26th May: Craft World
Launching its inaugural Angry Dynomites Lab NFTs on Ethereum in 2022, Voya Games has since been working on fully onchain mobile/browser idle resource game Craft World. Defying an otherwise dry sector in terms of new investments, the Berlin-based developer recently secured $5 million for its multi-game ecosystem in which Craft World is the central point.
Running on the Polygon testnet since 2023, the game is an idle resource management sim revolving around simple gameloops where players collect, craft and trade resources in order to build masterpieces.
These are time-limted collaborative constructions that players collectively donate resources towards, climbing the leaderboard, earning XP and rewards based on their contributions.
This lays the foundation for a sustainable player-owned economy, a core part of Voya’s long-term vision.
Adding further depth, in addition to the Angry Dyno NFTs, every in-game resource will also be tradable onchain via the game’s marketplace once the game goes live via mainnet. Its onchain currency DynoCoin will serve as the ecosystem’s utility token.
Stay up-to-date about Craft World on X, and via its website.
14th May: Blocklords
Continuing to build one of the most ambitious web3 games to-date, Swedish developer Metaking Studios recently released battle mode in its grand mediaeval strategy game Blocklords.
With farming being the only mode since the Blocklords open beta launch at the start of 2024, Battleborne has been a much anticipated and significant addition to the game. It lets players strategically set up their battle units, containing a mix of archers, cavalry, and infantry, to charge down enemy troops on the battlefield, in order to climb the leaderboard.
To support the units, resources which are generated through the basic farming loops are required to recover, strengthen and recruit heroes for the battles, connecting the game’s various elements neatly.
In addition, new in-game stores have been added, both using the influence offchain currency and fiat payment methods via Xsolla.
Other upcoming features tying into this is hero progression, which will let players enhance their heroes and squads using EXP cards. Players will be able to earn these through gameplay later in the ongoing season.
Stay up-to-date about Blocklords on X, and download the game via Epic Game Store.
24th April: The Sandbox
While marketed as the highlight of alpha season 5, The Sandbox‘s Jurassic World experience has seen some strong competition from other high profile experiences.
Among them are Oasis of Quantum Consciousness, a social digital wellness garden fronted featuring Deepak Chopra, and the recently announced Bruce Lee-themed social hub, which will also be joined in future by a solo experience called Tao of the Dragon.
One of the standout experiences is The British Museum, which shares the same AdventureWorld: The Wildlands location as other major IPs, including Bruce Lee and Jurassic World.
Within The British Museum, players can move between numerous mini-games within the the museum itself. A nice feature is how the game keeps shifting between day and night, with many of its mini-games required to be completed within the three minutes of night-time.
One great example is the Four Tasks of Heracles, which see players digging a hole to trap a boar, trying to catch a stag, find a bull, and herd a bird. Another is a pair-matching game that reveals a code to solve Egyptian hieroglyphs.
After all, the real world British Museum does contain the Rosetta Stone.
With the season ending 12th May, there’s still about three weeks left to go.
Download the launcher and discover more Alpha Season 5 experiences from the official game website.