom | 2019-10-05 | Dec 08 2021, 1:39:06 am |
| Nessy | Completed | Respawn Entertainment | 2019-02-12 | Feb 12 2019, 6:25:26 pm |
| Tender | Completed | Alice & Smith & Paradox Interactive | 2019-01-19 | Apr 05 2019, 6:54:40 pm |
| Solaris United | Completed | Digital Extremes | 2018-10-23 | Feb 20 2019, 9:55:41 pm |
| Game Theory ARG | Completed | Game Theory | 2018-08-10 | Mar 24 2023, 12:01:17 pm |
| Rasputin ARG | Completed | Bungie Entertainment | 2018-05-08 | Aug 20 2018, 9:46:26 pm |
| MonteCrypto | Completed | Concrete Games | 2018-02-20 | Mar 23 2019, 4:44:05 pm |
| TidalVortex | Completed | Alice & Smith | 2017-12-19 | Aug 20 2018, 9:59:50 pm |
| RainbowLeaks | Completed | Ubisoft | 2017-11-20 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:05 pm |
| The Wilson Wolfe Affair | Completed | Simulacra Games | 2017-10-19 | Aug 24 2019, 8:13:40 pm |
| Mr. Robot ARG | Completed | NBC Universal | 2017-09-28 | Dec 08 2021, 1:34:09 am |
| Lucid Nightmare | Completed | Blizzard Entertainment | 2017-08-30 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:26 pm |
| Layton World | Completed | Level-5 | 2017-06-20 | Aug 26 2018, 7:09:33 pm |
| Sun Darter Hatchling | Completed | Blizzard Entertainment | 2017-06-16 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:41 pm |
| The Secret World | Completed | Alice & Smith & Funcom | 2017-06-16 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:37 pm |
| Waking Titan | Completed | Alice & Smith & Hello Games | 2017-05-28 | Oct 30 2020, 3:53:42 pm |
| Killing Floor 2 | Completed | Tripwire Interactive | 2017-04-21 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:46 pm |
| Battlefield 1 | Completed | DICE | 2017-02-14 | Oct 24 2018, 5:41:55 pm |
| Dawn Bloom | Completed | Alice & Smith & the Lovent Group | 2016-12-24 | Jul 07 2018, 3:58:56 pm |
| Long-Forgotten Hippogryph | Completed | Blizzard Entertainment | 2016-09-01 | Jul 07 2018, 3:59:02 pm |
| Sombra ARG | Completed | Blizzard Entertainment | 2016-06-12 | Sep 10 2020, 11:20:22 pm |
| Kill Your Internet | Completed | Camouflaj | 2016-03-18 | Jul 07 2018, 3:59:15 pm |
| Eye Sigil ARG | Completed | Twinbeard | 2016-01-23 | Apr 16 2024, 6:36:14 pm |
| Oxenfree | Completed | Night School Studio | 2016-01-15 | Jul 07 2018, 3:59:25 pm |
| Steam Winter 2015 | Completed | Valve | 2015-12-22 | Jul 07 2018, 3:59:30 pm |
| Afterbirth ARG | Completed | Edmund McMullen | 2015-10-30 | Jul 07 2018, 3:59:34 pm |
| Dr. Langeskov ARG | Completed | Crows Crows Crows | 2015-10-19 | Aug 25 2019, 3:59:20 pm |
| Frog Fractions 2 | Completed | Twinbeard | 2014-03-10 | Oct 23 2018, 3:33:14 am |
| PUBG Lore | Discontinued | Alice & Smith & PUBG | 2020-10-07 | Jul 22 2024, 11:41:44 pm |
| Call of Duty: WWII | Discontinued | Sledgehammer Games | 2017-04-27 | Mar 23 2019, 4:43:09 pm |
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.
