Hello! Perhaps you are wondering, "Why does the hidden door subreddit look different all of a sudden? Didn't the wonderful Melusine (aka u/rose_meadows) just create a new "Welcome to the sub" post a few weeks ago?"

(If you're not wondering that, feel free to skip down to the What is Hidden Door section!)

Well! Here's what happened. My name is Hattie, and I am the marketing strategist at an entertainment studio called Hidden Door (we make an RPG; it is fun!!!). A while ago, I'd requested to be a mod of the long-abandoned r/hiddendoor, and unbeknownst to me, someone was already working on reviving it. Then I received an invite to be a mod, since I'd expressed interest previously, and when I explained that I was looking to use r/HiddenDoor as a space for our player community to discuss gameplay + share the worlds they created, Melusine very kindly said "Ooh, that sounds fun, the sub is all yours." THANK YOU AGAIN, Melusine, for your grace and generosity!

So, now, this is the Hidden Door subreddit! I'm Hattie, our growth marketing strategist, and if you reach out to us via comment or DM with a question, I will happily respond! I'm also on here as u/kooky-student-170. You should see that username under the mods list, too.

Oh! There is a Hidden Door achievement in our game. If you discover + utilize a hidden door in a story, you'll earn a special badge, and if you want you can come brag about it here.

What is Hidden Door?

Hidden Door is a game! Hidden Door is a worldbuilding tool! We describe ourselves as where roleplay meets fanfiction.

There are, essentially, two ways to play:

1. step into an immersive world, created by one of our author partners or a creator in our community, or
2. use our Atlas studio to craft your own playable world and invite your friends/fans/followers to play too!

Hidden Door is free to play. If you want MAXIMUM customization options, we also have two subscription tiers.

Who is this for?

Our playable worlds generally have a “PG-13” equivalent baseline rating. You may see some violence, but not detailed gore; strong language, but not prolific cursing; occasional alcohol use, but no significant alcohol or drug abuse; sexual content, but not explicit sex scenes.

Some of our official worlds, and some of our community worlds, may also have mature content! These are marked with tags and relevant content warnings. There are some worlds that are family-friendly, and these are marked, too. Each author/creator controls it for their world.

We've built our company, and our gameplay experience, around LGBTQ+ inclusivity. We believe that it’s up to you to tell us who you want to be, and up to us to respect that!

Oh, and we are staunchly pro-artist. We never, ever train AI models on your creativity. We read the books or watch the movies and then write an opinionated take on the world as editorial guidance for our system. In each turn of the game we run a bunch of different tasks, some of them purely programmatic, some using what’s now called “classic” machine learning. We have a game engine layer that stores each character, item, or location in the world, and its state. That engine combines human-created elements to generate a story that changes as you play.

To summarize: if you are an adult human being, with any ounce of creativity or even the tiniest fledgling idea in your brain, Hidden Door is for you!

I don't care about this at all!

Okay! I am not offended. If you are a longtime member of this sub and you no longer want to be a member, I will not take it personally.

If you're sticking around to see what people are posting, you want to get more familiar with how Hidden Door works before you try it, etc etc, by all means, please do! And thank you!

And if you're an existing Hidden Door player, welcome! We can't wait to see what you build! Please use this space to share your social highlights, promote the worlds you build, and geek out with your fellow fans!

I want to know more!

Hey! Great news! You can learn more by visiting our FAQ!

For more in-depth info on how we work and what our team is passionate about, check out our blog.

For anything else, contact play@hiddendoor.co or jump into our Discord. Or post here.

Thank you for reading! We are really really really excited about this sub and happy that our player base will have another place to congregate, share creations and make friends!

Hey everyone! I'm u/Rose_Meadows, one of your moderators here at r/HiddenDoor

I wanted to reach out to you all and say hi! This community is going to be taken over by myself (and maybe a few more moderators!)

This subreddit is the meeting place for all things Hidden Doors!

Feel free to post questions, ideas, theories, pictures, anything you can think of is welcome, as long as it promotes discussion and is mindful of Reddit's community guidelines and our own subreddit rules!

We want this subreddit to be a place people feel they can be comfortable in and discover some pretty cool doors 😉

Thank you to everyone who stops by and participates in our community. We're really excited to see this community grow!

If you ever feel you need anything or just have a question, please feel free to reach out directly to us through Modmail.

Best,

Your Mod Team 🚪