Een nieuwe generatie gaming waarin elke actie en prestatie unieke beloningen oplevert die eigendom zijn van de speler.
Intro to Web3 Gaming
In a world where the gaming industry is increasingly looking to milk its users with freemium models and micro-transactions, those building in web3 have never had a greater opportunity to expand into gaming. The integration of blockchain into the gaming experience flips the script. Most commonly, web3 games tokenize in-game assets, allowing players to buy, sell, or trade items and in-game currencies on the open market. Instead of players being drained of additional money, players are able to monetize their efforts and financially participate in the game’s success.
Build vs. Buy
Building a game isn’t easy. Building a game that is fun and players keep coming back to is even harder. Add in the complexities of blockchain interactions and understanding the web3 tooling landscape and you’re in for a real challenge.
Generally, like all build vs. buy decisions, you’ll want to consider whether you prioritize flexibility or shortened implementation time. Comprehensive services often make opinionated decisions and have recurring costs, but if you’re willing to make these tradeoffs, they can save you many hours of research and development to build the functionality yourself.
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Before you start building a web3 game, there are 3 critical decisions to be made:
What assets will you tokenize?
What chain will you build on?
What type of wallets will you use?
Step 1 - Tokenizing Assets 🤑
The most commonly cited benefit of web3 gaming is that players retain full ownership of their in-game assets and characters. This allows them to buy, sell, and trade their assets on open marketplaces whenever they would like. It’s important to design your game with this in mind, as users could suddenly sign in with all the top items and a large amount of currency. Further, this allows game creators to accept assets from other games as well, encouraging players to remain within their ecosystem by building up a reputation or powerful items.
You will need to decide what primitives you’d like to tokenize within your game. Some examples are as follows:
In-game currencies should be minted and distributed as fungible tokens, known as ERC-20 on EVM chains.
1 of 1 in-game assets, such as ultra rare items or in-game characters, should be minted and distributed as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), known as ERC-721 on EVM chains
1 of many in-game assets, such as items held by more than one player at a time and are not unique, should be minted as semi-fungible tokens, known as ERC-1155 on EVM chains.
It’s important to evaluate the tokenization tooling you plan to leverage based on your unique game’s needs. Some of these tools even offer white-labeled marketplaces that you can deploy within your game.
Step 2 - Selecting a Chain 🕹
While many blockchain ecosystems offer grants and other incentives, it is most important to define your game’s requirements and ensure they are met. A small amount of financing now is not going to be the game-changer for long-term success like selecting the correct ecosystem will.
The two main factors are how frequently you will be interacting with the blockchain and the available tooling for gaming within that ecosystem. If you expect to have frequent blockchain interactions, a fast transaction speed and low fees will be critical and therefore you’ll want to consider chains like Solana, Avalanche, or Aptos. When it comes to the tooling landscape, you’ll find the greatest support on chains that are EVM compatible, leading you to options like Immutable zkEVM, Polygon, or Avalanche.
In web3, a wallet is the essential tool for blockchain access. It securely holds cryptographic keys, allowing users to verify transactions and interact with decentralized applications (dApps), such as web3 games. This contrasts with traditional web2 logins like email and password. Wallets enable players to purchase in-game items, trade digital assets, and engage in decentralized economies while controlling their data. Selecting the appropriate wallet type is crucial as it affects user onboarding, transaction security, and overall game engagement.
Self-Custody Wallets: These wallets are stored on the player's device and connect to your game via a wallet connector, allowing users full control over their private keys and assets. This method maintains consistency across dApps but places the responsibility for wallet setup and security on users, which may pose challenges for newcomers.
Embedded Wallets (Custodial): Also known as wallets-as-a-service, these are integrated directly into your game, giving you custody over the wallet’s assets. This setup enables immediate actions, like token swaps for NFTs, without additional user approvals. It simplifies onboarding by allowing sign-ups via email or social accounts, bypassing the need for players to install and learn about self-custody wallets. However, this convenience comes with potential downsides like reduced asset control and the risks of third-party custodianship.
Embedded Wallets (Non-Custodial): These wallets mix features from the above options. They utilize multi-party computation (MPC), meaning no single party fully controls the keys. Asset transfers require dual approvals from both the user and the game provider, enhancing security while simplifying user onboarding.
Programmable Wallets: These wallets use account abstraction to improve user experience while maintaining user control over assets. They allow developers to set specific transaction rules—like transferring only in-game tokens or setting a timeframe for transactions—which players can pre-approve. This facilitates seamless gameplay even though a third-party wallet application is still necessary.
When selecting your wallet tooling, be sure to first consider the tradeoffs between user experience and security to best meet your game's goals and audience needs.
As You Build
Once you’ve completed the steps above, you’re ready to start building your web3 game. As you go, be ready to explore additional concepts like:
Simply finding the various tools that check the functionality boxes isn’t rough. As those who have worked in software for long enough know, the complexity is at the edges. Stitching together the various tools in a way where they’re complimentary is often a challenge. So, while you can allocate your time to this, leveraging a platform that has already addressed the edge cases and works together as a whole is worth considering.