| Name | Status | Creator | Start Date | Last Edited (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emet's Crossing | Active | 2020-09-25 | Feb 04 2022, 1:54:59 am | |
| THE VAULT | Active | Stash | 2018-10-31 | Oct 11 2020, 5:25:21 am |
| LEVELS | Active | Unknown | 2017-04-19 | Nov 23 2018, 11:00:18 pm |
| Entropy | Completed | Curtis Holt | 2018-02-11 | Feb 20 2019, 9:55:10 pm |
| Necromancy For Beginners | Completed | Chrono.gg | 2017-11-24 | Jul 07 2018, 4:00:53 pm |
| Banojxot Xuh | Completed | Unknown | 2017-05-13 | Sep 04 2019, 4:49:27 pm |
| Chrono.gg ARG | Completed | Chrono.gg | 2017-03-05 | Jul 07 2018, 4:00:57 pm |
| Society X | Completed | Prime & ICallHax | 2016-10-26 | Jun 06 2018, 3:06:10 am |
| In Reality | Completed | whizzer0 & Team Look In The Bushes | 2016-06-27 | Jun 06 2018, 3:04:54 am |
| Project 11 | Completed | Project 11 | 2016-06-02 | Aug 05 2019, 12:18:54 am |
| Black Mesa | Completed | SometimesIDreamOfCheese | 2016-04-11 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:13 pm |
| Mystery of the Emblem | Completed | whizzer0 | 2016-03-26 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:17 pm |
| EFS | Completed | gayfarang | 2016-03-20 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:20 pm |
| 76543 | Completed | Unknown | 2016-03-16 | Mar 26 2020, 8:30:53 pm |
| Human Souls | Completed | Pangent Technologies | 2016-02-16 | May 18 2023, 2:20:00 am |
| Teragon | Completed | gayfarang | 2016-01-31 | Jun 06 2018, 12:57:32 am |
| Corporate Warfare | Discontinued | NeuroSlicers | 2018-04-27 | Mar 05 2019, 7:30:16 pm |
| How To Basic ARG | Discontinued | How To Basic | 2018-03-24 | Jun 19 2024, 8:05:17 pm |
| Static Hourglass | Discontinued | synthpirategreg | 2017-11-03 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:36 pm |
| Exagen | Discontinued | Prime & ICallHax | 2017-08-16 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:40 pm |
| Filmos | Discontinued | Filmos | 2017-06-29 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:44 pm |
| Lost Memories | Discontinued | Unknown | 2016-10-25 | Mar 23 2019, 4:44:33 pm |
| FRTS | Discontinued | TheCreativeGod | 2016-03-07 | Jul 07 2018, 4:01:52 pm |
Investigations
Investigations are promising leads investigated by the community which have yet to yield anything substantial and (un)official ARGs which concluded in the discovery of easter eggs rather than a full-blown ARG.
| Name | Status | Creator | Start Date | Last Edited (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petscop | Active | "Tony" (@pressedyes on Twitter) | 2017-03-12 | Oct 11 2022, 10:03:31 am |
| Half-Life: Alyx | Completed | Valve | 2020-03-26 | Apr 20 2020, 6:25:37 am |
| Blacksite | Completed | Valve | 2018-12-09 | Dec 10 2018, 12:40:10 am |
| Ready Player One | Completed | Warner Bros. | 2017-12-10 | Dec 09 2018, 2:29:31 am |
| Stranger Things | Completed | Netflix | 2017-10-21 | Jul 07 2018, 4:05:20 pm |
| Definitely Not Rick and Morty | Completed | Definitely Not Dan Harmon | 2017-04-03 | May 30 2018, 7:37:03 pm |
| Intel | Completed | Intel Corporation | 2017-03-16 | Jun 06 2018, 2:51:15 am |
| Bradwell Electronics | Completed | Bossa Studios | 2017-03-05 | Jul 22 2024, 11:39:53 pm |
| ARGvent | Completed | Game Detectives Admins | 2016-12-01 | Aug 18 2018, 3:05:41 pm |
| Watch Dogs 2 | Completed | Ubisoft | 2016-09-03 | Jul 07 2018, 4:05:29 pm |
| Steam Summer 2016 | Completed | Valve | 2016-06-23 | Jun 06 2018, 2:53:04 am |
| SiIvaGunner ARG | Completed | SiIvaGunner | 2016-06-20 | Nov 23 2018, 11:00:27 pm |
| April Fools | Completed | Game Detectives Admins | 2016-04-01 | Aug 25 2019, 2:33:19 am |
| The Mole | Discontinued | Unknown | 2018-07-01 | Feb 11 2020, 10:02:49 pm |
| Arc Symphony | Discontinued | Aether Interactive | 2017-05-13 | Aug 01 2018, 1:00:52 am |
| TheConsole | Discontinued | Jack Bergin | 2017-03-22 | Aug 25 2019, 3:57:16 pm |
| Corvus | Discontinued | Unknown | 2017-01-01 | May 30 2018, 8:13:28 pm |
| Rick and Morty ARG | Discontinued | Adult Swim | 2016-01-30 | Aug 01 2018, 3:18:11 am |
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