Regardless of Epic Video games Retailer seeking to be the de facto customary relating to launching web3 PC video games, competitor Elixir Video games is seeking to place itself as a prepared rival.
It’s highlighted a lot of video games that are launching solely on its platform essentially the most excessive profile of which is World Everlasting On-line, a WoW-style MMORPG from US studio Core Loop.
This solely is fascinating as World Everlasting On-line can also be listed on the Epic Video games Retailer as “coming soon”, so this can be a case of a timed unique.
Much less contentious is the solely for Sport for a Residing’s turn-based hero battler Elemental Raiders, which isn’t listed on another shops.
In addition to Elixir and Epic, different web3 sport shops embody Extremely, Flame, HyperPlay and Robotic Cache, plus devoted hubs akin to Mavis Hub and Gotchi Hub. After all, many PC sport builders are additionally releasing pure web2 variations of their video games on Steam.
Examples embody Raini’s The Lord of Mild – on Elixir and Epic Video games Retailer – or Gala Video games’ Superior – on Steam and Epic Video games Retailer – whereas The Bornless plans to be accessible on Extremely, Elixir, Epic Video games Retailer and Steam.
After all, with some video games being cross-platform, an rising quantity are additionally now accessible on the Apple App Retailer and Google Play. Summoners Struggle: Chronicles is the prime instance right here with the PC model on Steam and Elixir and the cell model on Apple and Google shops.
As for Elixir, different sport it’s at the moment claiming as unique embody:
In complete, Elixir claims it has partnerships with round 120 video games deployed on the likes of Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB, Ethereum and Sui, of which round 50 titles are actually listed on its platform. It is a related quantity to Extremely, though Epic Video games Retailer now lists 61 titles. HyperPlay listed round 40 with Flame at round 20 titles listed.
When it comes to distinctive PC titles listed throughout all these platforms, the whole is now over 220.
