Hatch-to-Play: Welcome to the World of Kugle Virtual Pets Game on Neon EVM

The year is 2024, and the world is full of untapped gravity-defying magic. Deep in the vibrant galaxy of KugleWorld, an egg begins to crack. From it, eager wide, glowing eyes stare back at you—a Kugle pet ready to hatch into an adventure of its own. Now, you stand at the crossroads of explorations, missions, and game rewards as you nurture, breed, and grow your companion.

Ready to dive into this adventure? The journey begins today, open up to the magical world of Kugle, officially live on Neon EVM, bringing the power of blockchain to the palm of your hand.

Allow us to introduce KUGLE: A gravity-defying platformer mobile blockchain game with virtual pets, available on the Epic Games Store, Google PlayStore, and coming soon on Steam and Apple Store! Players hatch, nurture, and embark on missions with their unique companions, Kugles. Built on Neon EVM, it combines fun gameplay with blockchain technology.

Kugle on Neon EVM combines the best of both worlds—a web2-like mobile game interface and accessibility with the power of blockchain, NFTs, and ownership of game assets. Players can own in-game assets in the form of NFTs, so they can have a true stake in the virtual KugleWorld.

And yes, built with Unity’s Game Engine, have no doubts, your Kugle pet will be living in the most immersive game environment and allow you to perform some gravity-defying stunts in various player modes like guest mode, fun mode, tamagotchi mode and other such modes. 🎮💥

Why Build on Neon EVM?

For Kugle, the decision to build on Neon EVM was strategic. The team wanted to launch a game in the Solana environment and access Solana’s tech benefits, and they needed a familiar developer-friendly coding environment that would allow them to build a game incorporating the best of all things web2 (mobile interface, UX, graphics, playstores access) and web3 (ownership, in-game assets, NFTs). Neon EVM offered the perfect balance: Solana technology and throughput, combined with the familiarity of Ethereum Virtual Machine and programming.

Neon EVM is the first parallel processing EVM live on Solana mainnet and has the capability of harnessing Solana’s Selevel parallel technology benefits while maintaining an EVM-compatible environment. By leveraging Solana's parallel processing capabilities, Neon EVM delivers Solana’s seamless, high-throughput, and low-latency gaming experience and allows this via popular programming languages like Solidity, Vyper and using popular tools like HardHat, Remix, MetaMask etc.

In the words of Kugle’s CEO, Ugo Belfiore, on why Neon EVM was an important decision and a game-changer for them: We chose Neon EVM because it offers speed, low fees, and scalability within a familiar EVM environment. While Rust is a powerful language, the challenges we faced were not just about the difficulty of developing a game in Rust (even though we have strong expertise in C within our team), but also the lack of community support and the absence of key features needed to support our challenges to build a robust P2E game that meets modern mobile gaming standards. With Neon EVM, we could access the same robust environment through EVM and Solidity, along with the advantage of community and extensive tutorials. Neon EVM’s exceptional support and shared values made it the ideal partner for KugleCorp to natively build and launch here.

Beyond this, Ugo Belfiore, CEO of Kugle, indeed enjoys storytelling (the hallmarks of web3 gaming, ain’t it? 👀). He shares a lot more details about the game, team, vision, some Kugle stories and what to expect in the game. We bring to you some of these detailments:

How It All Began?: A spark of an Idea

Source: Kugle Official X

A Stellar Beta Run
Before today's launch, per Kugle docs, the Kugle free-to-play beta saw over 30,000 downloads, with 14,000 missions completed and 145 days of cumulative gameplay. The numbers show palpable excitement and enthusiasm for the public version of the game, which speaks of delivering a full-scale and more immersive experience.

An Alpha Team Vision
KugleCorp is a Paris-based indie game studio comprised of a passionate team of 8 people with diverse expertise. Formed from the merger of a talented crypto-trader and a seasoned programmer with extensive experience in game development, Ugo Belfiore, CEO/CTO of KugleCorp, is leading this team of professionals in the game industry. Christophe Franco-Rogelio, the award-winning composer and sound designer who worked with Christophe Héral at Ubisoft; Ugo, who worked for LEGO; Drake, API programmer who worked for Odoo, are among other skilled team members. The full team’s profiles and accomplishments can be found in the Kugle whitepaper.

The KugleCorp team isn't just about creating an incredible game— they do so for the love of the play. Between them, the team has 50K+ game-hours under their belt with top-tier status in Guild Wars 2 and Apex Legends, combining MMORPG mastery with FPS prowess and sports achievements that make them a force to be reckoned with. And not limited to that, the team enjoys a competitive edge and strategic brilliance, ranking in the top 1% across multiple poker tournaments, coveting the world’s top player in World of Tanks, and dominating in TrackMania United Forever—all highlighting their exceptional gaming skills. Meanwhile, they also stress a deep appreciation for narrative-driven games, adding a unique flair to the team’s unparalleled expertise and experience.

How It’s Going?: We're now blazing trails!

Source: Kugle Official X

Pioneering Gaming on Neon EVM
As one of the first major Play-to-Earn (P2E) games on Neon EVM, players will soon be able to participate in the P2E in-game economy, making every mission, interaction, and adventure an exciting and rewarding in-game experience. Whether collecting rare pets, completing missions, or just exploring the magical world, Kugle offers something for everyone. And with the power of Neon EVM behind it, the possibilities are endless. The future of gaming on-chain is interactive, decentralized, and financially empowering, and Kugle is leading the charge on Neon EVM network.

Powered by PixelRealm
Behind this launch is PixelRealm, the gaming ecosystem, incubator, and accelerator supported by Binance Labs and Polygon. With 120,000 players in its strong community, PixelRealm is pushing the boundaries of blockchain gaming. With PixelRealm’s backing, and Neon EVM’s technical capabilities, Kugle is set to defy gravity (play to know what anti-gravity really is, we challenge you!!)

This is next-level gaming! This is KUGLE.

Are you building?

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About Neon EVM:
Neon EVM is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) that empowers developers to build and deploy dApps seamlessly from EVM chains to Solana, all from their existing codebase. It operates as a program on Solana that accepts transaction requests via public RPC endpoints. It gives developers the power to directly deploy Ethereum dApps with minimal reconfiguration to the code while benefiting from Solana's technical advantages, such as parallel processing. For more information about Neon EVM and future updates, visit NeonEVM.org and connect with the community on Twitter or Discord.

About Kugle:
Kugle is more than just a game, it's a vibrant ecosystem where players can enjoy diverse gameplay modes through strategic engagement with the in-game economy. Collect, care, play, breed, and trade colorful little virtual creatures known as Kugles.

Whether you're a seasoned crypto enthusiast or a casual gamer, you're sure to find something you'll like. Join us in the Kugle universe and start your adventure today! For more information visit https://kugle.app/

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