The metaverse is the newest part of the blockchain ecosystem and has generated a lot of discussion about what it is, how it works, and if the hype is worth the experience. The entity of the metaverse isn’t just one project but an intertwined relationship of many things, ranging from social activity, to recreational games, showrooms, and even board meetings. But one major aspect that’s bound to be at the forefront is metaverse gaming.

Metaverse games are becoming very popular and with good reason; the gaming industry is massive, being valued at $173 billion in 2020 and no reason to stop with the metaverse generating steam. There are some very popular games today that are under the definition of metaverse gaming such as Fortnite and the building block game of Roblox. There are more games set to take the stage in 2022.

With all the games upcoming, here are six new games that are set to explode for this coming year.

Metarun

Also one of the most unique games on this list, Metarun is an endless runner game that is designed to be fully involved into the metaverse. Metarun is a platform game that is also Play to Earn (P2E) and Play to Win (P2W). In addition, NFTs are used as real in-game assets that affect the entirety of the game for everyone. Users can race, compete, and earn rewards for their participation. Metaverse will also have a cross-chain marketplace to buy, sell, and otherwise trade NFTs that are used within the game.

The uniqueness of the game and the ability to do so much makes Metarun a good contender to one of the most anticipated games for 2022.

Revomon

Mixing together the benefits of VR technology and NFTs, Revomon is a game that allows you to collect unique monsters within the metaverse. These “Revo Monsters” have unique traits like Fire in addition to stats for Health, Attack and Defense, and other benefits that help showcase their strengths and abilities. Monsters can be used by users to compete against other people within the metaverse and provide a very comprehensive experience within the Revomon community.

Genesis Worlds

Another unique game on this list is Genesis Worlds, a 3D game on the metaverse that lets you explore new worlds and mine them as part of the social gaming experience. The metaverse is ever expanding and with Genesis Worlds, users can explore this metaverse and farm land, stake, and earn rewards for their explorations. Not only can users farm and mine the worlds they discover, they can also build directly on them and gain credits.

Each world has its own unique experience and benefits as well. A world can have multiple claims on it based on the amount of land available to purchase. Mining on these worlds give GAME credits and each world has a set of APR for the amount of credits that can be received.

Illuvium

Metaverse games as a whole could not be complete without mentioned role-playing games (RPGs) and Illuvium a game worth watching. Combining the elements of a RPG game, auto-battling system, and NFTs, Illuvium is an immersive metaverse game that is set to bring exploration and competition on the blockchain. Running on the ETH network, Illuvium is an open-world system where users can mine and harvest in addition to capturing Illuvials. In the game, Illuvials are elements that the in-game planets release into the wild that give different mutations to the beasts in the game. These can be harvested and combined to make symbiotic relationships with their hosts, which can be used in battle.

Players can do various things in the game such as customize their characters, beasts, and make in-game purchases. Users can travel and adventure around the world of Illuvium, where they can mine in-game and stake outside the game. Battle Arenas are also set up to compete against one another.

Many of the game’s elements and functionality can be found in the Illuvium documentation.

Titan Hunters

When you think of metaverse games, you typically think of VR or a game that requires heavy resources and thus needs the use of desktop, but this is far from the “reality” of metaverse gaming and Titan Hunters is here to prove that. Being a mobile game with the power of NFTs, Titan Hunters is a Diablo-inspired mega multi-online role playing game (MMORPG) that incorporates Voxel-style graphics. Titan Hunters is completely free to play in addition to added benefits like investing to earn by staking and by participating in the marketplace to buy and sell items.

Titan Hunters has three main types of gameplay:

• Adventure Mode: this allows players to have a fully open-world and immersive experience, which gives users the ability to hunt for items and other surprises.
• Co-op: this gives the chance for players to play and fight together. Players can create and build teams, take advantage of skills and abilities, and search for Titans within the game. Rewards are a higher priority in this mode and players can gain titles like MVP within the game mode.
• Hunter Rank: players can hunt down and defeat bosses within the game, giving them the ability to upgrade their status. Increasing rank allows players to find rare items and fight stronger bosses.

Ertha

A turn-based strategy game inspired by Heroes of Might and Magic, Ertha is an NFT focused metaverse game that is primarily designed around exploiting and investigating new worlds. Players in the Ertha game can level up, specialize in different skills and abilities, and increase in strength and they explore the world around them. Ertha is built on the Binance Smart Chain (now called BNB Chain).

