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Blockxer
Our response to the crypto meme craze: an NFT-powered game.
what
A homegrown, retro-style 2D beat ’em-up game, designed with a seamless crypto wallet onboarding experience, proving that NFTs can kick ass.
how
A crazy idea in a Thursday morning meeting became a storyboard, which became a wireframe, which became a fully-fledged game, powered by NFTs and built for... fun.
why
Because we love video games, and we know blockchain inside-out. We saw a golden opportunity to build an addictive, crypto-powered beat 'em-up that gamers wouldn’t shitpost.
Crypto goes retro in Blockxer – the first ever NFT-powered arcade game, putting players in control.
ABOUT BLOCKXER
Blockxer was created as a tribute to 1990s arcade ‘beat em-ups,’ but with a twist: It’s a dynamic, NFT-powered game themed around well-known crypto memes, where players face off against street thugs, villains and rug-pullers. In Blockxer, everything is an NFT. Your hero character? An NFT. The scenery artwork? Also an NFT. Even the knife you pick up on the street to fight villains with – you guessed it, an NFT. And just like blockchain technology, Blockxer is designed to evolve. The game is expandable, allowing for new levels, characters, backgrounds, and more to be created and added by the community.
the details
WEB3 DEVELOPMENT
narrative concepting
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
WEB BUILD
STRATEGIC ADVERTISING
BRAND DESIGN
the stats
200,000 visits to blockxer.com
500+ cartridges claimed
86k+ plays
12+ minutes average play time
ABOUT BLOCKXER
Blockxer was created as a tribute to 1990s arcade ‘beat em-ups,’ but with a twist: It’s a dynamic, NFT-powered game themed around well-known crypto memes, where players face off against street thugs, villains and rug-pullers. In Blockxer, everything is an NFT. Your hero character? An NFT. The scenery artwork? Also an NFT. Even the knife you pick up on the street to fight villains with – you guessed it, an NFT. And just like blockchain technology, Blockxer is designed to evolve. The game is expandable, allowing for new levels, characters, backgrounds, and more to be created and added by the community.
the details
WEB3 DEVELOPMENT
narrative concepting
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
WEB BUILD
STRATEGIC ADVERTISING
BRAND DESIGN
the stats
200,000 visits to blockxer.com
500+ cartridges claimed
86k+ plays
12+ minutes average play time
A playable demonstration of the ways in which decentralization can empower communities of fans, handing control back to gamers.
What started as a crazy idea in one of our regular Thursday meetings is now a full-blown (and highly addictive) game. It’s also a playable demonstration of the ways in which decentralization can empower communities of fans, handing control back to gamers. To play, simply head to blockxer.com to connect a digital wallet, claim a free cartridge, and start cleaning the streets of crypto-villains! Just make sure you don’t lose too much sleep trying to top the leaderboard…
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