release date: october 24 2025

developer: wifies

Searching For a World That Doesn't Exist, or SFAWTDE by many, is a Minecraft ARG made by popular Minecraft YouTuber, Wifies. In season 1, follows d3rlord3 as he finds out that his world isn't regular. It was popularized by Wifies' video on it (that coined the name for the ARG.), the storytelling and building. --wiki

AveryTheMayo is the deuteragonist of SFAWTDE, (however this will change in season 2.) and he is the current owner of d3rlord3's computer (which he found in a storage locker) --wiki

d3rlord3 is the main protagonist of SFAWTDE season 1, and was the previous owner of the computer Avery now uses. --wiki

The King in Yellow is the main antagonist of SFAWTDE. According to the book, The King In Yellow, It drives people insane by giving the victim forbidden knowledge. --wiki

Some popular quotes that originated from the series are.. "Whatever you do at the crossroads, dont turn left." -- d3rlord3 warning avery through a book, "Isn’t it ironic—that a King loses to a Lord." -- d3rlord3.

I first found "Searching for a world that doesn't exist" practically the moment it released, just so happening to start getting into minecraft ARGs after watching some roblox ones! Eventually, it ended up being my favorite minecraft ARG and my first! I really love this ARG because of its tension, unlike some of the others I've seen where they are getting directly attacked by a creature or are clearly being haunted, in SFAWTDE, everything is subtle, silent noises that hint at an entity, strange occurences that normally shouldn't happen and more!

I also of course have to appreciate the building skills in the series, Horace, the goat, has such amazing talent when it comes to his builds! I really love how sometimes areas can be so simple and calm, whereas others can be detailed and maximized, my favorite example being when avery was stuck and didn't know what to do when there was white bare houses, whereas when he went into another gate there was a beautifully detailed cave that you can literally see like 15 different blocks for a pathway! To be honest though, I'd say that Horace is a really big inspiration for me, since, I really enjoy building whenever I play minecraft!

Mainly, I think I really love this ARG because of its story, characters, and atmosphere. I really love the idea of a world unlike our own, having the ability to drive people to insanity and to constantly delete itself! I also loved how cool the characters were, having their own personalities and their own challenges!

Avery

Avery is literally the GOAT, he is exactly how I would act if I had to go through the world of SFAWTDE, not being able to figure out practically anything and lowkey just going with the flow, ( bros speaking enchantment table ) I really like Avery as a character because he is genuinely realistic, not having some plot armour when it came to the church and actually suffering because hes literally a normal human being instead of a god. I also think that whenever he displays strong emotions like sadness, it genuinely feels real. For example, during when he was going insane from the book in the church, he finally snapped out of it because of d3lord3s signs, his voice shaking and clearly being traumatized(the voice actor is super good at what they do)!

Derek/d3rlord3

Derek is highkey also the goat, being insanely intelligent throughout the series, solving seemingly impossible equations and situations and being able to figure out difficult things that normally, nobody would be able to solve! I love Derek as a character because of his determination, never giving up no matter the circumstances, even if it means life or death(which at some point, it did). I think that Derek can be relateable in some aspects because of his will to protect the people he loves or holds dear. For example, when he was in the large building, the final gate, and was merging himself with the King in Yellow, he never let Avery stay with him, wanting him to be safe and instead pushed Avery off the cliff, leaving him and the king alone.