Doing so will allow you to focus on game differentiation, even though you may incur incremental costs through a vendor.
Here are a few one-stop shops that offer a range of tools, often bundled together:
Immutable is een veelomvattend blockchainplatform dat een speciaal ontwikkelde Layer 2-keten, walletoplossingen en groeitools biedt die zijn afgestemd op gameontwikkelaars en spelers.
Polygon is een snel en voordelig blockchainplatform dat fysieke activa en wereldwijde betalingen ondersteunt, met een hoge doorvoercapaciteit en compatibiliteit met Ethereum.
Avalanche is een krachtig, schaalbaar Layer 1-blockchainplatform dat is ontworpen om ontwikkelaars in staat te stellen aanpasbare blockchains en gedecentraliseerde applicaties te lanceren met vrijwel onmiddellijke definitieve afwikkeling.
Solana is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed for fast, scalable, decentralized, and energy-efficient crypto applications and internet capital markets.
Aptos is a layer 1 blockchain designed to enable developers to build next-generation Web3 applications with high performance and improved user experience.
Sui is a Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed for fast, secure, and scalable digital asset ownership with a developer-friendly programming model.
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Asset Tokenization & Marketplaces
Putting in-game assets on the blockchain through tokenization can be as easy as a few API calls when using a service. You'll then need to enable your users to trade and purchase them.
Een veelomvattend platform dat SDK’s, API’s en infrastructuur biedt voor het bouwen, implementeren en beheren van Web3-apps op EVM-compatibele blockchains en Solana.
Een gedecentraliseerd NFT-marktplaatsplatform waarmee gebruikers NFT’s kunnen maken, kopen en verkopen, waarbij de nadruk ligt op gebruikerservaring en open protocollen.
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Portemonnees
Every player needs repository for their in-game assets. The type of wallet your select will play a significant role in your game's user experience.
Magic biedt een schaalbare wallet-infrastructuur van enterprise-kwaliteit en authenticatie-API’s om miljoenen gebruikers te laten instappen met veilige, non-custodial wallets en een naadloze inlogervaring.
Magic biedt een wallet-infrastructuur van enterprise-kwaliteit zonder bewaring en authenticatie-API’s die zijn ontworpen voor een naadloze gebruikersregistratie en schaalbare blockchain-interacties.
Human Passport is a privacy-preserving identity verification and Sybil resistance protocol with over 2 million users, enabling proof of personhood for fair and secure web3 interactions.
Een ERC-4337-conforme smart contract-wallet die meerdere eigenaren ondersteunt, evenals eigenaren van toegangscodes en Ethereum-adressen, met cross-chain replayability.
Crossmint is het alles-in-één platform voor stablecoins en wallet-infrastructuur voor fintechbedrijven, ondernemingen en AI-agentplatforms. Integreer programmeerbare wallets, stablecoin-beheer, on- en offramps, tokenisatie en checkout-API’s via één enkele integratie.
Smart contract wallets for fintechs, enterprises, AI agents. Built on smart contracts (ERC-4337 on EVM, Squads protocol on Solana), with dual-key architecture for agent autonomy, gasless transactions, cross-chain support across EVM, Solana, and Stellar.
Een gedecentraliseerd connectiviteitsprotocol dat naadloze en veilige walletverbindingen tussen verschillende blockchains mogelijk maakt.
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Vendor-Agnostic Libraries
Blockchain interaction is complex, using a library that abstracts these complexities while remaining agnostic to vendors can save significant development effort.
Een open-source Unity SDK die games die met de Unity-engine zijn gebouwd, koppelt aan EVM-compatibele blockchains voor een naadloze blockchain-integratie.
Een met Unity compatibele SDK die gameontwikkelaars volledige integratie met de Solana-blockchain biedt, met ondersteuning voor wallets, tokens, NFT’s en DEX’en.
Checkout.com is een wereldwijde aanbieder van betaaldiensten die een uniforme API aanbiedt voor het accepteren, verwerken en optimaliseren van betalingen, met geavanceerde tools voor fraudebescherming en financieel beheer.
JavaScript-bibliotheek om crypto-wallets te scannen op liquideerbare activa en kostenefficiënte, automatisch omgezette on-chain-betalingen uit te voeren over meerdere blockchains heen.
Een alles-in-één platform voor applicatieontwikkeling waarmee ontwikkelaars snel multi-chain blockchain-applicaties kunnen implementeren, uitbreiden en er inkomsten mee genereren.
An all-in-one application development platform enabling developers to deploy, grow, and monetize blockchain applications with multi-chain NFT marketplace, fiat-to-NFT, on-ramp aggregator, auth, and wallet solutions.
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Leaderboards & Tournaments
Incentivize and gamify your offering to drive further engagement with your players.
Fractal is een Web3-gamingplatform waarmee spelers games kunnen ontdekken, aan wedstrijden kunnen deelnemen en beloningen kunnen verdienen via toernooien en evenementen.
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