Monstronomy

As you peruse the dark web, you find and download hidden files labeled “Monstronomy: A Classic Monster Collector Game.” With your interest piqued, you decide to explore the game to find out where this game came from and why it was concealed. On the surface level, it appears like any other creature collector game. However, you discover the antagonists seem too wicked for a kid’s game and it feels incomplete with strange glitches. As you dig deeper, you find secret messages and videos when interacting with objects and NPCs. While some videos and messages seem harmless, just trying to frighten the player, other messages seem to be leaving clues and hints at what is really going on. What is there to uncover in this thin veil of a creature collector? Why was this game hidden? What are the messages and videos trying to tell you? Who is behind these messages and why?