The game focuses a lot of its structure on NFTs in the form of acquiring land, which in the game are called HEX. The HEX virtual lands can be held to earn rewards in the form of Ertha Tokens. Along with the NFT purchasing inside the game, players can take on three main roles: business man, scholar, and fighter. Each of these roles have their own strengths and differences within the economy and help in the development of the word around them.

Metaverse Games Are Coming

With many factors at play, the metaverse is set up to become the next big thing. Users can create avatars, participate with friends, and use immersive technologies like VR in order to take advantage of the metaverse. As popular and entertaining as gaming is, it should be expected that metaverse games will take a large share of opportunity for this new thing in the years to come.

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In a few words, the Metaverse is a more immersive and embodied digital world than the one we currently live in.

As exciting as this might sound, important decisions need to be taken and processes need to happen to shape exactly how this digital universe will come about. The building blocks, however, might already be here, and will inevitably serve as a powerful catalyst for the Metaverse to come to fruition.

Introduction to the Metaverse

The concept of a Metaverse as a pseudo successor of the Internet likely has its roots in the tech community going back to the tail end of the 20th century. Naturally, it can also be linked to science fiction where it is often portrayed as a digital manifestation of reality in a virtual world.

Either way, it doesn’t seem far-fetched to assume that the Metaverse is the next big thing in the ever-so-digital world we live in and will very much revolutionize how we interact with technology and between ourselves. And while this all seems quite fantastical, the pieces upon which the Metaverse might be built already exist.

The Metaverse has been described as a persistent, live digital universe that affords individuals a sense of agency, social presence, and shared spatial awareness, along with the ability to participate in an extensive virtual economy with profound societal impact. Indeed, it has become a goal for many of the world’s big tech giants most recently being a key driver behind Facebook’s rebranding to Meta. Some of the key traits of the Metaverse have been succinctly articulated as:

1. Being scalable, persistent, and hardware agnostic
2. Being a fully functional economy where individuals and businesses can co-exist and produce value
3. Being interoperable
4. Spanning across the digital and physical worlds and having a wide array of contributors and experiences

If we agree on the characteristics above, we still inevitably arrive at the next question which is how the Metaverse would come about. Will it be built by a single entity (e.g. Facebook)? Or would it be a decentralized enterprise? Who will manage it? Is it a one-stopshop or would it be a mesh of different ecosystems communicating with each other?

A strong argument can be made that the Metaverse will need to emerge on a decentralized platform built upon community-based standards in an open-source manner (think the open web).

Luckily, there are already powerful technologies in place that can be leveraged to make the Metaverse a reality

Enter crypto.

How does crypto fit in?

Blockchain and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) could be among the tools required to build the Metaverse and they are already here.

Blockchain:

The end vision for the Metaverse, although still subject to debate, is that it will provide access to an augmented reality experience that provides exciting new opportunities. The question that pops up immediately, however, is where and how all the required data will be stored, secured, and protected. Blockchain technologies might offer an elegant solution to this.

Blockchain is immutable. This means that it is less likely to suffer from hacker attacks. This is extremely important if the virtual reality platform wants to achieve maximum adoption. Transactions on the blockchain are confirmed instantaneously and are cryptographically secured and protected. This essentially kills two birds with one stone since it achieves speed and comfort allowing users to transact and interact as if in-person

The importance of having a payment method that is secure, traceable, and transparent cannot be overstated and will be crucial for the Metaverse to flourish. Critics might point out the inherent price volatility of crypto assets but the rise of stablecoins and CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) could alleviate some of these concerns.

Perhaps one of the biggest advantages of having blockchain as the backbone of the Metaverse is the decentralized nature of this technology. Using blockchain can keep coercive political forces at bay and reduce the ability to censor and abuse users.

NFTs:

Nowadays it’s rare that we actually own anything on the Internet. From licensing eBooks to renting music, even creating our own content does not necessarily mean that it is owned by us. Instead, it could be owned by the relevant platform, label, or distributor.

NFTs look to address this issue. We have seen an explosion of digital art, collectibles, in-game assets, and other use cases for these tokens. As the industry evolves it is becoming clear that a wide range of online digital content can be placed on blockchain in the form of NFTs. The Metaverse is already being populated with 3D models for augmented and virtual reality.

