Gala Games is a platform for a collection of blockchain games that aims to make play-to-earn games fun again. 

Most play-to-earn games are getting dull, cumbersome, and boring, ironically leaving the very essence of a quality digital game: fun, immersive and entertaining. It is clear that many players are forced to play most P2E games because of their earning aspects, not because of their gameplay and fun factor, but gamers shouldn’t suffer from this frustrating trend. 

Background

Gala Games’ current CEO is Eric Schiermeyer, who is also one of the co-founders of Zynga, which developed the once-famous agricultural simulation game FarmVille. 

The platform currently has a 60-strong team with a single aim of creating games that players actually want to play, and not just because of their earning capabilities. 

What is Gala Games?

Gala Games is a platform for a collection of blockchain games that aims to make play-to-earn games fun again. 

It was originally built on Ethereum but recently utilized the p.Network Bridge DApp to link its GALA token seamlessly on the Binance Smart Chain

As a result of this move, it has now reduced the cost of transaction fees for gamers when they are using their hard-earned tokens. 

The platform, which was created in 2020, was one of the earliest players in the P2E arena and rewards its players with GALA tokens, which will be discussed in detail later. 

One of the ironic yet relevant things about Gala Games is it wants the blockchain aspect of its games to ‘fade away’ in the background and focus on bringing full-fledged entertainment to the players. 

Community-First Approach 

The Gala Games’ development team constantly listens to the community’s feedback on every game they release. 

This straightforward approach enables the team to determine their game’s winning aspects and what parts they need to improve and remove. 

Over 1.3 Million Users 

Games launched on the Gala Games can enjoy a ready 1.3 million+ users waiting to test a new blockchain game. 

While this would not always translate to a successful game, having this massive base is one of the most important aspects that can catapult a game. 

The platform’s more than a million users clearly dwarfs other P2E games’ gamer base of only hundreds of thousands of users, which limits a game’s exposure and success. 

GALA Token 

GALA Token serves as the platform’s native token and can be used for purchasing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), rewarding nodes, peer-to-peer payments, and other major transactions. 

It has a fixed supply of 50 billion and has a halving cycle in its emission schedule, similar to Bitcoin’s mechanism. 

Its emission is slashed each year every July 21, and its next halving cycle will happen this upcoming July 21, 2022, resulting in an emission rate drop of 8,561,643 GALA each day. 

GALA Node 

Players may choose to run a Gala Node, which would allow them to run a node software straight from their computers. 

Running this software will require them to buy a license first, and by being a node, they can earn GALA tokens as a reward and even high-value NFTs. The node software costs $13,000 in ETH, GALA, or BAT. 

Being a node operator will also allow players to vote on critical decisions on the ecosystem, including what games should be included in the platform. 

GALA Contract Address

Etherescan 

0x15D4c048F83bd7e37d49eA4C83a07267Ec4203dA  

BSC Scan 

0x7dDEE176F665cD201F93eEDE625770E2fD911990 

P2E Games on Gala Games 

Gala Games works like an online game store, only that all of its games are totally free and accessible to players through a decentralized application or DApp. 

Here are the blockchain games that the platform currently develops: 

Town Star 

Genre: Simulation 

Town Star, the first game to be developed in the platform, allows players to compete with fellow gamers all over the globe by creating and developing a community to earn valuable NFTs.

Its beta version can now be played on Gala Game’s official website and already has 600 million global players. 

Spider Tank 

Genre: Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) 

Spider Tank is the name of the very weapon that players will use to compete with each other on various terrains or maps that will test their skills and wits. 

This exciting game lets users choose their preferred Tank Bodies and Weapons to battle other players. 

Echoes of Empire

Genre: Strategy, 4X 

Echoes of Empire is a sci-fi strategy game that lets players compete for precious but limited resources in various parts of its virtual universe. 

Players can build their own fleet of powerful starships, create devastating weapons, and upgrade their warships to defeat a long-reigning galactic royalty. 

Fortified 

Genre: Tower Defense 

Fortified is an immersive Player vs. Player tower defense game that tests gamers’ skills and strategy to defend their village and invade their enemies’ territories. 

Players can invade other areas by training their soldiers and defend their village by using magic buildings, arrow towers, and cannon towers. 

Mirandus

Genre: Fantasy RPG 

Mirandus lets players choose to be a lone fighter, a knight for the monarch, or a merchant in one of the game’s five cities. 

Players can battle monsters, own a piece of land in the wilderness, own farms, acquire land deeds, and do other things that are both exciting and profitable.

Legends Reborn 

Genre: Card Strategy 

Legends Reborn borrows the classic concepts of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game but is infused with more incredible aesthetics and the earning features of a P2E game. 

The game will test gamers’ strategy skills by letting them customize their deck of cards and combine their monsters’ capabilities to beat their enemy. 

Walking Dead Empires 

Genre: Survival MMORPG 

The Walking Dead Empires brings players into a world where ‘survival of the fittest’ is the only rule to follow, forcing them to unleash every skill, strength, and will they have to survive. 

Players can scavenge for materials, build their homes, and establish a team to defeat unforgiving enemies. 

The Store 

Gala Games has a dedicated store where players can buy or sell game items using various cryptocurrencies. The store also categorizes gamers’ assets into 6 categories: Common, Uncommon, Ancient, Epic, and Legendary. 

The store also helps players immediately liquidate their acquired assets by allowing them to sell their NFTs right away and find a massive base of ready buyers. 

Rapper Snoop Dogg Supports Gala Games 

American rapper and songwriter Snoop Dogg whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., has collaborated with Gala Games. 

His new album, called BODR or ‘Bacc on Death Row,’ was released exclusively on Gala Music store. 

On top of that, the platform has also released NFT game items that commemorate the partnership, which can be used on Spider Tanks, Town Star, and on future P2E games in the ecosystem. 

Gala Games Invest $5 Billion for NFT Expansion

Gala Games will invest $5 billion on its future projects and plan to allocate $2 billion for gaming and $1 billion each for movies, music, and theme park NFT projects. 

It has also kickstarted a $100 million blockchain gaming fund in partnership with C2 Ventures investment firm to fund its game developers and crypto-related projects.

Conclusion 

Gala Games holds so much promise with its concept, celebrity collaboration, upcoming huge investments, and its token’s impressive stats. While it’s a young platform, its founder already has a long and strong track record to showcase.