Niantic didn’t know what to do after Pokémon Go. They were so starstruck by its success that they just copied it for other movie franchises.

But Harry Potter and Marvel heroes don’t spend all their time collecting Pokémon. The gameplay didn’t match! Fans want roleplaying adventures instead, with deep storytelling. It turns out that Niantic’s big database of map locations just isn’t good for that. And, a game that makes you go to dozens of fixed map pinpoints, all over your city, just has too much walking.

Niantic’s closed their Harry Potter game, and shut down their Marvel game before it was built.

That doesn’t mean that AR walking games are dead. It means change the gameplay.

PC and Console games have dozens of genres. With tech giants pouring billions into augmented reality, AR walking games are ready to evolve past “collecting stuff” to something new.

We make Outdoor Roleplaying Games, a full roleplaying game that you play outdoors! RPGs retain players longer, monetize players better, and fit movie franchises better than Niantic’s collecting games.

It’s a new category of video game! We know about that, with our founder having co-created MMO gaming. And we now have a mini-game, Landing Party, available on Apple App Store and Google Play.

In Pokémon Go, you have to walk to dozens or even hundreds of fixed locations to find one creature. That’s inconvenient, and bad for storytelling, which most movies franchises require.

Kids play creative outdoor games like Hide and Go Seek, or Capture the Flag. But as adults, it feels like if you want to go outside, it’s either sports or nothing.

Well, our Outdoor RPGs sit in-between sports and video games. It gets gamers outside and walking, but you don’t have to be an athlete, and it’s more creative that sports. It gives sporty people a video game that doesn’t make you sit statically, indoors.

Most video games are a break from life, a stress break. Immersive games “feel real”, but the reality is that you’re sit statically in your mom’s basement, with all the lights off. VR is “fully immersive” but even worse: you put your head in a prison where you can’t even see your mom when she comes down with cookies.

Our games don’t separate you from life. They connect you to life.

You explore your neighborhood, engaging with trees, grass, squirrels, and feeling part of your community, seeing passersby and an AR game landscape on your phone. That’s a kind of “immersion” you could never get with other games. It doesn’t just “feel real”. It is real.

You could pet a stranger’s dog, buy your mom a gift, take photos of the sunset, or make a friend who could change your life. Your real life.

There’s a global crisis of loneliness. Depression drains people of wanting to take control of their lives. We spend so much time online that we’ve forgotten how to connect with others.

We can help. Our game gets you outside and walking! That’s great for physical and mental health. Walking changes your body chemistry; it literally makes you happy to walk around.

In the future, we can even help you make a new friend in the real world. Players who want to meet will get a safe daytime public park, and the game as an ice breaker.

That’s a good deed. Just imagine the people you could meet, with the game basically a team-building exercise that bonds you together, similar to playing sports but without the sweat.

Now we just need you! Apply to join the team.

See these videos for more on our vision.