Multiplayer battle enviornment sport Moonray Studio introduced its cellular Autobattler sport is coming within the first quarter of 2025.
Complementing its flagship on-line sport, out there to obtain within the Epic Video games retailer, the cellular sport is meant to increase the Moonray ecosystem additional and seize a broader gamer inhabitants.
Autobattler will leverage the identical digital property because the PC/console model together with the MNRY Token enabling gamers to unlock particular content material and earn rewards in event matches, producing extra demand.
Set in a distant future “post-human” world, Moonray (the sport) gives immersive gameplay and intense fight experiences. Moonray’s aggressive gameplay is simple to choose up and laborious to grasp,
interesting to each informal gamers and esports professionals.
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Leveraging blockchain expertise to boost the sport expertise with asset possession, customizable NFTs, and token rewards, Moonray engages the group in a approach it says goes past typical video games, incentivizing considerate play over “button mashing” and fostering a way of loyalty to the sport.
Regardless of its blockchain-powered options, the sport maintains a straightforward onboarding and buying expertise acquainted to the broader on-line gaming group, the corporate mentioned. Its Web3 parts (equivalent to connecting wallets and buying tokens) are open to those that want to use them however hidden to those that don’t.
Autobattler is a part of the broader Moonray ecosystem that features the PC/console sport, a graphic novel Mom’s Pores and skin that develops the lore for the sport and gives inspiration and idea artwork for sport artists. The comedian e book is out there to 4,000 comedian bookstores together with Midtown Comics and Barnes and Noble in North America and the UK. It additionally has a partnership with Reel FX to convey the sport and comedian e book to the display in an animated sequence.
All these initiatives permit customers to discover the Moonray world and have interaction them past the sport. Moonray’s core workforce of 40 programmers, designers, and artists is very regarded in its discipline and has shipped a number of titles.
The Moonray ecosystem has held two profitable raises from powerhouse funding corporations together with Animoca Manufacturers, Polygon Ventures, and Cardano, taking the entire capital raised to over $8.25 million. Moonray has additionally solid a number of strategic partnerships together with with Digital Void for sport improvement, Reel FX for streaming content material, and gaming guilds like YGG, Snack Membership, and Unix for consumer acquisition.
The corporate’s Discord channel has amassed over 100,000 members with greater than 170,000 followers
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Hans Andersson, cofounder of Moonray, mentioned in a press release, “The Autobatter mobile game will allow us to vastly expand our user base and playtime by providing access to gamers who cannot play the [PC/console] version and allowing users to play on-the-go. We’re super excited to progress along our roadmap and build out the Moonray ecosystem further.”
Yat Siu, govt chairman of Animoca Manufacturers, mentioned in a press release, “The addition of a mobile game to Moonray’s immersive combat experience will broaden the game’s user base and appeal and the easy integration of blockchain technology is subtle and smart. Users familiar with blockchain wallets and purchasing crypto can elevate their gaming experience while traditional online players can dive into the game unhindered by typical adoption barriers.”
The Miium Basis is the creator of the $MNRY platform, which powers the Moonray universe.