In this article, I will be giving a comprehensive review of one of the top gaming platforms-Gala games. The focus will mainly be on the games available on the Gala platform, but I will also give tips on how to earn from these games. So, you will do well to read till the end. It promises to be a highly interesting, and informative read.
NFT gaming is the in-thing among gamers right now and a lot of them are in high demand because of the potential earnings they provide. A Google search for NFT games will reveal a lot of them which might be a bit overwhelming for a newbie who has to choose the best game to play. Don’t worry though, I’ve got you covered.
Now, let us get the ball rolling.
But First, What Is Gala?
Gala is a vast blockchain ecosystem that offers both gaming and NFT platforms. So, it pretty much provides all that a gamer needs. There’s the gaming platform (Gala games) to earn NFTs and an NFT platform (Gala store) to trade them within the ecosystem. By the way, it operates on both Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
Gala is unique because of its self-sufficient and user-friendly ecosystem. As an experienced gamer, you will find this platform easy to use.Â
Gala also provides a decentralized ecosystem where users can participate in governance and consensus. It is exciting because you get to vote on whether a proposed game should be developed or not. But then again, to be a part of this you need to hold the GALA token.
Now to the fun part of this Gala Games review article. Let’s check out the available Games from Gala that you can try your hands on.
Gala Games
In this Gala Games review, I will be covering some of the games Gala has created as well as a few games currently under development. I will also give tips on how to earn from each game. So, keep reading, you might find a fun and engaging game to play from the games I will be reviewing.
I also recommend visiting their website to follow the games still in the works as well as to discover other upcoming games.
1. Town Star
Town Star is the flagship game of Gala games. It is the first fully developed game on the Gala decentralized network and is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain.
Town Star is a competitive farming game for those who love farming. The game requires players to build a farm, manage production, and use the ingredients gotten from the farm to craft goods.
The game provides you with an AI workforce that you will employ to expand and grow your town. The AI workforce also helps you craft goods of higher value. They do this by taking the quickest and most efficient route to accomplish their job.
Your goal in the game is to produce the most efficient and productive town by using what you know about the AI workers and the buildings available.
Now, there is money allocated to you when you start the game. So, you use this money to build systems that will continue producing money by selling groups of goods to nearby cities. This then earns you star points based on the value and production difficulty of the good. This leads us to the next point.
How Do You Earn Money from Playing Town Star?
There are two ways you can earn money from Town Star.
Daily Challenges: You need to purchase an NFT to participate in the daily challenge. These NFTs are available on the Gala NFT platform or secondary marketplaces like Opensea.
Your daily challenges depend on the number of NFTs you own. It also determines what you earn from the challenge.
But small caveat, the Gala Power caps earnings from the daily challenge. So the earnings from the daily challenge is finite and has a cap.
Weekly Competitions: The weekly leaderboard features the top 100 players to earn star points that receive the sum of 198,000 GALA. This competition requires you to play the game and accumulate as many Star points as possible. You participate in the weekly competition simply by playing the game and earning points.
These competitions make Town Star unique because they add the competitive slant that most farming simulation games lack.
In the game, you are not just managing a farm but also competing for a place in the leaderboard. This potential to earn more from the game encourages players to give the game their best. For me such competitiveness makes a game more attractive.
The NFTs are rare which adds to their value. Plus, they exist in various categories as well. And depending on the type of NFT you have, you get benefits in the game. Besides, you can also trade them on external marketplaces.
Town Star NFTs include: The Bots, Resource Stands, Extra Storage, Fountains, Water Towers, Express Depot, and Solar Panels. The developers have other NFTs in the works right now. So, you might want to follow the project’s socials to get all the updates.
2. Mirandus
Mirandus is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG). It is similar to SANDBOX games, without maps or quest givers, which gives you the freedom to create your own experience.
The beautiful thing about Mirandus is it utilizes the free-to-play model. So, you don’t need to make any purchases to start the game. You can go for adventures and earn in the game without owning an outpost or a homestead.
What I find most fascinating about the game, though is the storyline. It is a three-part story set in a massive world ruled by five player-monarchs. The story starts with meeting a strange traveler and culminates in an adventure to the unknown magical land of Mirandus. You will appreciate the beauty of this story if you are a lover of fantasy stories.
The game involves you setting out on an epic adventure with other exemplars to the magical land of Mirandus guided by a strange traveler known as “the guide.” The mysterious stranger leads you to Materium, a magical substance that would help you in the adventure. While on your journey, you’ll also have to battle monsters of the deep woods and dungeons.
The game offers freedom of choice as I said earlier. So, you can be the knight of a monarch (remember, five monarchs rule the land of Mirandus) or go for an adventure and fight monsters.
In Mirandus, owning property confers power and is also a source of safety. For instance, owning a homestead protects you from attacks. The more sophisticated the homestead, the better the protection it gives. So, naturally, it’s every player’s dream to own property.
