Enigma of Fear

**Enigma of Fear** is an upcoming exploration, puzzle and survival game with a deep and engaging narrative in the RPG universe created by Rafael Lange (Cellbit) that is being developed in partnership with Dumativa and it was successfully crowdfunded by a project on Catarse. Set in the Paranormal Order universe, the game will feature characters and creatures already known as well as new ones that will be brought with the work. It was announced on October 17, 2020, and is expected to be released in 2024.

## Trajectory

During the The Secret in the Forest campaign, the Dumativa Game Studio team contacted Cellbit telling him about the potential of the universe story for creating a game. After months of the project's development in partnership, the game Enigma of Fear was finally announced at the Deconjuration and Enigma of Fear ARG, with initial goal of R$ 500.000,00 in Catarse, which was reached on the same day.

Subsequently, the following goals were also quickly achieved due the great public reception about the project. Among the goals is the development of DLCs about two RPG campaigns and a fully dubbed game featuring famous voice actors like Guilherme Briggs, brazilian voice-actor of Superman, Buzz Lightyear and Optimus Prime as Mr. Verity.

## Plot

### Overall plot

The game follows Mia, an investigator from Ordo Realitas in search of her father and leader of the organization, Mr. Verity, who mysteriously disappeared after starting an investigation in a local known as "Perimeter", a place that doesn't exist. Along with Lupi, a fearful but loyal dog, Mia will try to overcome her fears of paranormal creatures, while exploring pixel art and 3D hand-drawn enviroments. Other significant characters of the RPG will be present, such as Samuel Norte, leader of the Order Research Team and Agatha Volkomenn, a young girl that is an occultism specialist.

#### The Cult of Fear

The Cult of Fear is a kind of cult with strong relations to the Fear element. This group is the main antagonist of the game and also responsible for the disapperarance of several Ordo Realitas agents. These Occultists seem to have far greater plans than any other group ever seen.

#### Strach Family

The Strachs are a family that probably lived in the Perimeter. They pratically lived in a closed group, with their own laws in a bizarre cult directed to the fear. They've been more obsessed and alucinated after an event known only as the "Emergence of the Unhaunted".

### Missions

Currently, there's no information about the exact number of missions, but two of them will be based RPG campaigns DLCs about The Secret in the Forest and Paranormal Order: Deconjuration.

#### Bosses

Currently, Enigma of Fear has 6 bosses confirmed, being one of them a Four-Arms Blood Zombie, and five created by people who bought the God of Fear reward on Catarse.

### Brazilian Cast

* Pamella Rodrigues as Mia
* Lobinho (main) and other dogs as Lupi
* Fred Mascarenhas as Samuel Norte
* Guilherme Briggs as Mr. Verity
* Wendel Bezerra as Calisto Besatt
* Karen Padrão as Agatha Volkomenn
* Helena Palomanes as ???
* Manolo Rey as ???
* Raphael Rossatto as ???
* Thiago Zambrano as ???
* Marco Ribeiro as ???
* Hércules Franco as ???
* Carol Crespo as ???
* Fernanda Baronne as ???
* Duda Ribeiro as ???
* João Cappelli as ???
* Francisco Junior as ???
* Rodrigo Antas as ???

### Soundtrack

The official soundtrack will be composed by Dumativa team.

## Crowdfunding

     Enigma of Fear is a crowdfunding project made by Cellbit partnershipping with Dumativa Studio, the same devs from Songs for a Hero. But, for its success, it was necessary that the public supported the project so it could be carried forward. According to Cellbit, "develop games is something that needs time and money. The more support, the better the final product will be".

Still according to Cellbit, supporting the project wasn't like a donation or charity, but an investiment, because who supports the game is also buying it. In less than 24 hours of project announced, the first goal of R$ 500.000 was achieved, that it was the basic goal of starting the base game production. Cellbit's goal with this project was to achieve R$ 1.000.000 in two months, so the base game would come out the way he wanted, but this goal was achieved in only 3 days.

The crowdfunding continued until December 16, 2020. In the end, the total was 800% more than expected, achieving around R$4 million.

