(yes I realize I am taking liberties with that description, but the online content genre in question compelled me) -mja

Haunted house listing ARG! -mja

We seem to be back up and running, but will keep a closer eye on things over the next few days - thanks for your patience! -mja

FYI: ARGNet is currently down and having some site troubles at the moment, we're actively working to get things back up and running. -mja

Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The MIT Mystery Hunt as Puzzle-Based Spectacle | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network The 2026 Mystery Hunt's Pokemon-themed hunt featured everything from a Dropout puzzle with Sam Reich to a Hot Ones puzzle with actual hot sauces. But the hunt was at its best with its metapuzzles.

ARGNet | Gotta Catch 'Em All: The MIT Mystery Hunt as Puzzle-Based Spectacle

Tickets are on sale for the ARGathering! Featuring selected videos from seven ARGs, a video intro from @nightmind.bsky.social, a panel Q&A with @dashkdot.bsky.social and @losdesfilms.bsky.social, and an in-person ARG to play!

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Black Letter Labs preorders are up, but they're making you solve a puzzle to even find out where to send them money! Sadly, I think the puppies are a fakeout theme. -mja

(there is a second harder puzzle for a discount code as well)

The article mentions this dash of nostalgia, yes! -mja

Start Slacking Off with MrBeast’s Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network Salesforce's newest Super Bowl commercial launched a Million Dollar Puzzle, in collaboration with MrBeast. The puzzles extend beyond the Big Game spot itself, promising to extend out into the real wor...

ARGNet | Start Slacking Off with MrBeast's Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt

Watch My Super Bowl Ad To Win $1,000,000! YouTube video by MrBeast 2

Well gosh...I'm seeing a few things on this YouTube page that look decidedly like puzzles! -mja

you live here now welcome back...

A new Silent Hill ARG launching during the MIT Mystery Hunt feels like a personal attack. -mja youliveherenow.com
variety.com/2026/film/ne... -mja

How We Can Solve DELTARUNE's Most Cryptic Question YouTube video by Goldpro

Deltarune also appears to be up to something mighty suspicious... -mja

Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Hiding One More Unsolved Mystery Rockstar's open-world blockbuster seems to be hiding at least one more mysterious puzzle for players to solve

Catching up on a few tips: HEY, did you know Red Dead Redemption fans are chasing down an expansive puzzle mystery? -mja

The Immersive Side of Hawkins: From Scoops Ahoy to WSQK Radio | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network The final episode of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix on December 31st, allowing fans of the series to say goodbye to one of the platform's biggest hits before ringing in the new year. But that wasn...

ARGNet | The Immersive Side of Hawkins: From Scoops Ahoy to WSQK Radio

And OF COURSE the creators of Pluribus have kicked off some kind of alternate reality game with the most recent episode of the official podcast www.reddit.com/r/pluribustv/s...

Survivor 50 50 states. 50 hidden immunity idols. Find one for a chance to win a Survivor 50 surprise.

Survivor Armchair Hunt??? -mja www.survivor50challenge.com/coming-soon

Yet another pivot to video that is most certainly not, as stated, an alternate reality game.

New ARG alert. I’ve only done a little digging but looks interesting so far. Also got a newsletter email this morning: r.newsletter.pantaloon.io/mk/mr/sh/SMJ...

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There is a severe lack of 10-minute ARGs in the world. JC Hutchins just released a new one as portfolio piece, and it's a delightful reminder that immersive can come in snackable sizes, too. quantent.io

The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network Searching For A World That Doesn't Exist is a recent Minecraft ARG loosely based on the King in Yellow mythos, in which a YouTuber pieces together found footage from a Minecraft playthrough

ARGNet | The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG

Stephen Sondheim Loved Puzzles More Than You | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network Matching Minds with Sondheim is a book that explores the composer and lyricist's enduring passion for puzzles and games, and the lasting impact his works have left on the space.

ARGNet | Stephen Sondheim Loved Puzzles More Than You

The last time you might have heard of Field Notes getting puzzley was for their "Clandestine" series, which got particularly ARGish with a series of deaddrops.

This new Field Notes release only promises one dead will drop, however. -mja

Wednesday Murder Club Simplest offer ever. Buy anything on our site today (October 22) and get a Halloween mystery “Murder Book” free with your order. No minimums. No coupon…

Field Notes x Mystery League are offering a free murder mystery booklet with all orders placed today! -mja

Ministry of Lost Things Delivers a Box of Puns with a Side of Puzzles | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network PostCurious' newest project Ministry of Lost Things: Finders Keypers is crowdfunding on Kickstarter for a pun-laden puzzle game perfect for logic puzzle fans looking for some tactile fun.

ARGNet | Ministry of Lost Things Delivers a Box of Puns with a Side of Puzzles

I'm still a bit light on the details but I think I just got a tip about an Australian ARG leading up to and/or tied to a drag show next month in Perth? -mja www.instagram.com/aristobratdr...

...that's a good question, giant display at the theater while I'm waiting to get into "The Life of a Showgirl"! -mja #ShelbyOaks

Nope, nothing printed on the backside of the cloth as far as I can tell. -mja

...here's the solution to the initial transcription, for those in search of relief. -mja

ARG/puzzle trailhead for NYCC! Looks like I have at least one booth on the agenda for next week (along with some reading homework)... -mja

Masquerade: NYC’s New Immersive Musical Launched With a Secret ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network Masquerade just brought Phantom back to Broadway. But even before Previews, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new immersive musical teased the show with an expansive ARG that drew the Opera Ghost to our world.

ARGNet | Masquerade: NYC's New Immersive Musical Launched With a Secret ARG