The Mysterious Package Company

The Mysterious Package Company
TypePrivate
Founded2013
Founder
  • Colin Bolton
  • Misha Schneider
  • Tim Sullivan
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Websitehttps://mysteriouspackage.com/
Footnotes
[1]

The Mysterious Package Company is a Canadian company founded in 2013 that produces mystery, adventure, and horror-themed tabletop-puzzle games and mailed artifacts.[2][3][4]

History

Colin Bolton, Misha Schneider, and Tim Sullivan co-founded The Mysterious Package Company in 2013, as a company producing narrative-driven games delivered through the postal service.[5] In 2015, Jason Kapalka, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, joined the company as a primary investor.[6]

Between 2015 and 2019, The Mysterious Package Company launched a series of Kickstarter campaigns. In 2015, they launched The Century Beast, which raised over $300,000 USD and was backed by 1,291 pledges.[2] In 2016, the company launched a campaign for a Victorian horror experience, Filigree in Shadow.[2]

In 2021, the company worked with Toronto-based puzzle company Curious Correspondence to produce Doomensions: Mystery Manor, which acquired 5,388 backers and raised $681,766.[7] In 2023, the company formally acquired Curious Correspondence.

In 2024, the company published No Escape: Dead Man's Tale on Kickstarter. The following year, in 2025, they released Innsmouth Rising, a new crate-based narrative experience that also met its crowdfunding goal.

Games

  • The Century Beast (2017)[8]
  • The Buried Puppet (2020)[9]
  • The Ghost in the Machine (2025)[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Mysterious Package Company". LinkedIn. 23 December 2025. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Efron, Sarah (6 August 2015). "'Mysterious Package' campaign rakes in the cash on Kickstarter". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mystery package service brings intrigue to your doorstep". Cbc.ca. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Gavin, Michael (2017-06-20). "REVIEW: Mysterious Package Company's Ominous Mailings Offer Fun That Lurks Outside the Box". Inside the Magic. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  5. ↑ Smith, Briony (2021-11-28). "For puzzle lovers across the country, the Curious Correspondence Club is mailing out small marvels". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  6. ↑ Hingston, Michael (2017-01-05). "The Art of Story". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  7. ↑ Chai, Daniel (2022-09-08). "Toronto board game designers crush Kickstarter goal, raise over $680k". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on 2026-06-24. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  8. ↑ Marie, April (2017-05-26). "The Mysterious Package Company: The Century Beast (Mailing Experience)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  9. ↑ Kuebler, Monica S. (2020-01-24). "Digging up the Mysterious Package Company's "The BURIED PUPPET"". Rue Morgue. Archived from the original on 2026-04-26. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  10. ↑ Austin, James (2025-10-02). "Our 5 Favorite Mystery Box Game Subscriptions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
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