Original article: https://polkadot.com/case-studies/mythical-games-digital-ownership
https://x.com/playmythical/status/1874856922114826418
Author: Mythical Games
Compiled by: OneBlock+
Since its founding in 2018, Mythical Games has been a pioneer in the blockchain gaming space, committed to empowering players with true ownership of in-game assets. Through innovative game economic architecture, Mythical Games has promoted the widespread adoption of Web3 technology and continued to develop a player-led economic system. In 2024, Mythical Games migrated to the Polkadot ecosystem, bringing unprecedented security, scalability, and a decentralized economic model to the game .
Mythical Games has successfully built a secure and seamless digital asset management system through its dedicated blockchain infrastructure, Mythos Chain, which not only supports the healthy development of the secondary market, but also provides strong support for the monetization of user-generated content (UGC). The powerful performance of Mythos Chain enables Mythical Games to support millions of transactions, thereby cultivating a vibrant, player-driven economic ecosystem.
This article will explore in depth the innovation process of Mythical Games: from the selection of industry challenges and solutions , to the breakthrough progress in game release and technology migration in 2024 , as well as the strategic planning for 2025 , to fully demonstrate the pioneering spirit of this innovative project in the field of Web3 games.
Breaking through bottlenecks: meeting the expansion needs of the gaming industry
Mythical Games and Mythos Chain are inspired by the gray market in traditional games. Popular games like "World of Warcraft" and "Fortnite" , although attracting a large number of players, lack a formal in-game asset trading system. This forces players to trade through unofficial and often risky channels. Mythical Games hopes to change this situation and use Mythos Chain to create a safe, tradable, and regulated digital asset platform to help players own and utilize game assets in a trusted ecosystem.
As Cameron Thacker, VP of blockchain technology at Mythical Games, said: “For every game that lacks a well-established secondary market, there is a semi-legal secondary market. Our strategy is not to fight it, but to embrace this reality and protect the rights of players by providing a safer trading environment. ”
Initially, Mythical Games tried to use EOS and Ethereum sidechains to solve these problems. However, Ethereum's high gas fees and limited transaction processing capabilities could not meet the needs of large-scale game operations. This prompted the team to start looking for a high-performance and scalable blockchain solution that could support millions of transactions per day .
Towards innovation: Building the next generation of gaming infrastructure
After in-depth evaluation, Mythical Games finally chose Polkadot as the underlying technology. This choice is based on Polkadot's excellent decentralization, flexible architecture design, and reliable system performance . Through close cooperation with Parity and BlockDeep, the team successfully migrated all infrastructure, including 6 million user accounts, from the EVM-based smart contract platform to the Polkadot architecture.
This migration has brought significant performance improvements to the platform. Polkadot's modular design allows Mythical Games to fully enjoy the security of the main chain while ensuring a high-performance gaming experience . In addition, Polkadot's perfect governance mechanism and the upcoming 2.0 version upgrade coincide with Mythical Games' pursuit of progressive decentralization.
Thacker commented: "Polkadot's technical strength is unquestionable, and its excellent historical performance is obvious to all. In particular, the development blueprint of Polkadot 2.0 and Agile Coretime demonstrates the platform's determination to continue to improve."
2024 Milestone: Breakthrough Development
In 2024, Mythical Games achieved significant breakthroughs in several core areas, especially in game publishing, infrastructure optimization and platform migration .
New Collaborations and Game Releases
In 2024, Mythical Games partnered with Pudgy Penguins to launch the highly anticipated " Pudgy Party ". This AAA mobile game perfectly interprets the spirit of joy and solidarity advocated by the Pudgy Penguins brand with its innovative multiplayer interactive mechanism, unique family sharing mode and highly personalized penguin character design, setting a new standard for Web3 games.
At the same time, the company has also reached a milestone cooperation with FIFA to develop " FIFA Rivals ", FIFA's first mobile game using Web3 technology . The game is scheduled to be officially released in the summer of 2025, and will bring fans an unprecedented football game experience through innovative gameplay such as club management, PVP arcade battles and market transactions.
During the game development process, Mythical Games is particularly committed to bridging the gap between blockchain games and traditional platforms. For example, the Epic Games Store compatibility program launched by Mythical Games provides a convenient channel for traditional game players to access blockchain games. By adopting the concept of "play before you buy", players can start the game directly like experiencing traditional games, without having to know blockchain knowledge in advance . This inclusive design concept not only lowers the threshold for ordinary players to enter Web3 games, but also paves the way for blockchain games to integrate into the mainstream game market.
Migrating to Polkadot: A breakthrough in performance and scale
After migrating to Polkadot, Mythical Games' platform performance has made a qualitative leap. In the first 48 hours after the Mythos chain migration was completed, the game "NFL Rivals" alone stably processed more than 3 million transactions , demonstrating its outstanding technical strength. Mythos chain has rapidly grown into one of the world's leading professional game public chains, completing the issuance, destruction and transfer of more than 16 million NFTs, and the number of monthly active wallets has exceeded 5.6 million .
Cameron Thacker said: "Polkadot's decentralized architecture and modular design allow us to take full advantage of its shared security mechanism and flexibility while ensuring the efficient operation of the game. Polkadot's performance far exceeded expectations and laid a solid foundation for our future development."
For a deeper understanding of Mythical Games’ strategic considerations for choosing Polkadot, please refer to OneBlock+’s previous feature article:
👉Mythical Games takes advantage of Polkadot’s ecosystem to lead the new direction of Web3 games
Outlook for 2025: Accelerating the development of Web3 games
Entering 2025, Mythical Games will continue to expand its Web3 game territory and is expected to usher in a series of important breakthroughs in multiple fields.
Deepen the construction of game ecology
Mythical Games plans to release two new blockbuster games: Pudgy Party and FIFA Rivals , which are expected to be launched in the summer of 2025. At the same time, Mythical Games will continue to expand its cooperation with external developers , focusing on high-quality game development teams that share its common vision. This strategy of carefully screening partners is different from the traditional "cast-a-net" selection method, ensuring that each game meets the company's high standards for gameplay and player experience.
User-generated content (UGC) and market innovation
Mythical Games will continue to innovate on Polkadot, especially in the monetization and transaction capabilities of user-generated content (UGC) . Mythical Games will ensure that each game adheres to its high standards for gameplay and economic design, laying the foundation for the healthy growth of the Web3 ecosystem.
Serving hundreds of millions of players
One of the core strategies of Mythical Games in 2025 is to further expand the platform functions and improve the user experience to attract more players to join its ecosystem. It is expected to support 100 million+ new players in 2025 and bring them a more interactive and entertaining gaming experience. In addition, Mythical Games plans to further expand the "NFL Rivals" brand through Polkadot's flexible infrastructure, covering more sports leagues and game types , and creating a new sports game ecosystem for a wider range of players.
Conclusion: Towards a mainstream future for Web3 games
Through in-depth cooperation with Polkadot, Mythical Games has successfully achieved technological innovation and market breakthroughs in the field of blockchain games. It not only redefines players' asset rights through decentralized digital asset management, but also relies on high-quality game content and continuous technical optimization to accelerate Web3 games into the mainstream market.
Looking ahead, Mythical Games will continue to uphold the player-centric philosophy and launch more creative and entertaining games to ensure that every player can have an interesting and valuable experience on the platform. As 2025 approaches, Mythical Games will continue to lead the innovation wave of blockchain games and witness the booming development of Web3 games with global players.
