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The YouTube thumbnail for the "00110001" video.

*"A NEW HORROR GAME HAS EMERGED"*
— **There Exists,****"Home" page description.**

**There Exists** is an upcoming survival horror game being made by Spanish developer Edmund Ahlström. It was first announced on a TikTok titled "1 2 2 4 1 4." The entire video showed a release date for the game as 2023, but without spoiling the name of the game, the name remained a mystery. Eventually, on the Kriya Studios YouTube channel, they released a set of videos made directly for the game. Setting up what is called an ARG (alternate-reality-game).

The game was initially planned to release in December of 2023, but due to the delay of the upcoming expo, the game's release date will be moved to sometime in 2024.

## The ARG

### Phase 1

On October 3, 2022, a YouTube video was posted from the Kriya Studios YouTube channel titled, "00110001." A binary code that when translated presents the number "1." The video in the beginning showed the company logo of Kriya Studios while it was playing a very distorted music track of "I Lost Something in the Hills," a song by Sibylle Baier. Eventually, an eye appears on the screen, leading into what appears to be a binary code. The binary code translates to the ROT19 code for Caesar Cipher, which also translates to a Wikipedia article for existential quantification (∃).

Soon, subtitles were added to the video at 0:15 which shows a YouTube URL, "?v=vY9gE-bMwn8". The URL also leads to another video titled "LVNÆ", and after brightening up the video, it shows an image of a winged creature and reveals text at the bottom. At around 0:22, a QR code appears a split second after the glitch appears. The QR code scans to Base64 code after decoding it gives another ROT19, which translates to a link from the Imgur website, it shows an image of a hand with eyes and Japanese text translates to "Look inside". One of the eyes is looking at the bottom right corner, where you modify the image it reveals the QR code in the bottom right. After scanning it, it gives a binary translation, which translates to a base64 encrypted link. This decodes to another YouTube video titled "MERCVRII". At the end of the video, the text "Gehenna" appears and the video ends with an eye. At 0:19 with subtitles on, the video reveals a selection of characters: "a C 9 C Q k V X b T V P", which is another Base64, and translating it to another ROT19: "h/BBEWM50", it also gives to an Imgur link: "a/UUXPf5H". The image shows a screenshot from the "MERCVRII" video and is titled "There Exists a Place". Upon brightening and enhancing the image, it reveals the text on the left side, which is another Base64 and ROT19. After decoding it, it gives a YouTube video titled "VENERIS". The image shows Judas Iscariot and Jesus from the Christian Bible, and a Japanese text which translates to "Traitor". At the end of the video, it shows a text for ROT19 Cipher with Base64, which translates to another Imgur link. The image shows a Seraph with Hebrew text, the highest rank of an angel in Christian Angelology. After enhancing the image, it reveals a QR code at the top left corner. After scanning it, it leads to a teaser image for the game. The description from the first video was changed, meaning Phase 1 was solved.

### Phase 2

On November 16, 2022, Sean uploaded an image on Twitter, showcasing a pause menu for the game featuring the Apparition. Four days later, Kriya Studios TikTok account posted a teaser video that'll be released in 2023, with a similar title to Sean's Tweet: "122414".

On December 24, 2022, a YouTube video was introduced titled "0011001000110010", another binary code that translates to "22". The video shows a rose flower dying with a bunch of strange imagery, and Seraph is seen at the end. The description also includes 48 and 49 numbers, which is a decimal ASCII code, that corresponds to a binary code. The binary translates to "S2LcUBYDG1suAn==" for ROT19 and Base64, it gives to an Imgur link: "/a/5DVgYgN". The image shows a QR Code, which leads to a YouTube video titled "SOLIS". At 0:44 with subtitles on, reveals some text for Base64, that translates to "?c=6RB6w8WJGJP" for ROT19 code, which also translates to a YouTube video called "GEHENNA". It only shows the jumpscare of some sort of Japanese doll. The description reads: "TRY AGAIN", meaning that the video leads to a dead end. In the "SOLIS" video, the description has Japanese text, it mentions while translating it that the code is on "Mercury", which refers to the "MERCVRII" video in Phase 1. The binary code was added to the description, it translates to "Yz1iSDhtQjRWX2NYVA==", another Base64 and ROT19 that translates to another YouTube video titled "MARTIS". It shows three faces talking unintelligible words and "two of them are lying" text appears. When reversing the video, the three voices are each speaking in binary code. The head on the right is the correct one, which translates to "kq15kDQYGp0dTsCfYX==", another ROT19 and Base64 that it gives to the final YouTube video link titled, "IOVIS".

### Phase 3

Sometime on July 19, 2023, Sean would soon tweet the words, "U R Not Red (E)." Implying that Phase 3 is right around the corner.

