Chapter 3 Interactable ARG
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The Chapter 3 Interactable ARG (otherwise referred to as the Leith Pierre Computer Search) is an alternate reality game held by Mob Entertainment to tease their upcoming third chapter to the Poppy Playtime franchise, Deep Sleep.
Unlike its predecessor, Rowan Stoll's Computer Database, the ARG was completely interactable through a makeshift computer system revealed to consist information stored by Leith Pierre. The hunt had started when Mob Entertainment revealed the website URL during the second Chapter 3 Teaser Trailer, and since its release, multiple recordings and GIFs have been discovered. Unlike the Rowan Stoll ARG, it took an entire month to complete the ARG due to a setback with the developers being abandoned upon the higher-ups focusing more on their ongoing series, Adventure Mode!
The ARG revolved around the introduction of the Smiling Critters, a new toy line introduced by Playtime Co. One particular toy in the line, CatNap, became the subject of an experiment of the Bigger Bodies Initiative. This experiment was solely focused on the Home Sweet Home theme; however, its toy counterpart would receive numerous reports from families claiming that their children had distressing nightmares after playing with the toy. The toy would ultimately be recalled and any evidence of CatNap's presence to the public was cut from promotional material.
One of the orphans situated in Home Sweet Home, Theodore Grambell, portrayed as a naive and mischievous child, was manipulated into sabotaging Playtime Co. He unwittingly became occupied by the essence of The Prototype and this relationship climaxed upon Grambell injuring himself. Ultimately, it was revealed that Grambell had taken on the Bigger Bodies version of CatNap and had become a devoted follower of The Prototype.
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Password List
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H0I_Lp95! -- (Computer Log-In)
0mniscient_Eye -- (CCTV Access)
Spectre_Metus! -- (Harper_021 Folder)
etern4l -- (Bigger Bodies Initiative Folder)
Monstr0us_invivo -- (Confidential Reports Folder)
stowaway -- (Sinclair_022 Folder)
gold3n_path -- (1006 Folder)
hypnagogia -- (Smiling Critters Folder)
lavenderomen -- (Addendum Folder)
History
Prelude
On May 31, 2023, Mob Entertainment released the Destroy-a-Toy map to coincide with the arrival of Project: Playtime's second phase: Incineration. In this map, a sticky note hanging on a desk can be found that reads "06/27 DON'T FORGET", implying that the date was important. On June 27, 2023, Mob Entertainment posted an image teasing the ARG on all their social media platforms, and its relevance to Chapter 3. The image itself revealed a Playtime Co. computer with five applications: "My Computer", "CCTV Network", "Recycle Bin", "Command Prompt", and "File Explore". (The computer also had the old Playtime Co. symbol on top and references the IBM G54 computer.) When the image was brightened, it revealed red smoke, with the number 3 and a mysterious face in the mist, foreshadowing Chapter 3 and presumably the new character.
The computer also had a clock on the bottom right corner, with the time being 7:19 PM. This foreshadowed July 19th, 2023, when a teaser image for the second teaser trailer of Chapter 3 was unveiled to be coming out on July 26th. The image also had secrets when the image was brightened up. Huggy Wuggy's body had the words "REJOICE IN THE HOUR OF JOY" written on it.
Official ARG Teaser
Official ARG Teaser (brightened)
My Computer Icon
CCTV Network Icon
Recycle Bin Icon
Command Prompt Icon
File Explore Icon
Mail Icon
Chapter 3 Trailer Image
Chapter 3 Trailer Image (brightened)
July 26th
Logging In and Playcare Reports
At the end of Chapter 3 Teaser Trailer 2, released on July 26th, 2023, the website "www.playtimeco.org" was shown, leading people to the emulated computer seen in the previous teaser. On the bottom left corner of the monitor was a sticky note containing the password for Leith Pierre's account; "H0I_Lp95!". After players entered the password, they had to press the red button on the bottom right to power the computer on. Users (at the time) also had to zoom out to 67% if nothing happened when they clicked on the icons.
The computer showed the home screen with all of the aforementioned applications, as seen in the previous teaser. However, only two of them (at the time) were active: CCTV Network and File Explore. Clicking on File Explore led to two folders: Playcare and Innovation. The Innovation folder had another locked folder within it titled "Bigger Bodies Initiative". The password for this folder (at that time) was unknown. Going into the Playcare folder led to an unlocked folder called "Reports", which contained a locked folder titled "harper_021".