Blockchain-based NFTs allow for true ownership of virtual assets. If we accept that the Metaverse is striving to complement, and even enhance reality in a digital setting, participants will need to have a sense of possession of their digital goods. NFTs, being fundamentally unique and scarce, can provide a universally accepted digital representation of things allowing the Metaverse economy to flourish.

NFTs and crypto are also changing the gaming scene, one of the latest examples being Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based digital pet game where players can interact, trade, and even build virtual real estate. Its explosive growth shows the power of these technologies and is a testament to the importance of decentralization in the eyes of a significant portion of modern gamers.

Looking beyond gaming, more and more content is being tokenized as NFTs, including tweets, blogs, and music. As the online and the real world continue to bleed into one, digital items are becoming more tangible in a sense – each of them is unique with its creator, owner, and history.

Undoubtedly, we still have a ways to go but NFTs and blockchain could be the key enablers that breathe life into the Metaverse and pave the road to mass adoption. These technologies seamlessly address the issues of digital scarcity, digital property rights, scalability, and enable a robust ecosystem that is less susceptible to exploitation. It is hard to imagine a digital reality that is not built on these strong fundamentals.

What does this all mean for me?

Whilst it’s still early to predict whether the Metaverse will be the successful and fantastical digital world imagined by techies and science fiction authors alike, it seems safe to assume that it will likely produce immense value as a new platform and an environment for content creation. Falling short of being the next big thing does not mean that it will not pave the way to exciting new developments.

As already mentioned, the Metaverse shares important characteristics with the Internet of today, including the lack of a single owner. Nevertheless, Internet-based companies take the lion’s share of market value today. If the Metaverse is indeed a successor to the Internet, it is likely to have an even wider reach and economic upside.

The Metaverse could very well alter the way we live our lives which are already becoming increasingly digital. Individuals are more likely to be able to participate in the economy without having to live in big cities or go to the office. Spending could shift to virtual services, goods, and experiences. The Metaverse could open the door to much more diverse labor opportunities and provide people with a sense of ownership and control.<

From an investor perspective, the Metaverse is likely to provide alternatives to traditional equity investments and a shift toward protocols and project tokens.

And for entrepreneurs, these new tools will facilitate innovation and allow for creative solutions to the problems of tomorrow.

The way to a new Meta

In the short term, the Metaverse will probably be driven predominantly by speculation. As technologies evolve and adoption rises, however, this digital world can truly start to take shape and change the way we experience reality.

Our world is undoubtedly becoming more digital. The pandemic has certainly played its role as a catalyst for trends that were already emerging. For better or for worse people are becoming closer from a digital perspective and the ability to interact online is crucial in our everyday lives. From working remotely to owning digital real estate, the possibilities are endless for what the Metaverse could facilitate. Virtual reality and shared spatial awareness are likely to play a big part in this new world and in the not-so-distant future everyone might have the option to live, play and work in the Metaverse.

With the speed of digitization increasing due to the pandemic combined with the mass-market acceptance of crypto, it’s safe to say that we are past the inflection point of these important changes. The final shape and texture of this new world, however, remains to be determined.

To facilitate a fully functional and immersive digital ecosystem a strong case can be made that blockchain, crypto, and NFTs should play a prominent role. When it comes to carrying out transactions, interacting with each other, and creating content, the benefits of these technologies are evident. Ultimately, the Metaverse might take the spotlight but blockchain and cryptoassets are likely key components to allowing this alternate reality to reach its full potential.

How is Scaleswap contributing to the Metaverse?

Here at Scaleswap, we are fully committed on embracing the Metaverse and have already supported several launches on our platform.

Arcade Network, launched on Scaleswap on December 2nd 2021, is the world’s first decentralised platform providing cross metaverse asset interoperability. Making use of Blockchain technology NFTs, Arcade Network creates a unified relayer bridge that enables seamless movement of in-game assets.

CapsCoin, an NFT gaming platform, is another upcoming launch on Scaleswap. CAPS is a unique crypto asset based on NFTs that allows users to convert their NFTs and use them across different games in the Metaverse. CapsCoin allows developers to integrate their games into the platform enabling a truly immersive cross-game experience. Players can then collect CAPS, earn tokens and compete with other players inside the Metaverse.

Stay tuned for other Metaverse launches on our platform!

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