“There are no real games on Solana”
A comment I get a lot.
But some projects tell a different story.
One example
@photofinishgame 🐎
• launched in 2023
• $60M in all-time race entry fees
• $10.2M paid out in track earnings
• $40M in race prizes
• $20M in horse sales
• team with AAA gaming background (EA Sports, Zynga)
• official partnership with the
@KentuckyDerby (the most famous horse race in the US)
• still active players today, 3 years later
Pretty meaningful numbers for a Solana game.
Horse racing and wagering attract a different audience compared to typical games. Still, it’s a strong example of a Web3 game building a real in-game economy.
We probably need more experiments like this across different genres.
I’ll take a bit more time to dig deeper and test it. Review coming in the next few days 🔜
Which teams do you think are quietly building something real right now? 🤔