"Uncover urban legends in Cell to Singularity's first Mini Exploration! Follow the shadows of unseen creatures, learn about mythical species and the folklore that inspired them, and decide for yourself if cryptids truly exist." ― Information Tab
Face Your Fears is a limited time mini event which focuses on Cryptids. It features 3 generators and 24 upgrades that produce Torches 
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Story[]
Opening[]
"There is a howling in the wind, a scratching at the door, a strange presence you can't quite place. Shadows dash by in the corner of your eye, disappearing when you look closer. What horrors can emerge from the human imagination?"
Ending[]
"The terror of the unknown inspires humans to create stories. Humans make their fears tangible by giving them a name and a form. This ability to project onto the unknown is what allows humans to reinvent reality."
Objectives & Rewards[]
The requirements that have to be completed in order to get all rewards.
Explore Cryptids (8 Requirements)
- Collect Kobold, 6 The Insidious → 4
- Collect Kappa → 5
- Collect Mermaid, 44 The Uncanny → 6
- Collect Yacumama, Changeling → 7
- Collect Chupacabra → 8
- Collect Tatzelwurm, 66 The Unfathomable → 9
- Collect Yeti, Jinn → 11
- Collect Bigfoot → The Unknown Badge
Badge[]
This exploration holds some rewards already mentioned above. The main one being the The Unknown badge which has an effect on all other evolutionary branches, speeding up every simulation by 1%, and also speeding up production in future Face Your Fears simulations by 5%.
The Unknown[]
"Mythical beasts are used to explain what humans don't understand. Kappas, the Chupacabra, and Bigfoot are just some of the creatures created from the unknown."
Generators[]
| Icon | Name | Description | Base Cost | Base Production | Requires |
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The Insidious | Small creatures are said to hide under the floorboards of homes and below the surface of shallow water. The most innocent appearances can harbor the most sinister intentions. | 100
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1/sec
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The Campfire |
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The Uncanny | Some beings disturb and manipulate their victims with a human-like appearance. These beings embody the fear of an unrecognizable reality. | 25,000
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50/sec
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The Campfire Kappa |
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The Unfathomable | Massive beasts are imagined to stretch across the sky or roil beneath the oceans. These beings are often protectors of the natural world and are used to explain the cataclysmic damage caused by nature. | 5e7
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2,500/sec
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The Campfire Hal |
Upgrades[]
Miscellaneous Effects[]
| Icon | Name | Description | Cost | Effect | Requires |
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The Campfire | A group sits around the comforting warmth of a fire, telling stories of cryptids, monsters that might lurk in the dark. With each tale, they are more grateful they are protected by the light. | 50
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+1 per Torch tap | - |
The Insidious Efficiency[]
The Insidious has 6 upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a total x2.60405e8 multiplier.
| Icon | Name | Description | Cost | Efficiency | Requires |
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Kobold | Found in German households, the Kobold performs chores in exchange for food and praise. If neglected, they are said to inflict misfortune on homeowners, causing food to spill and dishes to break. | 400
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100% | The Insidious |
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Bannik | A spirit of Slavic bathhouses, the Bannik expects offerings of soap and water. If offended, they may spy on guests, kidnap newborns, and even suffocate people in steam. | 1,000
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100% | Kobold |
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Kappa | Lurking in Japanese rivers and ponds, Kappas are short, turtle-like creatures that are known to attack humans and drag them underwater. The critter can be pacified by an offering of their favorite vegetable, the cucumber. | 5,000
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100% | Bannik |
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Bunyip | Australian Aboriginal folklore describes an animal that may be as big as a horse or as small as a dog, with flippers, fangs, tusks or horns. Anyone wandering into their swamps risks being dragged into the water and eaten. | 9e6
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2,000% | Mermaid |
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Adze | A shapeshifter that often appears as a firefly, the Adze plagues the Ewe people of Ghana. In its insect form, it slips into the homes of its victims to suck their blood, killing them, possessing them, or driving them insane. | 2.5e12
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5e6% | Capelobo |
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Crocotta | An enemy of canine and man alike, the hyena-like Crocotta is an invention of the Greeks, projected onto the edges of their world. The creature excels in mimicry, baiting dogs and men by imitating their voices at night. | 4e14
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3,000% | Yeti |
The Uncanny Efficiency[]
The Uncanny has 10 upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a total x8.00719e8 multiplier.