How Can You Make Money From Mirandus?
When you start the game, you’ll get a free avatar, but this avatar has limited capacity and abilities compared to the exemplars. So, if you really want to go hardcore, you want to get an exemplar, which of course costs money.
There are five types of exemplars purchased as NFTs; the elf, halfling, orc, dwarf, and humans. Each exemplar is skilled in a specific function, and it is this specialization that stands them out.
To progress further in the game you will need the stronger and more specialized exemplars. You can also trade these exemplars as NFTs and make money from the game.
There are other ways you can make money from Mirandus as well:
- Owning the deed to land in Mirandus empowers you to decide who builds on it, and how to share the profits from the goods and services made on your land. The deed is an NFT that you also can trade on secondary markets.
- You can farm, craft weapons, or tools that you can sell for money or go for an adventure. An adventure is an opportunity to earn Materium, the game’s reward. Materium is an ERC20 token, and you can trade it on external exchanges.
- Other in-game assets such as buildings, ships, and docks are NFTs tradeable on secondary markets.
- The goal of Mirandus is to own land rich in materium. So, you can purchase land and mine for materium.
- You can farm or stake NFTs obtained from the game and earn profits from them.
3. Spider Tank
Spider Tank is a free-to-play multiplayer brawler game. Players own and upgrade tanks, outfit them with powerful armaments, and battle it out in one of the many Spider Tank arenas. The game is still undergoing testing in beta mode, though.
By the way, Spider Tank is different from Town Star and Mirandus because it is developed by Gamedia and not Gala’s in-house developers.
What appeals to me in this game is how easy it is to play. With just your tank, you are good to brawl in the arena. Since Spider Tanks is free-to-play, I’m guessing players will get a free tank to start the game. But we cannot be sure about this for now until the game’s release.
My search for how to earn from the game gave me these three mechanisms which are not elaborate. I believe we will learn more when it launches.
- Skill-based competition
- Resource collection
- A player-driven upgrade cycle that allows players to earn real rewards.
4. Legacy
Legacy gives a simulated version of business board games like Monopoly. It was created by Peter Molyneux and 22cans and is hosted on the gala platform.
Legacy fuses entrepreneurship and capitalism into gaming by allowing you to manage and grow a business. This makes the game a pioneer in the NFT business game genre. Gala games described it as the first-ever blockchain Business Sim. It is still in the works and is set to launch this year. So, watch out for it.
Legacy is a town-building game that focuses on commerce and expansion. In Legacy, you design products, make them, trade with other players, and put your skills to the test in competitions for leaderboard positions and win prizes.
According to Gala’s official blog:
… In order to EARN:
“Build a successful business to expand your empire, invent better products and produce them faster, carving your small town into a colossal and thriving industrial city, in the pursuit of winning competitions and earning real money from your gameplay… all while enjoying Legacy.”
On Gala, it’s those with the best wits that earn the most. So, if you would love to test your business skills, be on the lookout for Legacy. As I said, it will be dropping this year.
5. Fortified
Fortified is one of the games from Gala still under development. Like Spider Tanks, another developer, ROUND2 created the game.
According to the official Gala blog, Fortified is an epic PvP Tower Defense game set in a fantastical medieval world. So, if you’re a fan of fantasy games with a medieval theme, this is the game you want to look out for.
So, how do you play?
As a player, you get to compete with other players to come up with the best tower defense strategies. You’ll have an arsenal of weapons in your possession to do that from basic arrows and archery to the arcane arts. And to make things super interesting, you could choose to settle scores with your rival on neutral territory. Or if you want things on your terms, you could bring the fight home.
Now, in Fortified, just like in Mirandus, owning property is important. However, you can still play this game even without owning any land or NFT. You could even get to win a chunk of the prize pool. All you have to do is set the terms of engagement, build your tower network and train your NFT-based troops to attack. Sounds fun, yeah?
Well, be sure to check it out!
6. Echoes of Empire
Echoes of Empire is an epic, 4X sci-fi strategy game steeped in mystery, intrigue, and a thousand years of Royal rule. Factions war against one another on a galactic scale, setting the stage for an upstart hero (you the player) and your meteoric ascent to power.
Gala released a proposal for the game, and the community voted for the development to proceed. So, it is set to launch in Q4 of this year. You definitely want to look out for this game from Gala.
Wrapping Up
One remarkable thing about the Gala platform is the quality of the games they launch. I also noticed that some of the games under development are likely to follow the free-to-play model. This means that the developers are throwing the doors open to more gamers who cannot afford the entry requirements for some NFT games. And I think that’s really nice.
Anyway, let me know in the comment section which of these games you liked the most and which of them you’re most anticipating. This ends our Gala Games review for today and I’ll see you in the next article!
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