Johnisdead
Johnisdead is an ARG, or Alternate Reality Game, that is detailed and archived on this wiki. Johnisdead began on January 22nd, 2015. It is currently ongoing, having spanned across five separate arcs. The ARG's lore is heavily based off of the Ben Drowned ARG, created by Jadusable in 2010. Despite this, playing Johnisdead does not require a complete understanding of Ben Drowned - all knowledge required to enjoy Johnisdead's story is contained within the Ben Drowned article here.
Story
The story of Johnisdead surrounds two cults, the Lunar Children and the Moon Children, and their pursuit of a young man named Tyler. Through the exploration of various websites and analyzation of videos, players slowly unravel the history and inner workings of the cults in an attempt to save Tyler.
A full summary of the Johnisdead story can be found on this page.
For a more clinical view of the ARG's story updates, timelines for the five arcs can be found here.
- Arc 1. YSHDT Arc
- Arc 2. Johnisdead Arc
- Arc 3. The Truth Arc
- Arc 4. Astral Arc
- Arc 5. Our Horizon Arc
Gameplay
The main method of playing Johnisdead is by exploring various websites and analyzing canon videos. However, more involved gameplay requires players to solve ciphers, interact with characters, and explore 3d environments through JanusVR. For a complete overview of Johnisdead gameplay, click here.
