PixelRealm, a Web3 gaming ecosystem, has partnered with Neon EVM to enable Ethereum-based games on Solana with no recoding required, allowing developers to deploy their existing Ethereum codebase on Solana, reducing development time and costs.
According to Rootdata, there is a resurgence of interest in blockchain games, with nearly $580 million being invested in them in 2024. PixelRealm is supported by Binance Labs and Polygon Studios and currently serves over 120,000 players.
The collaboration will result in the release of Kugle, a mobile game featuring virtual collectible pets, NFTs, and an animated player-driven world called KugleWorld.
Steven Leaton, Games Lead at Neon EVM said:
“Time to market is crucial in the games industry. In games, especially P2E and casual games, time to market is crucial and you often have a short window of opportunity to capture a player's attention. If a lot of effort goes into developing and coding a game, updates, new features, gameplay and new content can be delayed, and you risk players churn.”
Leaton added that this highlights the importance of streamlining the development process and easily reaching new audiences, something all Web3 game developers hope to achieve.
The Neon EVM is a fully compatible Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) environment built on the Solana ecosystem, enabling EVM-based decentralized applications to be deployed on Solana.
Samuel Plesnick, CEO of PixelRealm, emphasized:
“PixelRealm's mission is to bridge the gap between traditional gaming and Web3 technology. Deploying on the Neon EVM network will enable us to deliver the fast, affordable gaming experiences that are essential for mainstream adoption.”
Finally, Plesnik noted that a developer-friendly architecture is needed to create an environment where you can “just plug EVM into Solana and it's ready to go.”
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