At the beginning of the second teaser, there was a brief flash of a distorted image of the Gas Mask with the phrase "Spectre_Metus!" spread diagonally throughout the static. (This image first appeared at the end of RESTRICTED restoration.mp4.) Spectre metus translates to "fear of the specter" in Latin. Putting in "Spectre_Metus!" as the password for the "harper_021" folder unlocked it, revealing a video and an image.
The video, titled "Red smoke test 048", which could be played either on the computer itself, or on the Vimeo link, showed the red gas being emitted from a black tube attached to some kind of machine. As the gas was administered, the screams of children were heard at the end before cutting to static, and then blackness.
The image was of a written incident report by Playtime Co. counselor Claire Harper. Said report concerned Marie Payne, the child who would later become Mommy Long Legs, detailing how she had a mental breakdown during the night on February 8 (unspecified year). Claire was unsure of what caused the incident and demanded that something be done about it. Beside the main paper's top-right side was another paper with the code "0mniscient_Eye" on it (only seen when the brightness was turned up).
- Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 - Teaser Trailer 2
Interactive computer
Gas Mask image with password
Locked Folder icon
- Red smoke test 048
Incident Report (brightened)
CCTV Network
The "0mniscient_Eye" code was for the CCTV Network application, since the lens of a camera can see anything. When unlocked, there were eight camera feeds from the Playtime Co. Virtual Security System, with various locations from Chapter 2. A noteworthy addition was in the Hidden Labyrinth camera, where the door The Prototype's arm came out of to take Mommy Long Legs' head is now open.
The CCTV network also had an archive system, where the feed could show what occurred on a certain date. Two particular dates (at the time) had pages available: June 18th, 1992, the same day of Huggy Wuggy's disappearance, and August 8th, 1995, the same day of Kissy Missy's relocation. Both pages were password protected, and their passwords were unknown.
Stu-001 (Statues, angle from the middle of the course)
Stu-005 (Statues, angle from the end of the course)
Stu-008 (Statues, angle from the watchtower)
Gst-002 (Game Station, angle from above the tracks)
Gst-005 (Game Station, angle from one of the playgrounds)
Hsd-003 (Hidden Labyrinth, angle from random area)
Bmm-002 (Musical Memory, angle of the platform, screens and watchtower)
Hsd-001 (Hidden Labyrinth, angle from where Mommy Long Legs died)
September 19th
Redacted Email
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Once opened, players could access an email sent by Elliot Ludwig on June 23, 1981, at 6:23. The email was sent to Leith Pierre and related to GrabPack Concepts. Elliot mentioned that one of the "dang huggies" had come loose, implying a potential issue with an animatronic or other mechanical component.
It's interesting to note that while the email implies the GrabPack may have had been created during later years, it doesn't necessarily provide a clue as to when the device was actually created. Fans have pointed out that a vintage newspaper covering the GrabPack suggests the technology was innovative at the time, which implies that the device may have been created during the early stages of Playtime Co. rather than in 1981 specifically.
Some fans have speculated that the email could be a teaser for an upcoming mechanic related to the GrabPack, possibly involving the Yellow GrabPack Hand that was teased way back in Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze.
Since this email was redacted by Mob Entertainment (presumably because of continuity errors), it was likely a prototype fans weren't supposed to access.
The email Elliot Ludwig sent to Leith Pierre.
October 25th
Mail Application
On September 19, 2023, fans discovered a new code related to a mail icon that had appeared on the computer screen two days earlier.
On October 25th, the same day Phase 3: Forsaken released, Mob Entertainment posted a Playtime Co. poster on several social media sites. Said poster was about employees having to check their emails regularly, stating: "Employees: As a reminder, please consistently check your electronic mail while working safely and in complete obedience to the rules outlined in our orientation notebook."
After this, the Mail application was open for everyone, with one new email from an unknown source sitting in the inbox titled "by the pricking of my thumbs." Once opened, two photos of a transmission submission next to a Huggy plush were seen. The rest of the email read, "Looking for something? We’ll tell you a secret, if you can prove you’re willing to pay attention." The images showed a Transmission Submission of a phone call between Joel Sinclair, Playcare's head counselor, and Thomas Clarke, a Playcare pediatrician who would later become Experiment 1199. They discussed an incident concerning a boy named Theodore. When the second image was brightened, the text "Monstr0us_invivo" was vaguely seen on one of the censored lines. Monstrous invivo translates to "I live monstrous" in Latin.
Mail application icon.
The poster vaguely informing people to check the ARG's mail system.