| Icon | Name | Description | Cost | Efficiency | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Baba Yaga | A child with thoughts of running away should beware the stories of Baba Yaga. An elderly ogress from Slavic cultures whose house stands atop giant chicken legs, the Baba Yaga is said to kidnap, cook, and eat children. | 200,000
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100% | The Uncanny |
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Mermaid | Sea creatures with the upper bodies of women and the lower halves of fish appear around the world. Mermaids lure unsuspecting sailors with their beauty and singing, ambushing and devouring them the moment they dive into the sea. | 1.5e6
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100% | The Uncanny |
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Hal | Invisible demons of Persian mythology, the Hal can take the form of insects and, when they wish to be seen, elderly crones. They target mothers and newborns at night, extracting their life force until nothing is left. | 5e7
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150% | Mermaid |
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Changeling | When a faerie child in the British Isles is deemed 'imperfect', its parents may exchange it for a healthy, human infant. Charmed to look like the stolen child, Changelings have been used to demonize neurodivergent behaviors. | 2.5e9
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2,500% | Raiju |
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Chupacabra | In 1995, Puerto Rican farm animals are found gutted and drained of their blood. These gruesome attacks are attributed to the coyote-like Chupacabra, turning the monster into a media sensation. | 5e10
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1,000% | Dingonek |
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Capelobo | When old men get lost in the Brazilian rainforest and resort to eating raw meat, they are said to transform into Capelobo. With man-like bodies and anteater snouts, they break open skulls and eat human brains. | 8e11
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1,000% | Chupacabra |
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Yeti | A Tibetan legend, the Yeti is a white-maned ape-man who roams the Himalayas. Heard rather than seen, it roars with a high-pitched scream at night. Its alleged presence explains human deaths in the mountain's harsh conditions. | 1e14
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10,000% | Mongolian Death Worm |
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Mothman | November, 1966. A West Virginian newspaper reports the sighting of a winged man with glowing, red eyes. Other witnesses soon describe their own encounters with the beast, solidifying Mothman as a local legend. | 4e15
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2,000% | Jinn |
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Jersey Devil | Believed to have been born from a human woman, the Jersey Devil has a horse's head, a kangaroo's body, and the wings of a bat. It raids chicken coops and eats crops, instilling fear into the residents of southern New Jersey. | 1e16
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500% | Jinn |
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Bigfoot | Identified by footprints as large as 24 inches, a wild hairy ape-man is suggested to roam the forests of North America. First caught on film in 1967, the mystery of Bigfoot captures the imagination of believers and skeptics alike. | 1e18
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100% | Loch Ness Monster |
The Unfathomable Efficiency[]
The Unfathomable has 7 upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a total x3.789e8 multiplier.
| Icon | Name | Description | Cost | Efficiency | Requires |
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Yacumama | Originating in the Incan Empire, the Yacumama is a giant snake considered the mother of all aquatic beasts. It is thought to protect the Amazon River, squeezing to death anyone that gets within 100 steps of it. | 4e8
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300% | The Unfathomable |
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Raiju | Riding bolts of lightning during storms, the giant Raiju are believed to be divine agents of the Shinto god of thunder. The beasts crash into the Earth when thunder claps, creating fires and destroying homes. | 1e9
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100% | The Unfathomable |
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Dingonek | Tales from the Okiek people of Kenya speak of the Dingonek, a large, leopard-like creature with scales and tusks. In the early 1900s, Western hunters come to Africa in search of the beast, ultimately failing to find and capture it. | 1e10
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500% | Raiju |
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Tatzelwurm | Explorers of the Alps speak of a dragon with a cat's face and the body of a snake. The lizard radiates strong heat, melting sand into glass just by touch. Its breath and blood are poisonous, making any encounter lethal. | 2e11
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500% | Chupacabra |
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Mongolian Death Worm | A blood-red, 1.5-meter worm is thought to live beneath the sands of the Gobi desert. Simply touching the worm means instant death, explaining the disappearances of those travelling to the deepest parts of the desert. | 2e13
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10,000% | Capelobo |
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Jinn | Originating in Arabian culture, shapeshifting Jinn might appear as animals or clouds of smoke. While known to grant wishes, they also bring storms and earthquakes, and might kill a human for the slightest disrespect. | 1e15
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2,500% | Yeti |
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Loch Ness Monster | It is easy to wonder what might lurk within the deep waters of Scotland's Loch Ness. While depictions of a monster go back centuries, the legend is propelled into pop culture stardom when an alleged photo is taken in 1934. | 5e16
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50,000% | Jersey Devil |
Tech Tree[]
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