// A Universe. A World. A Captain.

CAPTAIN
MUSHROOM
THE UNIVERSE

"There are two worlds. Only one of them knows."

A colorful village thriving inside a post-apocalyptic ruin. The Captain is the only one beginning to notice something is wrong. This is the game. The world. The story. The merch. All of it starts here.

🎮 Enter the World Game Preview + Lore 🌐 Second Life Live Virtual World 🧢 The Shop Pre-Launch Merch
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// Enter the World — Game Preview

THE GAME
IS COMING.

A village management and exploration game built on the dual-world premise. You manage life in the Inner World — not knowing what lies beyond. Until the Captain starts asking questions no one else is asking.

Phase 1 launches as a browser game. The full indie release follows. Everything you see here — the zones, the characters, the lore — this is what you'll play.

// THE FOUR ZONES — Journey from safety into the ruins

01 The Cradle
MYCELIUM
VILLAGE
Warm / saturated / alive in every corner
Festivals, markets, mushroom homes stacked at impossible angles. The golden hour lasts forever because it is forever. The skull decorations are cheerful. They are human skulls. Nobody has measured them against themselves.
02 The Long Still
WHERE
THEY WERE
Desaturated / hyperdetailed / only his lantern moves
The color doesn't cut — it drains. Every surface is a document. A child's height marked on a doorframe. The Captain doesn't know what the date system means. He knows what the gesture means.
03 The Remembering
THE LAND
THAT KNOWS
Bioluminescent / lit from below / aware
Light returns — wrong. Green in a way that feels deliberate. Roots threading through concrete. Flowers opening in response to his presence rather than any environmental trigger. The landscape is conscious.
04 The Reaching
LIFE FOR
NO AUDIENCE
Cool / vivid / the first birdsong he's ever heard
Full color returns — not warm like The Cradle. Cool and vivid. Life that evolved to attract attention in a world with no viewers. Flowers of colors with no names in his vocabulary. Dome Four is visible on the horizon.

// THE CAST — Every character is a choice about what to do with the truth

🍄
THE CAPTAIN
Protagonist — Hybrid Arc
"His investigation starts as an act of worship, not rebellion."
🌿
THISTLE
The Captain's Oldest Friend
"You didn't ask me." — said quietly, not as accusation. Just as fact.
⭐
PIP
The Child Who Sees Everything
"I thought that was just what quiet sounded like."
🗝️
VOSS
The Keeper — Antagonist
"How long did you sit with Mor before you could stand up again?"
👁️
MOR
Outer World — Ancient Witness
Pre-apocalypse. Has survived everything. The first name the Captain ever invented.

WISHLIST THE GAME

Phase 1 browser game is in development. The full indie build follows. Spore Society members get beta access and influence lore decisions before launch. Be there when the dome cracks.

Join Spore Society — Beta Access Wishlist on Itch.io →

// Second Life — Live Virtual World

THE WORLD
IS ALREADY
LIVE.

Second Life is a virtual world with a real, cashable economy — $500M+ transacted annually. The Captain Mushroom destination sim brings the dual-world universe to life right now, before the game ships. Walk both worlds. Buy builds for your own land. Experience the lore in 3D.

1
Create free accountsecondlife.com — free to join
2
Download FirestormBest viewer for building & exploration
3
Teleport inClick the link — step through the dome
Inner World
MYCELIUM
VILLAGE

"The markets. The festivals. The skull decorations. Everything makes sense here. That's the first sign something is wrong."

  • The Spore Market — trade, community, celebrations
  • The Captain's Post — observation tower, planning room
  • Edge Districts — where the walls begin to show through
  • The Forbidden Margin — no one goes. No one explains why.
  • Full village kit available on SL Marketplace
Explore Inner World →
Outer World
THE RUIN
CITY

"The dome is cracked in seventeen places. The machinery making their rain has three years left. They don't know. They can't know."

  • The Glass Ceiling — fractured dome visible from outside
  • Ash Fields — flatlands as far as the collapsed horizon
  • The Machine Heart — failing climate infrastructure
  • Survivor Camps — outer world humans, quietly watching
  • Full ruins pack available on SL Marketplace
Explore Outer World →
// Ready to cross the dome?
Create SL Account (Free) Full SL Hub Page →

// The Shop — Pre-Launch Merch

WEAR THE
UNIVERSE
BEFORE IT
DROPS.

The game hasn't launched. The full world is still being built. That's why this merch exists — to let the community in before the dome cracks open. Every piece is rooted in the lore: the zones, the characters, the truths the Inner World doesn't know yet.

Pre-launch pieces are numbered and tied to the founding community. Spore Society members get first access and member-only drops.

// Game Launch Countdown

--Days
--Hours
--Minutes
--Seconds
🍄
⭐ Founding Bundle
THE DUAL WORLD DROP
The complete pre-launch set. Both-worlds contrast hoodie + The Captain enamel pin + Inner World sticker pack + Outer World art print. Everything in one founding-member bundle, numbered and exclusive to pre-launch. Once the game ships, these are gone.
Both Worlds Apparel 🧥
THE CONTRAST HOODIE
Inner World warmth on the chest. Outer World ruins down the sleeve. The dual-world story told in a single garment. Unisex, heavyweight, printed via Printify.
$42
The Captain Enamel Pin 📌
THE CAPTAIN PIN
Hard enamel. The Captain's face — wide-eyed wonder expression. Brass backing. The most collectible piece in the line. Limited per run.
$14
Voss Apparel 🗝️
THE KEEPER TEE
Voss. The antagonist who isn't wrong. Desaturated design, outer world color palette. For the person who understands why he stayed silent.
$32
Lore Art Print 🗺️
THE FOUR ZONES MAP
The Cradle → The Long Still → The Remembering → The Reaching. The Captain's full journey as a diptych art print. 18×24, archival ink.
$28
Pip Sticker Pack ⭐
PIP'S DRAWINGS PACK
8 stickers pulled from Pip's sketchbook — drawings of things she's never seen but somehow knows. The Long Still. Mor. The glass ceiling. Mycelial impressions made visible.
$12
Mor Art Print 👁️
MOR — THE WITNESS
The first name the Captain ever invented. Ancient beyond measure. Cannot cross. Has accepted its limit without bitterness. 12×16 art print, monochrome outer world palette.
$24

SPORE SOCIETY EARLY ACCESS

Members get first access to new drops, character-specific releases, and the full Nine Truths lore series before launch. $9.99/month. Cancel anytime.

Truth #5 unlocks on sign-up. The outer world is not entirely dead.