Full email
First attachment
Second attachment
The Monstr0us_invivo password revealed.
Confidential Reports
Opening the "File Explore" page, users found a new locked folder titled "confidential reports". Putting in "Monstr0us_invivo" as the password of the "confidential reports" folder unlocked it, revealing an image. Said image was of a report on the death of an anonymous Playtime Co. employee, stating that he had died of "multiple abdominal puncture wounds, resulting in a catastrophic and fatal loss of blood", and that he had also "likely been dead for several weeks before anyone found him." When this image was stretched out vertically, an inverted message was revealed at the bottom. Flipping the image revealed the word "Nephilim", who, in the Hebrew Bible, were a group of mysterious entities of unusually large size and strength who lived both before and after the Flood.
Report
Nephilim
Fans speculated that the anonymous Playtime Co. employee was none other than Rowan Stoll, who had supposedly been consumed by Boxy Boo.
October 31st
Incident Report Follow-up
Six days after the previous update, on October 31st (Halloween), an account called "Playtime Co." made an announcement in the Discord server; said announcement was made by Joel Sinclair. He stated that Theodore Grambell, also mentioned in the aforementioned email, was safe and being taken care of.
Full message
Mail Application
Checking back on the website, users found a new email by another unknown sender, titled "truth bubbles to the surface". The full email read, "We see we have your attention. Good. As promised; hidden in a box with old Hi8's and blank cassettes, like so much else buried there. PS: same time Friday?". Attached was an image of DogDay playing with CraftyCorn while she colored. At the top of this image, fans could see the text "HS02yv4w".
Full email
Image attached
Confidential Reports
In confidential reports, entering the same password as before (Monstr0us_invivo), users found a new video attached, alongside the old image. The video appeared to be a safety equipment test, and showed static footage of several gas masks, with breathing heard in the background. However, it suddenly cut to loud beeping noises in all different pitches, and lasted for the rest of the video. Putting the video's audio through an SSTV decoder, it translated to a glitchy image of the front of the Playtime Co. factory, with several "random" numbers, lines, and letters placed around. In this image, users could see the text "HS01" and "RXT".
- Safetyequipmenttest
SSTV decoded image
Bigger Bodies Initiative
Taking all the unused codes fans received in the last few weeks, the codes were: "HS01RXT", "HS02yv4w", and "Nephilim". Taking away both the 'HS01' and 'HS02' from both left the phrases "RXT" and "yv4w". Adding these together made the code "RXTyv4w". When players used a Vigenère cipher, inputted "RXTyv4w" as the ciphertext, and added "Nephilim" as the key, it revealed the code "ETERN4L"; turning all the letters to lowercase gave the password "etern4l".
Inputting "etern4l" as the password into the "bigger bodies initiative" folder presented users with two more folders, labeled "1188" and "1006", the latter locked. Opening the "1188" folder revealed three new documents of a project proposal for Experiment 1188, the Chapter 3 antagonist, who fans previously did not know the name nor experiment number of. The documents went into depth with the materials and methods, candidates for the experiment, etc.
It was revealed in this document that a reoccurring character in the ARG, Theodore Grambell, was one of the potential candidates. It also revealed 1188 has retractable cat-like claws made of stainless steel, and it was previously considered to be made of Elastic Plastic, the same material Mommy Long Legs is made of.
BBI content
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
From this point onward, Mob Entertainment released new updates every Friday, at precisely 2:00 PM EST/11:00 AM PST.
November 3rd
Smiling Critters Reveal
On November 3rd, the following Friday, Mob Entertainment posted a brand new image of 8 new characters called the Smiling Critters. An hour later, they posted a very similar photo, but with CatNap removed. At the bottom of this image were a jumbled mess of differently-colored letters. Said letters were an upside-down green "t o y", a red "s w a", and an upside-down blue "w a".
Missing GrabPack Document
Heading back to the ARG website, users found a new document talking about two missing GrabPack 2.0s and two missing Green Hands in the "Confidential Reports" folder.
Sinclair_022
After finding the document, users discovered a new locked folder titled "Sinclair_022" in the "Playcare" folder. Using the previous phrases from the Smiling Critters image, and mixing them up, gave the phrase "stowaway", which was the password for this folder.
Inside the folder was a photo of a Internal Memo from Joel Sinclair talking about Theodore Grambell, claiming to have an "imaginary" friend.
All the Smiling Critters
Ditto, but with the purple cat missing
"Missing GrabPack" paper
"Internal Memo" report
At the time, fans speculated that the friend Theodore was taking about was The Prototype, who had escaped confinement at the time.
