That’s certainly the case for Web3 project Overlord, which has teamed up with game studio Revolving Games — backed by Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser to help it develop a video game within the Overlord ecosystem featuring a colorful lizard NFT.
Overlord co-founder Dom Smith told Decrypt about plans for the yet-to-be-named sci-fi game, which aims to span multiple planets and universes and “cross-chain from scratch.” "The game is an immersive exploration of the Overlord universe, where players will fight for interstellar domination through skill, strategy, and cunning," Smith said. Players will encounter different alien civilizations, each with their own legends.
"Each species has its own motivations and skills, and because of their unique abundance of resources and technological advancement, they have different ways of conquering their enemies," Smith said. Overlord's Web3 gaming strategy focuses on gameplay first and game economics second, with Smith adding that the team is "focused on mainstream adoption."
"The blockchain has to be invisible," Smith told Decrypt. “Players should get all the significant benefits of asset ownership and on-chain mechanics without having to realize it’s happening on-chain.” "For us, blockchain is a technology, like Unity or a development language," he added. "It should invisibly facilitate the gaming experience."
In February, Overlord announced a partnership with NFT fan and actor Seth Green's Stoopid Buddy Studios to develop an animated series based on the Creepz Lizard NFT, which launched on Ethereum in January 2022 and has since generated a total transaction volume of over 35,800 ETH, Worth around $65 million today. Revolving Games confirmed to Decrypt via email that Overlord will use its technology to create the Creepz game. The studio says it will provide Overlord with "tools and technology," but it's still unclear whether Revolving Games will be actively developing the game, or whether third-party studios will use the technology.
Overlord's gaming platform notes that the Creepz franchise also has a number of celebrity owners, including Green as well as musicians Sia and Steve Aoki, actor Elijah Wood, and YouTuber and gamer FaZe Banks.
