As its eagerly awaited airdropapproaches, tap-to-earn game Hamster Kombat has revealed an ambitious roadmap for the year following its token launch on The Open Network (TON). Plans include NFTs and new games—and starting to distance itself from Telegram exclusivity.
Hamster Kombat’s tap-to-earn game has been hugely popular attracting over 300 million players as gamers tapped their screens via a Telegram mini app in an attempt to gain a slice of a future airdrop. Approximately 130 million players will receive HMSTR when the airdrop goes live on Thursday, but what happens after that?
The anonymous team behind Hamster Kombat has ambitious plans, according to a roadmap shared with Decrypt on Wednesday. In October, Hamster Kombat plans to launch the second season of the game and will look to rapidly expand its game library with new titles—similar to what tap-to-earn predecessor Notcoin has done.
The developers are also looking to integrate “external payment systems” to help create an on-ramp into the game. This will help once, in November, the game will integrate NFTs into the game. In the same month, Hamster Kombat will also look to publish its first “cohort of games” created by third-party developers.
These games are likely to be found within the upcoming Hamster Kombat progressive web app (PWA) for iOS, Android, and desktop—PWAs are websites that behave like regular apps. This would mark the start of the game becoming less reliant on Telegram, the app it grew from.
“Telegram will always be a crucial part of Hamster Kombat and its ecosystem of products. Still, we are looking to expand in order to capture the audience that isn’t on Telegram yet,” the team told Decryptvia email. “Ultimately, we see it as a positive development both for Hamster Kombat and Telegram itself as a platform for mini apps, since it will bring additional exposure.”
