Simulation Games on the Hive Blockchain

Apart from Splinterlands which is a popular multiplayer trading card game that allows for playing, trading, and earning rewards anywhere at any time, there are also other P2E games built on top of the Hive blockchain. Admittedly, I'm only playing one of them.

Today, let me just share a few of the simulation games that I am quite interested in and may, at some point in time, play them.

Rising Star

This is the only game I'm playing to date. It is a free-to-play music career simulation game that users can play soon after logging in using their Hive Keychain. They start playing as a busker, slowly leveling up to a global megastar by completing "Missions" and accumulating (earning) Starbits which can be used to purchase cards (fans, instruments, etc) or can be sold to HIVE or swapped to other HE tokens or HBD. Players can also earn random rewards.

It's a browser-based game so it doesn't require large memory storage or so. One thing I like about it is that it is not time-consuming. You just click on "Start" and just wait for the timer to finish then move to another mission or play the same level depending on how you want to do it. So you can basically play it in the background.

The game's tokens are Starbits and Starpro, both are tradable on the Hive Engine. To play the game, one must have a Hive account. They provided a link to using the InLeo free account signup method.

_{This is the only game I'm playing to date.}

dCity

I first encountered this game via threads, if I remember correctly. It's a simulation game where players can build and manage their own virtual cities by buying cards (building, technology, citizens, background cards) and earning SIM tokens that can be reinvested to purchase some more cards (new buildings, factories, farms, parks, banks, etc) or can be swapped or traded for HIVE.

According to the introduction, it is a numbers game, but with the added randomness of society.¹ Per my understanding, the more cards a player has, the more prosperous the city is. I believe it also requires some level of strategy and creativity in how one builds a virtual city. The game has the elements of investment, city building, and resource management.

dCity is playable on a browser. It doesn't have any mobile application. Obviously, players need to have a Hive account to be able to play this game.

According to the FAQ, the game requires one to own (buy) some land and seed cards to play. A user needs to plant the seeds in the land plots and wait for the crop to mature.

Players can then sell their harvest shares at the end of each farming season. These shares determine their rank in the leaderboard and how many CROP tokens they get in the season rewards. In addition, players can complete quests (plant, harvest, sell quests) each season and unlock reward chests that contain 10 random reward items (Mystery Seeds, Speed-Gro, Ferti-Plus) all can be used in the next season.²

For more information about this game, please refer to WikiCrops or on the dCrops FAQs.

Rise of the Pixels

This is a new one, the introduction which I came across last week. This is a simulation game where "players manage their own game development studio. Grow through the vibrant eras of gaming, smash bugs, hone your team, and deliver masterpieces to their audiences."³

You must recruit and nurture a team, equip them properly, build your reputation, and secure a steady stream of $PXL income to continue to grow.⁴

The game has 2 currencies: PXL token (main game token rewards) and PXL coin (received by players when opening packs. These cannot be withdrawn, traded, or transferred to other players). This game is still in its Open Beta phase and if you want to join, check this post out.

Other Games

Aside from the above-mentioned games, there are others too which I'm pretty sure most are aware of and they include WOO (Wrestling, still in development), Terracore (idle strategy & collectible game), Muterra (RPG + TCG game), CryptoShots (3D Shooter game), PsyberX (FPS+TPS game, in closed Alpha phase), CraftInk (NFT Trading Card Game, currently in development but there are seasonal mini-games), Genesis League Sports (GLS) and of course, not to forget Holozing, the roleplaying adventure game which is making people excited (in development but perhaps nearing the close alpha phase, not sure though).

There are probably more that I may have missed but yes, it will be interesting to see what other games will be built here in the next few years.

_{For infotainment only.}

References: Hiveio / dCity / dCrops / RisingStar / RiseofthePixels