Last but not least, the final Frontier category I looked at: Gaming ๐ฎ
This was one of the most varied parts of the Frontier Hackathon
It showed different approaches to distribution, ownership, mobile, Telegram, NFTs, memes, creator tools and infra
So I decided to mention 10 projects this time
Gaming seems to be forming around:
โข Full gaming franchises
Example:
@GORECATS, a Solana gaming franchise building around games, collectibles, tournaments and
$GCATS, with recent collabs including
@playsolana
โข MMORPGs and onchain worlds
Examples:
@Gableguardians, a 2D pixel art MMORPG with characters, weapons and skills on Solana. The founder also seems very active and clearly building with passion
@PlayAlerith, a 3D MMORPG with skills, combat, crafting, auctions and Magicblock VRF
โข Skill-based PvP games
Example:
@PlayOrbs, a Solana PvP game where players compete in deterministic matches with verifiable outcomes, built around replayability, improvement and sustained engagement
โข Telegram-native RPGs
Example:
@RiverholdGame, a dark fantasy RPG inside Telegram with optional wallet connection
โข Physical-world and experimental games
Example:
@BrewItOnChain, a beer-themed game where Ingredient NFTs can age, earn rewards or be redeemed for real beer
โข Meme and reward-based games
Example:
@gibdotmeme, a memecoin trading card game built around rewards and meme culture
โข PvP and prediction-based gaming
Example:
@tntxdotai, a gaming platform building solo games, PvP prediction games and gamified token mechanics with
@magicblock
Gaming infra also had some interesting directions:
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@HeyBuildoor, a no-code tool that lets NFT communities turn their collections into idle games
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@Bloomverse, with Akasha World Creator, a voice-to-game engine using Solana, Unity and tokenized creator worlds
This is the last category in this series.
Next, Iโll probably close everything with a longer recap article before the winners are announced, picking the projects across all categories that I think have the strongest chances
If youโre building something strong and I missed it, now is the time to show up ๐