An inventory of Sui's 13 upcoming blockchain games. Can Sui win the market battle with blockchain games?

Sui developer Mysten Labs recently announced that starting from May 15, games from its 11 gaming partners will be launched on the Sui blockchain.
Unlike some established Web3 gaming networks, Sui, which was only launched on May 3 this year, is not compatible with the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM). Based on its ability to process transactions in parallel and scale horizontally by adding more nodes to meet demand, Mysten Labs believes that the inherent gaming appeal of the Sui network will enable it to attract mainstream gamers.
PANews has reviewed the relevant information of the 13 games that will be launched. Overall, in the first month of Sui mainnet launch, the first batch of games launched in this ecosystem are suspected of focusing on speed rather than quality, and seeking speed rather than quality. Most of the 13 games mentioned in this article are very niche, and there are only a handful of game communities with more than 10,000 members. The situation of some development teams is also unknown, and their appeal to players is relatively limited. Games with a certain player base, such as Project Eluune and Panzerdogs, have already been launched on Solana.
 Orange Comet：Final Stardust、The Walking Dead和 Degens & Dragons
In February of this year, according to the documents of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Orange Comet, an NFT startup, raised about $7.2 million in equity financing by selling equity and securities. Orange Comet was founded in 2021. Its team includes Hollywood TV and film producer Dave Broome, and Dante Ferrarini, who has more than 20 years of experience in interactive 3D design, animation, VFX and rendering technology. It is reported that Orange Comet will launch three blockchain games on the Sui network, namely Final Stardust, The Walking Dead and Degens & Dragons.
Final Stardust is a Japanese anime-style game IP. The series plans to create 3 games, 1 comic and 1 anime. Its developer is Comet Labs, which is supported by Orange Comet. Cosmic Nexus is a 2D turn-based anime card game. It is the first game launched by Final Stardust and will be launched on Sui from May 15th to 21st. Comet Labs will also launch Astral Link, a PVP-style mobile game, and Deviant Destiny, an open-world role-playing game.
The Walking Dead will be launched between June 5 and June 11. Orange Comet has built an open metaverse TWDL (The Walking Dead Lands) based on the world view of the TV series of the same name, "The Walking Dead". Players can build and upgrade land, buildings and communities while receiving rewards. The TWDL universe requires 4 NFT components to activate the game: vehicle, avatar, tool and weapon NFTs. In addition, there are a total of 50,000 plots of land with different characteristics for players to own. According to public information from Orange Comet, the project progress of The Walking Dead has fallen behind the roadmap, and a lot of work on the roadmap has not been delivered, so it is not yet known what version will be launched on Sui.
Degens & Dragons shares the same name as the well-known board game from game developer Wizards of the Coast, which banned NFT and other derivative Web3 content in mid-January this year due to opposition from fans and the community. However, at the end of the month, things took a turn for the worse, with community members overwhelmingly voting against the ban, and Wizards of the Coast gave up restricting derivative NFT projects. Orange Comet has not yet disclosed information about Degens & Dragons, and no related content has been found on social media.
 Coming: Project Eluune
Arrivant, a game studio headquartered in Los Angeles, completed a $5 million seed round of financing at a valuation of $35 million last August, led by C2 Ventures, with participation from Polygon, 6th Man, Lightspeed, etc. Arrivant was founded by Gamelin, Meghan McWilliams, and Ramin Shokiradze in early 2020. Its team consists of senior industry personnel from well-known games such as Call of Duty, Dota 2, and Doom.
Project Eluune: StarGarden is a sci-fi/fantasy combat game based on Solana with innovative RPG mechanics. Game features include community building, third-person perspective, multiplayer automation, etc. Players will land on the floating island StarGardens when they enter the game, and earn raw materials, game currency, and materials by fighting enemies or other teams. Currently, the game has launched NFT series such as Founding StarGarden, The Eye of Eleriah, and Aurahma.
 Talofa Games: Run Legends
Run Legends is a social fitness battle game developed by Talofa Games, where players fight a series of monsters while walking and running. According to the instructions of a virtual announcer named Operator, players release attacks and trigger special skills at different walking speeds. After defeating monsters and clearing tasks, they can get coins for upgrading equipment. Run Legend not only has a single-player mode, but can also be played synchronously with friends. A single task takes 5 to 15 minutes to complete. The game plans to launch an infinite mode in the future. The game will be released on iOS and Android on May 18, and will be online before May 21.
 Aether Games：Cards of Ethernity
Blockchain game studio Aether Games recently announced the completion of $4.5 million in token and equity financing, with participation from Mysten Labs, Polygon, Magic Eden, Polkastarter, Cogitent, Ultra, GSR, EMURGO, Master Ventures and Eclipse.
Cards of Ethernity (CoE) is a card game launched on Sui and Polygon blockchains. The game currently has 150 collectible cards, and players can build and explore their card collections through the in-game collection browser, and can freely trade and sell their cards. New cards can be obtained by purchasing NFT drop packs, using in-game currency $AEG tokens, or crafting.
 Lucky Kat：Cosmocadia、Panzerdogs
Lucky Kat is a game studio from the Netherlands, whose games have been downloaded more than 200 million times in the app store. The team's first Web3 game is Panzerdogs, a play & earn PVP tank fighting game. In the game, players will use their tanks and avatars to fight PVE or PVP, and in the process win battle pass (PanzerPass) progress, account experience points, and additional rewards for winning or completing tasks. By fighting in PanzerPass, players will earn tokens or other prizes.
