Steem: Gaming Is Coming To Steem
We are starting to see the DApps expand. The Steem ecosystem is going to see some of the best games being created on here.
It all started with simple dice games. We have @magicdice already in operation with @steem-bet on its way. There are also plans for other games to be added developers along these same lines. Slots, poker, and other popular gambling games can really boost the traffic.
Now we are starting to see the world of gaming appear. There are a couple projects that caught my attention that I wanted to briefly mention.
The first is by @drugwars. Their site, drugwars.io is just going online. It is granting early access to Steemians for early testing.
This is put out by the Shockwave team that tied into Onboarding.io last year.
DrugWars is a game from 20 years ago that was extremely popular. The game on Steem is free to play. Like many of the gaming applications we are seeing, a portion of the proceeds are being returned to the who participate.
Their link to their post:
https://steempeak.com/drugwars/@drugwars/drugwars-io-get-paid-to-rule-your-world
The second is a game being put together by a German development team. It is called War of Decentralization.
This is another where players can earn a "bounty" that is paid in STEEM.
They are still in development according to their last update but really making some headway.
https://steempeak.com/wod/@wod-game/war-of-decentralization-community-update-2
We are all aware the attention games like Fortnight got. Games such as these have the ability to generate billions of dollars over time. In fact, the top games can outpace blockbuster films. With a more immersive experience on the way, I would expect this to only grow.
It is wonderful to see developers creating these games and tying them into Steem. This is one thing the ecosystem needs. Gamers being able to play and earn real money is a big paradigm shift. Cryptocurency is ideal for gaming since people often spend money to "upgrade" their characters.
Led by @steemmonsters, we are seeing the success of this model expanding. It is a proven strategy of success and profitability. In my view, these are the type of applications that can draw people to this ecosystem.
The expansion continues.
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How long until someone creates a Steem version of the Farmville game?
Then we can get all the Facebook games that used to drive us crazy when people would send invites to play non-stop.
Except the digital goods created in game will be worth real money so the game will advertise itself.
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I'm blown away that they made this. It was only a month ago I was talking about Drug Wars and how it makes perfect sense that we would adapt that game to Steem.
Your intuition was spot on.
What else does your crystal ball foresee in the future...I want to know what will be announced next month.
I imagine we will continue down the line. We only have solo programmers or small teams, so the low hanging fruit will be picked first.
If we can re-adapt these games to have Steem payouts they become very addictive gambling-like pay-to-win games that are incredibly difficult to regulate.
I also expect board games to make an appearance.
Hopefully Steemit Inc surprises us and gives us SMT-Lite soon™.
Thats great! I havent playes games for a long time, but now SteemMonsters brought be back :D To have more games on the blockchain means more addiction and fun :D
I'm already playing! :-D
Looks like an interesting game. Hope it doesn't get too boring, later on!
Going to give it a spin right now!
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Another demonstration of the flexibility of the Steem protocol and yet the price is still below $1! Talk about being undervalued! To think all the transactions coming through and we still have space to grow exponentially!
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