Do you have lizard people? The web3 Overlord project does, and has hired game studio Revolving Games—backed by Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser—to develop a blockchain-powered video game in the Overlord ecosystem, featuring the NFT colored lizards.
Overlord co-founder Dom Smith explained to Decrypt plans for the as-yet-unnamed sci-fi NFT game that aims to span multiple planets and universes and be “cross-chain from day zero.”
“The game is an immersive exploration of the Overlord universe, where players will fight to dominate the planet through skill, strategy and cunning,” said Smith.
Players will encounter different alien civilizations, each with their own history.
“Each species has its own motivations and abilities, and because of their unique abundance of resources and technological advances, they have different styles of conquering their enemies,” Smith said.
Overlord’s NFT Web3 Games strategy focuses on gameplay first and in-game economics second, and Smith adds that the team is “focused on mainstream adoption.”
“The blockchain has to be invisible,” Smith told Decrypt. “Players should get all the brilliant advantages of asset ownership and on-chain mechanics without necessarily being aware that it’s happening on-chain.”
“For us, blockchain is a technology, in the same way that Unity or a development language is,” he added. “It should invisibly facilitate the gaming experience.”
In February, Overlord announced that it is working with NFT fan and actor Seth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Studios to develop an animated series based on the Creepz Lizard NFTs, which launched in January 2022 on Ethereum and have since launched. generated more than 35,800 ETH in total volume traded, which is worth about $65 million today.
Revolving Games confirmed to Decrypt via email that Overlord will use his tools to create a Creepz game.
Overlord’s gaming platform claims that the Creepz collection also features several famous owners, including Green, as well as musicians Sia and Steve Aoki, actor Elijah Wood, and YouTuber and video gamer FaZe Banks.