Panzerdogs uses a dual token model: the first token ($BOLT) is mainly obtained by playing the game. This currency is used to obtain low-rarity tank parts and tanks through crafting and unboxing. The second token ($LUCKY) is used to purchase special in-game items and equipment, and is required to craft tank parts and tanks of higher rarity. $LUCKY can also be used to earn income through mechanisms such as staking, which is expected to be launched in the second quarter of this year. Panzerdogs will be launched on Sui from June 5 to June 11.
Cosmocadia is a community farm-themed game where players build on their own land, plant crops, trees, and decorate their own land or characters in the game. The game only supports Cosmocadian NFT holders to participate. Its upcoming Genesis series will contain 11,111 NFTs, and the free game for all players is expected to be launched in 2024. The game is also a dual-token model: in-game currencies $CADIA and $LUCKY, and Cosmocadian holders will receive airdrops of both tokens. Cosmocadia will be launched on Sui from May 22 to May 28.
 Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond is a community-centric creator platform equipped with virtual world editing tools, automatic generation technology, and a digital asset library that enables creators to quickly build unique virtual experiences. When entering the Worlds Beyond ecosystem, all players need to participate in the platform experience through an avatar/virtual character. Participants can claim a virtual character in the Beyonders Avatar Collection. The Worlds Beyond ecosystem also integrates some Web3 PFP avatars. Relevant NFT holders can enter the game through this form of avatars. These avatars will provide special features and additional benefits in the ecosystem, and players who do not want to spend money can play basic avatars for free.
WBITS (World Bits) is an ERC-20 token built on the Ethereum blockchain. It is the main utility token that drives the entire economy of the Worlds Beyond platform, with a maximum supply of 10 billion. Players will be able to use WBITS tokens to obtain exclusive experiences, items, benefits, content, etc. in the Worlds Beyond ecosystem. A portion of the total supply of WBITS tokens will be rewarded to early adopters and investors. In February of this year, Worlds Beyond completed a $300,000 seed round of token financing in 24 hours by selling 100 million WBITS. Worlds Beyond will be launched on Sui from May 22 to May 28.
 Seascape: Mini Miners
Seascape is a Web3 gaming platform based on NFT and DeFi. It provides users with a playable experience by developing small games around the DeFi mechanism. According to official introduction, it has received investment from institutions such as Binance, JRR Crypto, Spark Capital, and LD Capital. Seascape's core value token is Crowns, which is the core pillar of its series of planned DeFi and NFT games. Among them, CWS is applied to the Ethereum mainnet, and pCWS is the official bridge token on the BSC Binance Smart Chain through PolyNetwork.
Mini Miners is a free strategy game based on BNB Chain. In this fictional world, players will be in charge of a mining company and issue mining instructions to miners to extract valuable materials needed to maintain and expand your business. Players can enhance their gaming experience by purchasing resource packs and miners, hiring managers, unlocking pets, etc. The gold harvested can be exchanged for CWS once a week. Mini Miners will be available on Sui from May 29 to June 4.
 Ghost Ivy: Haven's Compass
Haven's Compass is a first-person tactical shooter developed by Swiss game studio Ghost Ivy. The game will initially only support PC operation. Haven's Compass incorporates NFTs into its gameplay. The NFTs in the game include main weapons and their accessories, characters, secondary weapons, and armory items as NFTs. Players can extract these NFTs in the game and then trade them on the market. In the game in extraction mode, if the player is eliminated before extracting the NFT props, the relevant NFT will be sent to the destruction address or the address of other players. Haven's Compass said that Sui will be launched between May 29 and June 4, but according to its roadmap, the official game will be launched in 2025. It is not clear what version and features will be launched on Sui.
 BlueJay: Arcade Champion
Arcade Champion is a mobile arcade game with crypto-game features that allow you to own NFTs based on elements and heroes. Arcade Champion includes more than 23 unique arcade games, where players win trophies through mini arcade games and use them to unlock more games and other rewards such as heroes. Players can use dozens of different props to upgrade the game, and recruit and train a team of heroes to earn coins. Arcade Champion will be available from May 29 to June 4. Judging from the public information and game quality, the game quality is relatively average.
Onenet: Bushi
Onenet is a game distribution platform based on the privacy public chain Secret Network. It has developed a fast-paced third-person arena combat game Bushi Breakdown. In the development of Bushi, Onenet used the Unreal Engine 5 development kit launched by Epic Games, and its game mechanics were inspired by games such as Fortnite. The game supports integration with multiple blockchains, but can also be played as a pure Web2 game. Through integration with Secret Network, NFT holders of in-game hero characters Catyclops and Anons will be able to access unique character skins. Onenet plans to launch additional in-game decorations in the form of NFTs in the future, as well as the in-game currency ONET that will be used in Bushi and other Onenet games. Bushi will be launched on Sui from June 5 to June 11.
 Summarize
Overall, in the first month of Sui mainnet launch, the first batch of games launched in the ecosystem are suspected of focusing on speed rather than quality, and seeking speed rather than quality. Most of the 13 games mentioned in this article are very niche, with only a handful of game communities with more than 10,000 members, and the situation of some development teams is unknown, so their appeal to players is relatively limited. Games with a certain player base, such as Project Eluune and Panzerdogs, have already been launched on Solana.
These games that will be launched in the short term may not contribute to the expansion of Sui's user base. To truly break through the Sui ecosystem and expand to the entire crypto industry, it still needs to be a 3A-level blockchain game like Abyss World, which has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world before it is released. Abyss World will officially start public beta in the third quarter of this year, and most of the games that players are looking forward to, such as Grand Cross: Metaworld, will not be launched until later this year. After this round of "warm-up", Sui still needs games that can really have a large number of users to prove its strength.