Crooked Compass Studio is an independent publisher creating interactive adventures, immersive stories, and books that blur the line between reading and exploring.
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Every book is a journey. Some take you through ancient temples. Some hand you a magnifying glass. All of them ask you to participate.
An interactive escape room in book form. 10 chambers, 60 minutes, cut-out tools, and 3 endings. Can you get out alive?
AVAILABLE NOW200 feet beneath the Mediterranean. A pyramid that shouldn't exist. Your submarine is damaged. The only way out is through.
COMING SOONThe pages are ripped. The words are running away. There's a coffee stain that won't stop growing. Sia the Capybara needs YOUR help to fix this mess.
COMING SOONBeneath the Arctic ice, a Viking tomb holds secrets older than civilization. The cold is deadly. The puzzles are colder.
IN DEVELOPMENTAbout
Crooked Compass Studio was founded on a simple belief: the best books don't just tell you a story — they make you part of one.
We create books that ask you to think, solve, explore, and participate. Books with tools you cut out. Puzzles that connect across pages. Stories where your choices shape the ending. Worlds that feel real because you helped build them.
Whether it's a 14-year-old racing against the clock in an ancient temple or a 6-year-old helping a capybara repair a broken book, our readers are never passive. They are explorers, agents, detectives, and heroes.
The compass points in every direction. That's by design.
Our books include real tools, physical puzzles, and mechanics that go beyond the page.
Every detail — from the art to the typography to the paper — serves the story.
We answer to readers, not committees. Every book is a labor of love.
Contact
Questions, collaboration ideas, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you.
For questions about our books, wholesale inquiries, or press:
hello@crookedcompassstudio.com
Translation rights, adaptation inquiries:
rights@crookedcompassstudio.com