These Are All the Solana Games on the Epic Games Store Right Now

Solana’s token worth has spiked prior to now month—however are you aware concerning the Solana blockchain-enabled video games listed on the Epic Video games Retailer?

This yr, the variety of Web3 video games on the Epic Video games Retailer has grown from simply 10 in January to 69 in October, in keeping with Game7’s 2023 State of Web3 Gaming Report (Decrypt counted at the least 78 in November). Whereas many of those video games are unreleased or in early entry, their listings are reflective of Epic Video games’ extra open strategy to internet hosting titles with crypto or AI components in comparison with rival PC sport launcher Steam.

Solana has somewhat over 125 video games in its ecosystem, in keeping with Game7’s report, making it the fourth most-popular blockchain community for sport builders general and the highest hottest non-EVM chain. From bold sci-fi MMOs to fantasy pet battlers, right here’s each sport listed on the Epic Video games Retailer that makes use of the Solana blockchain as of this writing.

Star Atlas

Star Atlas is a sci-fi MMORPG in growth that makes use of Solana for its tokens and NFTs. Early entry footage of the sport reveals an immersive world filled with huge spaceships, fashionable constructions, and futuristic attire for its third-person perspective playable characters.

Regardless of Star Atlas studio ATMTA shedding 73% of its crew again in July, growth has continued on the upcoming sport. In September 2022, ATMTA launched a playable demo for Star Atlas NFT holders on the Epic Video games Retailer.

ATMTA has additionally continued to advertise Solana blockchain sport growth, launching an open-source software program growth package (SDK) that would make it simpler for builders to construct video games utilizing the community. Star Atlas doesn’t at present have a launch date, however it’s slated to launch on the Epic Video games Retailer sooner or later.

Whereas followers await the completed sport to launch, there’s SAGE Labs—a blockchain browser undertaking that leverages Star Atlas lore—to check out within the meantime.

Aurory

Aurory is a free-to-play fantasy RPG whose govt producer has described the title as “Pokémon meets the Matrix.” Whereas Aurory initially launched its NFTs and AURY token on Solana, its crew revealed its multi-chain plans in July and plans to increase to the Ethereum layer-2 community Arbitrum as properly.

In November, Aurory introduced that its RPG enlargement “Seekers of Tokane” might be launched on the Epic Video games Retailer in addition to in its native browser model. Aurory EP Jonathan Campeau beforehand defined to Decrypt that the transfer to launch a desktop model on the Epic Retailer is partially on account of technical limitations imposed by an internet browser.

Aurory’s Seekers of Tokane will supply gamers “limitless quantities” of land to discover by way of portals, expanded Netfies battle options, and character customization, amongst different additions to the sport. Seekers of Tokane doesn’t but have a agency launch date on the Epic Video games Retailer and is listed as “Coming Quickly” at time of writing.

Yaku

Yaku is a free-to-play social metaverse sport that at present helps the Solana and Ethereum blockchains. At time of writing, Yaku is accessible on the Epic Video games Retailer in early entry. Its Epic Retailer web page states that the sport is at present in alpha and is targeted on enabling user-generated content material and community-fueled growth.

Yaku’s Epic Retailer web page describes plans for an open-world, dystopian sci-fi atmosphere the place an “all-powerful mega-corporation Saikou reigns supreme.” The sport world might be launched slowly with incremental updates over the subsequent 5 to seven years, in keeping with Yaku’s Epic Retailer web page FAQ.

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Chain Disaster

Chain Disaster is billed as a free-to-play cyberpunk dystopian shooter sport set within the fictional near-future world of Warpgate Metropolis. At time of writing, it’s in pre-alpha and listed on the Epic Video games Retailer with the “Coming Quickly” label, slated for launch someday in 2024.

Chain Disaster has launched male PFP-style avatar NFTs on Solana and plans to supply gamers in-game character cosmetics as NFTs.

Angelic: Darkish Symphony

Angelic is a sci-fi RPG that may supply multiplayer, co-op, and single-player sport modes, in keeping with its Epic Video games Retailer web page. Again in March 2022, the Angelic crew raised $10 million for its sport from Animoca Manufacturers, Pantera, and Solana Capital, to call a couple of.

At time of writing, Angelic: Darkish Symphony is listed as “Coming Quickly” from its builders at Metaverse Recreation Studios, who’re utilizing Solana and Ethereum for its optionally available NFT components.

Darkish Symphony is Angelic’s single-player marketing campaign mode. Based on its Epic Retailer FAQ, the Angelic crew says it would “by no means” add any “pay-to-win” or “play-to-earn” sport mechanics, calling such fashions “poisonous and unsustainable.”

Edited by Andrew Hayward