Cryptid Campus Chronicles
A persistent, text-based browser MMO. Enroll at a Gothic school for paranormal biology, bind yourself to a cryptid subject, and study, forge, scavenge, and scheme your way through a shared campus that never closes.
this is a preview — the game isn't open yet
cryptid campus chronicles is a passion project i'm building piece by piece. the world, the cryptids, the storylets and systems below are all real and in progress — but the campus gates are closed to the public while i keep working on it.
this page is here so you can see where it's headed. no sign-ups, no accounts, nothing to play just yet. when it's ready to let people in, this is where you'll hear about it first.
— QuirkyBytes
The Bound Subjects
Seven canonical species. Pick one at matriculation; their nature shapes your aptitudes, your wardrobe, and where the wardens let you near.
What it is
Bind a Cryptid
Choose a paranormal subject and study it for the duration of your enrollment. Your subject's nature shapes your aptitudes across the whole campus.
Earn Knowledge
Dozens of subjects in the Great Library, from tracking to hexcraft. Knowledge unlocks crafting, gathering, and forbidden corners of the academy.
Live the Story
Hundreds of branching storylets across the town of Omen's Landing — its taverns, forests, mines, docks, and the people who haunt them.
Compete & Trade
Ranked arena matches, a shared player marketplace, factions and ambitions, and curse outbreaks that sweep the whole student body.
One Shared World
One server, one economy. The marketplace, forums, arena, and outbreaks all live on the same persistent campus that never closes.
Free, No Catch
No paywall, no ads, no subscription. When it opens, the whole campus will be free to play — donation-supported, nothing more.