innovate

Build Unbounded Games

When synchronized with gaming, blockchain technology
leads to a fundamental change in the nature of virtual worlds.

the new way

Open Ecosystem

Virtual worlds designed from the outset to be free, fair, and beneficial to both developers and players.

The old way

Closed Garden

Games restricted by design limitations of outdated technology and obsolete monetization models.

Decentralized Database

In video games of the future, in-game assets are kept as data entries in a decentralized ledger: the blockchain.

Owned by gamers, these blockchain gaming assets exist independently of the game—if the game gets hacked or shut down by developers, the assets will still be there.

Play-to-Earn

Designing an in-game economy to be open and free from the start means that trading is not only encouraged—it's a core part of the gameplay.

As players craft, build, and customize assets—adding value to existing virtual items and creating new ones—they trade them freely on the open market, earning currency with real-world value.

In a world where emerging automation is bound to result in tens of millions of job losses, pay-to-earn monetization model can replace (often boring) real-life jobs with exciting digital ones.

Fair Monetization

Blockchain technology enables a sophisticated, programmable, immutable, and fair monetization model: trading fees.

Each trade can be monetized with a tiny fee, meaning that games that encourage player-driven in-game economies, and trade can feature equitable, self-sustaining monetization models that benefit both developers and their players.

Creative Freedom

Knowing the entire ownership history of a legendary sword with absolute certainty.

Heroes that can be leveled up across multiple games.

Quests that take you on a journey through a myriad of virtual worlds.

Next-generation crafting, monetizable spaceships, tradable blueprints; weapons, armor, pets and sidekicks you can take anywhere in the metaverse.

‍You get the idea.

‍When you free in-game assets from the prison of a centralized database, you gain the freedom to create new gameplay.

Immutable Value

How can you ensure that virtual assets retain their value—even if the game servers magically disappear?

The first step is to make sure that the assets exist in an immortal database: the blockchain.

The second?

Back these assets with real-world value.

Centralized Database

In video games of today, key information about gaming assets is kept in a single place: a centralized database owned by the game developer.

Various data points, from a character’s level to a spaceship’s ownership history, are what defines those assets—and also what gives them value.

The fact they exist in a single place presents a problem; centralized databases can be shut down, hacked, or corrupted, and all that value can be lost.

Pay-to-Win

Loot boxes and micro-transactions are no longer exclusive to free-to-play games. In recent years, they’ve made their way into pay-to-play games as well, blurring the line between current game monetization models.

This means that most (if not all) modern games have a half-life, leading to one of two inevitable scenarios: the game either dies or becomes pay-to-win, catering to players who are willing to spend enormous amounts of money.

Lost Revenue

When a player buys a virtual item from another player, a third-party marketplace profits—not the game developer.
‍
The result?

Game developers are losing up to 40% of their revenue, with the entire industry losing billions of USD per year.

Confined Design

The underlying architecture of virtual worlds has been the same since the very beginning. It has become stale, dated, and dominated by predictable gameplay and well-established design patterns.

When was the last time you played a video game with truly mind-blowing game mechanics?

Value Depreciation

Virtual worlds must evolve in order to survive.

This evolution comes in the form of new game mechanics—and new virtual items. As new items are added to the game, its old items lose value due to decreased scarcity and utility. This causes players to leave, resulting in bad PR and an avalanche of support tickets.

Some of these worlds eventually die, leaving players with nothing of value.

innovate

Build Unbounded Games

When synchronized with gaming, blockchain technology
leads to a fundamental change in the nature of virtual worlds.

the new way

Open Ecosystem

Virtual worlds designed from the outset to be free, fair, and beneficial to both developers and players.

Decentralized Database

In video games of the future, in-game assets are kept as data entries in a decentralized ledger—the blockchain.

Owned by gamers, these blockchain gaming assets exist independently of the game—if the game gets hacked or gets shut down by developers, the assets will still be there.

Play-to-Earn

Designing the in-game economy to be open and free from the start means that trade is not only encouraged— it's a core part of the gameplay.

As players craft, build, and customize assets—adding value to existing virtual items, and creating new ones, they trade them freely on the open market, earning currency with real-world value.

In a world where emerging automation is bound to result in tens of millions of job losses, pay-to-earn monetization model can replace (often boring) real-life jobs with exciting digital ones.

Fair Monetization

Blockchain technology enables a sophisticated, programmable, immutable and just monetization model—trading fees.

Each trade can be monetized with a tiny fee, meaning that games that encourage player-driven in-game economies and trade can feature equitable, self-sustaining monetization models that benefit both developers and gamers.

Creative Freedom

Knowing the entire ownership history of a legendary sword with absolute certainty.

Heroes that can be leveled up across multiple games.

Quests that take you on a journey through a myriad of virtual worlds.

Next-generation crafting, monetizable spaceships, tradable blueprints; weapons, armor, pets and sidekicks you can take anywhere in the metaverse.

You get the idea.

When you free in-game assets from the prison that is a centralized database, you get the freedom to create new gameplay.

Immutable Value

How can you ensure that virtual assets retain their value, no matter what? That even if the game servers magically disappear, gamers still own something of real-life value?

The first step is to make sure that the assets exist in an immortal database: the blockchain.

The second?

Back these assets with real life value.

The old way

Closed Garden

Games restricted by design limitations of outdated technology and obsolete monetization models.

Centralized Database

In video games of today, key information about gaming assets is kept in a single place: a centralized database owned by the game developer.

Various data points, from a character's level to a spaceship's ownership history are what defines those assets—and also what gives them value.

The fact they exist in a single place presents a problem; centralized databases can be shut down, hacked, or corrupted: all that value can be lost.

Pay-to-Win

Loot boxes and micro-transactions are no longer exclusive to free-to-play games—in recent years, they've made their way into pay-to-play games as well, blurring the line between current game monetization models.

This means that most (if not all) modern games have a half-life, leading to one of two inevitable scenarios: the game dies, or becomes pay-to-win, catering to players who are willing to spend enormous amounts of money.

Lost Revenue

When a player buys a virtual item from another player, it's a 3rd party marketplace that profits—not the game developer.
‍
The result?

Game developers are losing up to 40% of their revenue, with the entire industry losing billions of USD per year.

Confined Design

The underlying architecture of virtual worlds has been the same since their very beginning—it's become stale, dated, dominated by predictable gameplay and well-established design patterns.

When was the last time you played a video game with truly mind-blowing game mechanics?

Value Depreciation

Virtual worlds have to evolve in order to survive.

This evolution comes in the form of new game mechanics—and new virtual items. As new items get added to the game, old ones lose value due to decreased scarcity and utility, causing players to leave, resulting in bad PR and producing an avalanche of support tickets.
‍
Some virtual worlds eventually die—leaving players with nothing of value.

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Open Ecosystem

Closed Garden

Decentralized Database

Play-to-Earn

Fair Monetization

Creative Freedom

Immutable Value

Centralized Database

Pay-to-Win

Lost Revenue

Confined Design

Value Depreciation

Build Unbounded Games

Open Ecosystem

Decentralized Database

Play-to-Earn

Fair Monetization

Creative Freedom

Immutable Value

Closed Garden

Centralized Database

Pay-to-Win

Lost Revenue

Confined Design

Value Depreciation

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where can I learn more about blockchain?

Is there an Enterprise plan?

Where can I find the Enjin Platform documentation?

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