ByNathaniel Cajuday
The recently concluded Solana Breakpoint 2024 has indeed reached its goal: to bring together enthusiasts to explore the latest developments in blockchain technology and web3 in the Solana ecosystem, including crypto games.
What’s the significance: This article seeks to show the games showcased during the Solana Breakpoint 2024, where readers can try to play.
What is Solana Breakpoint?
As stated above, the Solana Breakpoint is a multi-day event that enables attendees explore the latest developments in blockchain technology and web3 in the Solana ecosystem.
- Organizer: It is organized solely by the Solana Foundation. For this year, the event was supported by 10 major sponsors, 32 other sponsors, 19 crypto games, and 27 dApps within the Solana Ecosystem.
- Event’s Main Features: According to the organizer, Solana Breakpoint offers insightful talks, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and exclusive updates from the Solana community, which were done during the 2024 edition.
- Target Audience: Solana Breakpoint is designed for both newbies and veterans in the crypto space, including developers, industry experts, artists, students, creators, entrepreneurs, and community members from around the world.
- Side Event: For this year’s event, there was only one side event, which was presented by Cambrian.One and focuses more as a builder’s hub.
- The Gamer Village: The Gamer Village is a game expo inside the event venue. Similar to the set-up of the Philippine Web3 Festival and Yield Guild Game Roadtrip, there are booths of web3 games so attendees can try to play and earn merchandise.
Table of Contents
The Games of Solana Breakpoint
Sonic
- What it is: It is not actually a game, but a gaming-focused sidechain built on top of the Solana Network, similar to Ronin sidechain on Ethereum.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Sonic is the first atomic Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) that aims to enable sovereign game economies that rollup and settle on Solana.
- Game Link: https://www.sonic.game/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Anchor Sponsor
Aurory
- What it is: It is a free-to-play adventure creature collection game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Aurorians are in-game NFT characters that players should own to explore an ancient temple hidden in the wildlands of Tokane.
- Game Link: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/seekers-of-tokane-a5986d
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Anchor Sponsor
Star Atlas
- What it is: It is a high-fidelity, immersive space adventure, and grand strategy massive multiplayer online (MMO) game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Players can fly their spaceship, build their fortune, and join one of three factions.
- Game Link: https://play.staratlas.com/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Anchor Sponsor
GameShift By Solana Labs
- What it is: It is also not a game, but a solution that can be integrated by game studios to their games for true asset ownership.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: GameShift allows for the easier creation of user-friendly web2 experiences while enabling games for asset trading, immersive game economies, and user-generated content.
- Game Link: https://gameshift.solanalabs.com/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Anchor Sponsor
Moon Boi Universe
- What it is: It is a cyber-fantasy role-playing game with action-packed battles, missions, and puzzles that will test the player’s wit and skill.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: By playing Moon Boi Universe, players can unlock in-game characters, which can be sold and traded. These characters can be designed and decorated.
- Game Link: https://moon-boi-studios.github.io/mbubonkfish/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Valannia
- What it is: It is a large-scale strategy MMO game. that lets you play as a medieval lord, explore a vast world, and compete with other players.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Players will play as a medieval lord, where they need to compete with other players (PvP) and other in-game characters for territory and resources.
- Game Link: https://valannia.com/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Nyan Heroes
- What it is: It is a hero-shooter-themed blockchain.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: The game features cats piloting giant mechs where in-game items are minted on Solana.
- Game Link: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/nyan-heroes-aacbbd
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Portals
- What it is: It is also not a game, but a game creation platform.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: The platform offers a drag-and-drop interface and a collection of customizable assets so creators can build immersive worlds, craft engaging storylines, and design captivating gameplay.
- Game Link: https://theportal.to/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Earth From Another Sun
- What it is: It is an open-galaxy MMO looter-shooter game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Players have to command massive armies to fight alongside them, look for hidden treasures, craft legendary gear, and team up with other players.
- Game Link: https://www.earthfromanothersun.com/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
KiND KNIGHT
- What it is: A soon-to-launch game that claims to be the web3 Farmville on Solana.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Soon, players can literally farm and earn tokens.
- Game Link: https://kindknight.games/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
UNKJD Soccer
- What it is: The genesis game of UNKJD Studio, which is a free-to-play, soccer-themed game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: It is an inventive mobile game that combines the sports, RPGs, and the fun of board games.
- Game Link: https://www.unkjd.com/soccer
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
ChillChat
- What it is: A crypto gaming studio that [resented two games—Tearfallen and SOL Arena.
- Tearfallen is an upcoming 3D action goguelike MMO game.
- SOL Arena is a Slither-like snake royale with real Stakes, PvP, and token versus token action.
- Game Link:
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Sleepagotchi
- What it is: With a tagline, “Turn Your Sleep Into a Game,” this game allows players to track their sleep and get rewarded for it.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: This game convinces players to build healthy sleep habits, earn rewards, and wake up with newfound energy.
- Game Link: https://www.sleepagotchi.com/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Geno Pets
- What it is: It is another app that promotes a healthy lifestyle, which adopts a move-to-earn model.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: This game convinces players to play digital pet by their side, where they need to explore and battle, so they can evolve their pets. According to the developers, their pets are the players’ personalities.
- Game Link: https://www.genopets.me/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
The BackWoods
- What it is: It is an exhilarating rogue-lite and slash and shoot ’em up game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Players need to battle against demonic creatures using the in-game weapons minted as NFTs.
- Game Link: https://app.backwoods.gg/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Elixir
- What it is: It is not a game but an ecosystem of games
- Game Link: https://elixir.games/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Photo Finish
- What it is: It is a virutal horse racing game.
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Each player will own a digital horse, where they can compete with other digital horses owned by other players.
- Game Link: https://photofinish.live/
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
Echoes of Eldoria
- What it is: It is a turn-based multiplayer role-playing game where two players compete to destroy each other’s rival teams
- Gameplay or Main Feature: Each player’s team consists of 5 characters with unique attributes. Characters must engage in battles to earn XPs, which can be used to enhance each character’s attributes and properties.
- Game Link: https://github.com/SolanaJam/EchoesOfEldoria
- Solana Breakpoint 2024 Role: Activator
This article is published on BitPinas: Highlight: The Web3 Games of Solana Breakpoint 2024
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Nathaniel Cajuday
Nathaniel studies at University of the Philippines and is Junior Editor at BitPinas.
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