Enigma of Fear still doesn't have a release date, since the game is still in development.

### Goals

Base Game - R$ 500.000
This goal was achieved 5 hours after the announcement, at 10/17.

* 4 levels with each one having a boss fight;
* 2 playable characters (Mia and Lupi);
* Steam version (Windows, Mac and Linux).

Mr. Verity - R$ 600.000
This goal was achieved around 11AM of 10/18.

* Extra level with new boss fight;
* Mr. Verity as a playable character;
* Adaptive and responsive music (Dumativa's speciality).

Hacker - R$ 700.000
This goal was achieved around 5PM of 10/18. That was the last of three goals achieved in the first 24 hours.

* Extra level with new boss fight;
* Samuel Norte as a playable character;
* Animations and background effects upgraded.

Paranormal Order RPG - R$ 800.000
This goal was achieved around 9:10PM of 10/18.

* More areas and objectives in all levels
* Special Mission with Paranormal Order characters
* Extra Missions and Collectibles
* New puzzle and combat options and background interactions

True Ending - R$ 1.000.000
This goal was achieved around the dawn of 10/20. That was when the bank bills from the first day had been processed.

* Secret Playable Character
* Console versions (PS4, XBOX and Nintendo Switch)
* New Boss and Secret Ending
* Additional area at all levels
* Extra alternative reality mysteries (ARG)

The Secret in the Forest DLC - R$ 1.200.000
This goal was achieved around the dawn of 10/20. That was when the bank bills from the first day had been processed.

* Post-launch expansion;
* DLC based on The Secret in the Forest events;
* The Secret in the Forest playable characters;

Professional dubbing - R$ 2.000.000
Goal achieved around 3:45PM of 10/22. It was a secret goal, and it was announced at a Cellbit's stream.

* Post-launch expansion;
* DLC based on Paranormal Order: Deconjuration;
* Paranormal Order: Deconjuration playable characters;
* Full dubbed game, starring Guilherme Briggs as Mr. Verity;

### Rewards

The Catarse project supporters received various rewards according to the contribution value, alongside a Steam game key. The reward includes name on the credits, Discord roles, Dumativa games keys, game customization, and more.

## Budget

     Cellbit published an explanatory graphic showing the collected resources distribution. Most part, likely the half, is going to Dumativa. There are 20 workers that will work with Cellbit's team during at least two-three years, for the game's development. The other half is for the rewards, infrastructures costs and publishing, as well as the fee charged by Catarse.

## Gallery

Cellbit jogando Enigma do Medo por 21 minutosEnigma of Fear Showcase GameplayOrdem Paranormal- Enigma do Medo - Trailer AnúncioAnnouncement Trailer - Enigma of FearEnigma of Fear's previous coverLast Catarse crowdfunding day teaserEnigma do Medo - Trailer de GameplayGameplay Trailer - Enigma of FearEnigma do Medo - Trailer de HistóriaStory Trailer - Enigma of FearEnigma of Fear's Art Trailer in Portuguese
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rafael Lange #OrdemParanormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Guilherme Briggs dublará personagem de Enigma do Medo, jogo de Cellbit. Retrieved on November 6, 2020.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 From the streams to the comics: understand the adaptation process of the universe of Paranormal Order, created by Cellbit. Retrieved on December 22, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ordem Paranormal: Enigma do Medo - Trailer Anúncio. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ordem Paranormal: Enigma do Medo. Retrieved on November 6, 2020.
6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 Enigma do Medo - Trailer de Narrativa. Retrieved on December 11, 2022.
7. ↑ Twitter. Tweet from Dumativa (June 19, 2022)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 R$2.000.000 atingidos! - Ordem Paranormal: Enigma do Medo. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
9. ↑ Rafael Lange #OrdemParanormal on Twitter. Retrieved on December 17, 2020.
10. ↑ Rafael Lange #OrdemParanormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
11. ↑ Ordem Paranormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
12. ↑ Rafael Lange #OrdemParanormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rafael Lange #OrdemParanormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.
14. ↑ Ordem Paranormal on Twitter. Retrieved on November 23, 2020.