Alternate Reality Game

An alternate reality game, or ARG, is a type of media that blends real life into the fictional game world, making use of real world tools and information. Because The Secret World has a modern setting, it is a way to enhance the lore and storytelling features of the game.

Many of the ARGs began when someone got in touch with the community and asked for help for solving a riddle or by providing clues through messages leading to websites, videos, or images. A variety of people, groups, and secret societies have been introduced, some of them appear in The Secret World; ARG participants.

Pre-Launch ARG

This is a chronologic list of the ARGs the TSW community has been involved in pre-release. A timeline with a brief description and a map of interactions is available.

Dark Days Are Coming	May 2007
The Photo	May 2007
They Are Coming Back	April 2009
Code Name: Wagtail	April 2009
Two Lines Twine	May 2009
Inside the Box	May 2009
At the Door	June 2009
Something in the Static	September 2009
The Dark Places	January 2010
The Fool's Journey	January 2011
Gather the Pieces	August 2011
Council of Venice Systems Malfunction	August 2011
The Fool's Journey, Act 2	November 2011
A New Mission Begins	May 2012

Post-Launch ARGS

This is a chronologic list of the ARGs the TSW community has been involved in post-release. A timeline with a brief description and a map of interactions is available.

1. End of Days
2. Division-66
3. IAMTSW
4. Solomon's Seals

Fan-Run ARGS

A list of ARG events created and run by fans from the community, in chronological order. See fan ARG rules for more information.