To get to a future where web3 gaming is just simply gaming, ownership needs to be established within the same experiences we have in traditional gaming. As the web3 native studios continue building toward the experience, traditional studios have started building toward ownership.

The latest to move from traditional to web3 came from Ubisoft with the announcement of their upcoming RPG Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. We’ve previously seen additional announcements from other major studios like Nexon, Square Enix, and Sega.

When looking at the currently active and announced web3 games, Polygon, BNB, Ethereum, and Solana have long maintained dominance in the number of titles. About 40% of all web3 games are on these four blockchains.

It’s not just web3 games that have favored these chains. Web2 companies adopting blockchain technology have continuously built on Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon particularly. When it comes to attracting traditional game developers, however, none of these blockchains compare to Oasys.

Oasys has continuously made headlines for onboarding AAA game developers, including Ubisoft, Sega, and Bandai Namco. In a Cointelegraph article highlighting how Asia-based gaming companies are leading blockchain adoption, Playstudios and GameStop are the only two major gaming companies mentioned that aren’t involved with Oasys—and Oasys isn’t even mentioned.

Though the adoption of Oasys has largely been by Asia-based companies, two-thirds of the largest gaming companies are in China, Japan, and South Korea. With the recent announcement from Ubisoft, it’s clear that Oasys is becoming the leader in onboarding web3 gaming and gamers. Because of that, we think it’s something we should be talking about.

Overview

Oasys is an EVM-compatible, proof-of-stake (PoS) layer 1 blockchain built for web3 gaming. By making an EVM-compatible blockchain independent of Ethereum, Oasys can create an environment immediately available to existing EVM games without the scalability issues of Ethereum.

The project was established in early 2022 by traditional and web3 gaming industry leaders Gabby Dizon (co-founder, YGG), Hajime Nakatani (CEO, Bandai Namco Research), Hironao Kunimitsu (co-founder, Thirdverse), Hironobu Ueno (founder, Double Jump Crypto), and Shuji Utsumi (co-COO, Sega).

Oasys raised $20 million in July 2022 in a private token sale of its native OAS token. The round was led by Republic Capital and participated in by Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Fenbushi Capital, Quantstamp, and others. Four months later, the team raised an additional $1 million through an IDO at $0.05755/OAS.

In December 2022, Oasys held its mainnet launch with an initial 21 strategic validators. Since then, the network has launched over 20 active games and announced the development of at least another 30 by web3 native and AAA game developers.

Architecture

Oasys is a polylithic blockchain that utilizes a two-layer architecture consisting of a Hub layer and Verse layer. The structure is most similar to other polythetic blockchains like Cosmos, Avalanche, and Polkadot, where a single network is split into multiple parts with subnetworks that are dependent on the single network.

The Hub-Layer provides consensus to the network and maintains interoperability among Verses and other EVM-compatible blockchains through its fungible Token/Non-Fungible Token (FT/NFT) Bridge. Since transactions are distributed across the different Verses, the Hub Layer remains dedicated to providing high data availability among ecosystems.

The Verse Layer is what sets Oasys apart from other L1 blockchains. Verses are high throughput, optimistic layer 2 blockchains. Verses are highly customizable for developers, creating a unique experience where rules within each sub-ecosystem can be set at a global level. Developers looking to develop unique NFT features, protect IP, or reward users for playing in different areas of the Verse can be easily configured by the developers. In a way, you can think of Verses as project-run private chains connected to the public Hub Layer.

In addition to creating uniquely customizable sub-ecosystems, the Verse-Layer design is geared toward low-cost, high-speed transactions. One of the core differences between existing optimistic solutions and Verses is that Oasys connects multiple verses through multiple optimistic rollups. By connecting multiple machines to a single Verse, Oasys can reach up to 1500 tps.

Verses

Though still fairly new, the Oasys ecosystem has already accumulated 20 active titles across 6 Verses, with another 30+ games in development.

MCH Verse

The MCH Verse was developed by the team behind My Crypto Heroes. Though they initially launched on Ethereum in 2018, the MCH team is expanding its suite of games and MCHC, RAYS, and GUM tokens on Oasys.

Token: MCHC

Games: My Crypto Saga, My Crypto Heroes, Prompt Monsters, Loot by Rogue, Re.Monster, Chain Colosseum Phoenix, Harbor BCG

TCG Verse

The TCG Verse is a specialized Verse for trading card games. TCG takes advantage of the flexibility of the Verse-Hub by creating unique governance and participation opportunities for players. In their game CryptoSpells, for example, players can create their own cards and vote to change the strength of cards via governance. Various trading card games will be supported in the future, with 50 live games outlined on the roadmap by 2026.

Token: TCGC

Games: CryptoSpells, NFTWars, OasChoice, Eveden, Climate Guardians Clicker*, The Nemots*, Kyrie & Terra*, Lootadog*.

HOME Verse

HOME Verse is one of the first Verses launched on Oasys. Developed and maintained by Double Jump Tokyo, HOME is an open Verse for any type and genre of blockchain games. Epic League recently announced its integration with HOME, enabling users to access the Epic League Hub via Oasys.

Token: Airdrop, TBD

Games: Defend the Kingdoms, Sheepfarm in Meta-Land, 9Lives Arena, Dark Throne, Brave Frontier Heroes, Dime Time*, Alkenome Monsters*, Yomi Gardens*

ChainVerse

ChainVerse launched in early 2023 following ChainGuardians’ transition to Oasys. ChainGuardians operates the Verse as a way to better connect its series of games and create a secure and transparent system for trading in-game assets.

ChainGuardians is a leading provider of blockchain gaming experiences on Oasys Verse. As a Verse provider, ChainGuardians is responsible for running the Oasys Verse blockchain, which allows players to securely and transparently trade in-game assets and conduct other transactions.

Token: CGG

Games: ChainArena, ChainGunnies, Race4Sky, Voxel Worlds*

Saakuru Verse

Saakuru (サークル) is a broad application Verse aimed to provide on-chain gaming, DeFi, and real-world applications using the power of Oasys. Developed and operated by Web3 infrastructure provider AAG, Saakuru game titles are being developed in partnership with Agate, FiO, and Gushcloud.

Games: GOGA, TomoOne

Yooldo Verse

Yooldo Verse is the newest Verse on Oasys, which features Yooldo’s flagship game, Trouble Punk: Cyber Galz. Yooldo’s innovative token design for the game makes it a perfect fit for Oasys.

Game: Trouble Punk: Cyber Galz

*announced, under development

As the Oasys ecosystem and respective Verses continue to grow, we expect more traditional game developers to start experimenting with Oasys. The customizability of the Verse-Layer, Hub-Layer optimization for gaming, and EVM-compatibility make Oasys a strong leader in making web3 gaming just gaming.

Initiatives like the HACKJAM are supporting the development of core infrastructure like native DEXs, bridging, and tooling, while also furthering Verse growth. Combined with major upcoming releases from Ubisoft, Sega (with Double Jump Crypto), and Com2uS/XPLA, we are excited to see what’s to come on Oasys.