An urban legend spread that the coordinates led to the location of a real body, or that the photos were of a real crime scene. However, investigations by fans revealed the coordinates led to a location in Germany (near the developers' office) and the photos were part of an elaborate, fictional ARG designed to blur the lines between the game and reality. Connection to "Ben Drowned"
The story surrounding this file is a mixture of in-game lore and community-driven urban legends: The Lore of Ben and Ed Ben-Еџi-Ed.rar
When finally cracked, the file didn't contain more gameplay, but rather a series of disturbing, real-world photographs of a field and a set of GPS coordinates. An urban legend spread that the coordinates led
The file name is also a deliberate nod to , one of the most famous internet creepypastas about a haunted The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask cartridge. By naming the file this way, the developers tapped into the existing "haunted file" trope to unnerve players. "Ben Drowned" Story + Drawing (Creepypasta) The file name is also a deliberate nod
The RAR file was password-protected. Players spent months collaborating on forums and Discord to find the key through hidden clues in the game's levels.