Later on August 17, 2023, just several months after "Phase 2," a YouTube video was introduced as "001101000011000100110100", the title translates to "414". The video showed an image of a man and an angel presumably speaking to one another, then later on, an Apparition would slowly fade in screaming, to then get greeted by a man walking down several steps, only to have the video end with flashes of the man and the angel. At the beginning of the video, right when the eye opens with the Kriya Studios logo in front of it, there are a bunch of decabit codes, which would cast the combination of "++--+--++-". There were 36 of them to be exact, and so going through base64 and Rot19, it gives a code, "hOYojOT5Sf9wiDk1jp5qi2ocFZ9wCKFfCsF1", which then leads to an Imgur link: "iT62W5". From there, we are greeted with a letter with a signature, "-S", along with a drawing of an eye. On the bottom left of the image is a QR code, when scanned it leads into a video called, "AS ABOVE, SO BELOW". Toward the end of the video, there is a phone and a number on a sticky note attached to it, "(850)816-0374". When actually dialing the number on a phone, you are greeted with a voice speaking in binary code, which translated gives "juofluj6Sf9uk2agFp5uiEjcGZ96GoPdYAop". Which then converts to "bwXoG8r". Which when put into a search bar shows a creepy image of an eye in some sort of glass. The text on the glass reads: "Imp Caes C Mess Q Decio Trai Avg" which was on coins from 249 to 251 AD during the time of the Roman emperor. One of the names seen on the glass was "Decio," presumably "Decius" from MaD MiND. If you go onto the page, "https://kriyastudios.net/there-exists." It is password protected, but if you put in the code "Decius," you are greeted with a video of an eye with a bunch of random noises. The video requires to use of SSTV (Slow-scan Television). It gives an image with letters and numbers, which combines a YouTube link leads to "THE DARK DESCENT." In the description of the video was a bunch of number codes, which boils down to another video link, "INTERLUDE." If you had subtitles on, the video would grant you with the code, "b2Fhd306Ly9kZGQuZnZiYWJpbC5qdnQvZGhham8/Yz1lTTlRVnA1SFNBMA==". Which when converted gives the final video to the ARG, "SATVRNI", only for the video to end with, "See you at the KSM Expo."

## Character(s)

### Other

* Decius (Referenced in ARG)
* Shelilus (Referenced in ARG)

## Trivia

* The image of the hand with eyes is an edited image of the Brighter Wounds album by Son Lux.
* The "0011001000110010" video which shows a clip of a flower and the rotten corpse of deer was actually from two YouTube videos titled, "Life of a Rose Flower" and "Deer Decomposition".
* The "∃" symbol stands for the words, "*There Exists*". A symbol of the rotated "E", which is used to indicate existential quantification.
	+ The same symbol that was seen a lot in the ARG of the game, can also be seen in the description of the MaD MiND trailer.
	+ It has been theorized on several occasions that the meaning of the symbol, "There Exists," is actually a reveal of what the game is to be titled.
* When going onto the hidden page of /there-exists on the Kriya Studios website, the password that unlocks the page is "Decius".
	+ This then confirms that not only MaD MiND is connected to the horror trilogy, but it also confirms that we might get other references of characters like Shelilus, Yin, etc.

## Gameplay

Screenshot of the pause menu.Ditto, brightened.
## The ARG

### Phase 1

00110001The first video of Phase 1.LVNÆThe video showcasing a winged creature, after putting the URL from the first video.An image showcasing a hand with eyes from Imgur.MERCVRIIThe video showcasing the unknown room.A screenshot from the "MERCVRII" video from the Imgur website.VENERISThe video showing an image of Judas Iscariot and Jesus.An image from Imgur, showcasing Seraph with Hebrew text.The final image from Imgur for Phase 1. Notice the "∃" can be seen in the bottom right.
### Phase 2

0011001000110010The first video of Phase 2.The image showcasing the QR code. Note the QR code is inactive upon scanning it.SOLISThe video after scanning the QR code.GEHENNAThe video showcasing the jumpscare of a Japanese doll.MARTISThe video showcases the three voices speaking in binary code.IOVISThe final video of Phase 2.
### Phase 3

001101000011000100110100The first video of Phase 3.A note from Imgur, after solving the first video for the ARG. Notice how "sacrifices" is misspelled as "sacrafices".AS ABOVE, SO BELOWThe video showcases the phone ringing towards the end of the video.An image from Imgur, showcasing an eye in a glass.The image after using SSTV, showcases letters and numbers.THE DARK DESCENTThe video after combining a link from the image.INTERLUDEThe video showcasing the reference to Alice in Wonderland story.SATVRNIThe final video of Phase 3.
## Miscellaneous

The game's header was shown on the homepage of the Kriya Studios website.The original YouTube banner for Kriya Studios after the "00110001" video was posted.An image uploaded by Sean on Twitter, showcasing the game being played on PlayStation 5.Ditto. Notice that the PlayStation Development Kit can be seen on the right side next to the PC.Ditto.The original image as seen in the VENERIS video, showcasing Judas Iscariot and Jesus from the Christian Bible.
## Videos

1 2 2 4 1 4 (Kriya Studios TikTok)The teaser video for "There Exists", showcasing the year that'll be released in 2023.

The audio during the phone call for Phase 3.