Are ARGs (alternate reality games) always horror themed?

I'm relatively new to the concept of ARGs, and noticed that all the ARGs I've seen around have a horror element to them,

Are there any that aren't horror?
Just wondering

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NerdyPotato ·

Would Portal fall in the ARG category? That's not horror.

Fishy · 36-40, F

@NerdyPotato not sure, but I don't think so,
Portal is a videogame that exists in reality 😅

NerdyPotato ·

@Fishy yes, but don't ARG exist in this reality too? Because of that don't, we wouldn't know about them.

Fishy · 36-40, F

@NerdyPotato I think ARGs are something that are meant to seem real but are not actually real... if that makes sense...
like Petscop

NerdyPotato ·

@Fishy ah, portal is definitely not realistic indeed. If it's supposed to be like it could really happen, isn't that just any game in history or current times that doesn't have aliens or zombies though?

Fishy · 36-40, F

@NerdyPotato Tbh, I'm not entirely sure

I'm still pretty new to the concept 😅

NerdyPotato ·

@Fishy I hadn't even heard it before you posted, so I went just by the name.