November 10th
Smiling Critters Intro
On November 10th, the following Friday, Mob Entertainment tweeted out a video of a heavily distorted and glitchy intro for the Smiling Critters. In the video's glitches, the text "gold3n_path" briefly appeared when CatNap first showed up on screen.
1006 Folder
Using the text "gold3n_path", users unlocked the 1006 folder in the Bigger Bodies Initiative folder (previously unlocked with the code "etern4l"). In this folder lied two images: the first being the cut-out pieces of conversation from the 'Transcript Submission' page fans received earlier, along with a drawing, presumably drawn by Theodore Grambell, of him sitting on a bed, with black tangled wires with a hand poking out. This hand is identical to the hand of The Prototype, seemingly confirming he is Theo's friend.
In the cut-out text of the Transmission Submission paper, when players separated all the letters with red dots under them, they got "y p g o g i". This method, when used with the red dots from the Transmission Submission's other document version, gave the letters: "h a n a". Arranging them in order from top-to-bottom (after layering them in order) forms the code "hypnagogia".
Smiling Critters Folder
Going back to File Explore, users discovered a new folder titled "Smiling Critters", which would be unlocked with the code "hypnagogia". Inside this folder was a video of a full episode from the Smiling Critters show. The cartoon was the first episode fans received, and was the first time they heard the Critters' voices. The video also revealed the name of the Chapter 3 antagonist: CatNap, along with the names of three other Critters: DogDay, PickyPiggy, and Bobby BearHug.
The gold3n_path password
Ripped-up Transmission Submission
Theodore's drawing
- Smiling Critters - Can't Sleep
Edited version of the complete Transmission Submission, by linds2082
Ditto, but the second page
November 19th
Info-Cards and CCTV
Starting November 11th, Mob Entertainment started posting new info-cards of all the critters daily, starting with Bubba Bubbaphant, and eventually ending with CatNap's info-card on November 19th. They quickly deleted the info-card, and then re-uploaded it. At the same time, the CCTV updated with 3 new camera feeds of Playcare. At the top left of CatNap's info-card, a sequence of dots were shown (... .... ... .. . ..... ... ...), which, using a Tap Code translator, translated to "omen". Combining CatNap's scent, lavender, with this new code, fans got the password "lavenderomen", which unlocked a new sub-folder in 1188's folder titled "addendum".
T (Unknown area in Playcare, angle from the middle of the hallway)
Ph (Playhouse, angle from a hallway corner)
Hsh (Home Sweet Home, angle showing CatNap standing over some of the children's beds)
Addendum
Inside this folder, players discovered 5 new documents, all relating to either Theodore Grambell or CatNap.
Concern of Influence of Theodore.
Preamble of Missing Equipment.
Service Access of Playcare.
Conclusion of influence of Theodore.
Cross-Department Report
A new email was added to the Mail application, called Preparations. Clicking this brought up the message: "Are things coming into focus yet? You may think you understand things, but how could you? There’s too much left to say, and not enough time. You don’t know the sacrifices we made to get this to you. This connection won’t hold for much longer. When the powers-that-be discover this place, and it will be discovered, it will be burned to the ground. But you’re already a step ahead. You’ve left no stone unturned, nothing left behind. You are perfect for this. We will be in touch. Goodbye." Attached was an image of a document, which stated a shipment of CatNap dolls had emitted an incorrect scent.
CatNap Dolls are explained to have an incorrect smell.
Since this email ended with a familiar closing, fans confirmed that the writer is the same entity (or group of entities) from the VHS tapes in Project: Playtime, who is speculated to be The Prototype.
December 1st
Connection Terminated and CatNap Recall
On December 1st, the website changed again. However, rather than adding new content, users were met with a lockout screen, which meant that users could no longer access the ARG website, leaving all content previously revealed to be lost media.
Although the ARG's conclusion has been confirmed by a series of developers via the official Discord server, a last video can still be accessed through the error message. At the top of this message, there is an error code labeled "434442674B354A49734638". Breaking down this sequence into a series of symbols (each broken apart by a space after two symbols) revealed a hexadecimal code, which when decoded formed the text string "CDBGK5JISF8". This string leads to an unlisted, extended YouTube video where the Smiling Critters Cartoon is featured on the local news. In this extended version, it is revealed that the character CatNap was completely removed from the Smiling Critters set after causing children to experience "strange or violent nightmares".
Locked computer message.
- CatNap Recall
CatNap Recall video.
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