Planned Release Date: Q1 2026

About This Game

Cryptica is a narrative-based psychological horror game where the apocalypse is only the beginning. Explore the enigmatic lands of Antarctica and its surrounding areas while the world ends.

Play as Ari Harper, as he desperately attempts to find his missing sister, who has disappeared with a film crew while making a documentary about the area. Uncover unfathomable horrors, discover ancestral secrets, and find your sister at all costs.

Player Freedom

Players can explore in 1st or 3rd person modes in massive rustic and surreal environments. This game has no locked doors or blocked paths to slow you down. Go forth, and explore freely. 

Psychological Uncertainty

Unprecedented permafrost melt has given life to a new fungus in your exploration area. This fungus can emit airborne spores that can cause auditory and visual hallucinations. Embrace or reject this mechanic at your leisure. You decide what’s real and what’s imagination.

Heavy Lore

There are pieces of this mystery scattered all around you. This place has a dark and complex history, diligent exploration will reward players with valuable knowledge and context to the cosmic horrors around you.

Gameplay

EXPLORE abandoned mines, desolate whaling outposts, and ancient archeological sites.

INTERACT with locals and other characters in the area for insight into the missing film crew.

OBSERVE inter-dimensional beings, ghosts, henchmen, and ancient cryptids.

3-5 Hours Gameplay

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains scenes with disturbing imagery and explores themes of existential dread. The use of hallucinogenic substances is depicted.