About Cryptid Keepers

The secret about cryptids

Every blurry photo and late-night sighting is real. Mothman, Bigfoot, Nessie and their friends aren't monsters at all: they're aliens and interdimensional beings who drift between their worlds and ours. They look after each other, they're a bit shy around cameras, and mostly they just want to be chill.

The portals are glitching

Cryptids travel through portals between worlds. Lately those portals have been flickering, wobbling and popping open in all the wrong places. Baby cryptids and lost little ones are slipping through and getting stranded here, far from home and too small to look after themselves.

That's where you come in

You're a Cryptid Keeper: a human the cryptids trust. You'll adopt a stranded baby, give it a warm den, feed it, cook its favorite dish, play with it and keep it happy. Every one of them is a little different, and every one of them is counting on you. (And no, Keepers don't post blurry photos.)

The worlds beyond the portals

The cryptids' homes stretch across many worlds, all part of one big, strange, wonderful universe.

Every one of these worlds is connected, and so is everyone in them. When one corner of the universe gets polluted, overheated, too loud or too bright, the cryptids feel it, and so do the critters and people living there. We all share the same home (yes, even us). Taking care of cryptids means taking care of the world they live in.

Play, learn and grow

Cryptid Keepers is meant to be fun and good for you. Alongside the Arcade's action games, you'll find brain-health games that exercise memory and focus, and Universal Quiz!, where Grade 8 science facts about space, Earth, energy, life and your own brain earn you MonsterCoins. Cooking, brewing, saving in the Bank and trading at the Black Market all teach a little something too.

It's free, it runs on tips, and it never asks you to pay to win.

The Keeper's pledge

The best Keepers look after the real universe too. A few easy ways to start:

• Lights outSwitch off lights you don't need. Night creatures (and stargazers) will thank you.
• Reduce firstUse less, reuse what you can, then recycle the rest.
• Plant for pollinatorsFlowers for bees, moths and butterflies keep food growing for everyone.
• Leave no traceTake your trash home from forests, lakes and beaches. Cryptids live there.
• Stay curiousLearn something new every day. It grows new connections in your brain.
• Be kind to weirdosEveryone is a little strange. That's what makes the universe interesting.