• Going from Seasons Full MMO

• Duel Arena / Dungeons / Realms Blitz

• AI agents vs humans

@playcambria x @realms_gg

@cyberpunk and @lordOfAFew

(08:00) @playcambria Duel Arena (and now Dungeons) and @realms_gg Blitz exist to iterate faster. More games/data/experimentation between seasons.

(10:45) A major problem is getting thousands of players into the same world without performance hell.

(18:00) AI agents are definitely coming to gaming. Should games embrace them or instead try to design around strictly-human competition (=continue to push against 'bots').

(26:00) What would a sustainable onchain economy look like in a 'forever' Cambria/ Realms Eternum MMO?

(32:20) 'Gut feeling' answer to 'How will your forever MMO look like? + alpha from @cyberpunk & @lordOfAFew on this point

⏱️ Timestamps

00:47 – Why investors doubled down on Cambria (top-up raise in a down market)

04:29 – Behind the scenes of the Island NFT mint: surprises, missteps, and second chances

10:30 – Island NFTs 101: islands, islets, tenants, and value accrual

17:47 – RuneScape Construction, Club Penguin igloos, and why social housing matters

Later – Sinks vs inflation, rotting resources, alliances and betrayal between islands, and the mental load of founding in crypto gaming

Links:

https://x.com/FOCGERS

https://x.com/playcambria

https://x.com/cyberpunk

In this episode of Meet the FOCGER, I chat with Red (@knownas_red), co-founder of RuneLabs and builder of Ponziland — the degen land-grabbing simulation where players buy, nuke, and tax each other in a fully onchain economy. Before diving into crypto gaming, Red helped shape the Minecraft modding era by building Modrinth, now the second biggest open-source platform for Minecraft content (70k+ mods!). We talk about how that open-source, player-driven spirit translates into FOCG design, what it means to “roleplay as a Ponzi operator,” and how fully onchain tech like account abstraction and paymasters makes fast, frictionless gameplay possible. Red also shares deep thoughts on automation in games, why many FOCGs still feel like tech demos, and why failure is the most important contribution to the onchain builder community. Links: https://x.com/@focgers https://x.com/@knownas_red https://x.com/@ponzidotland https://x.com/@RuneLabs_ https://x.com/@Starknet https://x.com/@ohayo_dojo https://x.com/@cartridge_gg

In this episode of Meet the FOCGER, I sit down again with Brandon (@BrandonR505) — the builder behind POW! and Art / Peace, two of the most important experiments in Starknet’s history. POW! isn’t just another clicker game; it’s a meta blockchain simulator where you roleplay as an L1 + L2 operator, mining blocks, building dApps, and literally learning how crypto works while you play. We talk about the insane onchain numbers (273 user ops per second 🤯), how Starknet’s batching and paymaster system make it all possible, and why this “idle miner” ended up breaking records for crypto gaming. Brandon also shares thoughts on the upcoming prestige mode, community feedback that shaped POW!, and teases the team’s next move, a mysterious app that uses Bitcoin 👀 Links: https://x.com/@focgers https://x.com/@POW_sn https://x.com/@BrandonR505 https://x.com/@art_peace_sn https://x.com/@Starknet https://x.com/@StarkWareLtd

In this episode of Meet the FOCGER, I sit down with Santiago and Nico, co-founders of Caravana Game Studio, the team behind Jokers of Neon — a roguelike card battler often dubbed “Balatro onchain.” We dive into their journey from Starknet dev projects like Starklings.app to building one of the most playable fully onchain games live today. They share how @Starknet’s speed and @cartridge_gg’s Dojo engine made it possible to go fully onchain, the vision behind permissionless modding, and how NFT cards + tournaments will shape the mainnet launch. We also talk about Eternum, Gigaverse, and the rising wave of FOCG builders defining Starknet’s gaming scene. Links: https://x.com/@focgers https://x.com/@jokers_of_neon https://x.com/@caravanastudio https://x.com/@Starknet https://x.com/@cartridge_gg https://x.com/@ohayo_dojo

In this episode of Meet the FOCGERS, I sit down with Brandon (@art_peace_sn / @BrandonR505), the mind behind Art/Peace, Starknet’s living graffiti wall turned cultural phenomenon. We talk about his journey from Coinbase infra work to StarkWare, why Starknet’s dev tooling + community makes it the best place for fully onchain games, and how Art/Peace brings projects like Eternum and Ponziland onto the same canvas. Brandon also teases his upcoming POW clicker game and foc.fun app engine, designed to make building casual onchain apps fast and fun. From the challenges of onboarding players to the alpha hidden in pixel art wars, this convo shows why he’s one of the most experimental builders in the Starknet gaming scene.

Links: https://x.com/@focgers https://x.com/@BrandonR505 https://x.com/@art_peace_sn  https://x.com/@POW_sn https://x.com/@art_peace_sn https://x.com/@focfun https://x.com/@starkware @starknet

PLAY: https://archetypaltech.itch.io/oruggin-trail

In this FOCGERS episode, Awtnmy (founder) and Jaymo (product manager) from Archetypal Game Studio join us to talk about the upcoming The O’ruggin Trail - a fully onchain text adventure that reimagines the classic Oregon Trail as a darkly satirical journey and experimental fiction machine. We explore how the game blends nostalgia with innovation through mechanics like tokenized save files, a built-in editor that lets players remix and extend each other’s worlds, and the enduring power of interactive fiction as a design space. From inspirations like Zork and Counterfeit Monkey to the philosophy of turning words into composable worlds, the conversation highlights why imagination-driven play remains one of the most flexible and exciting frontiers in game design.

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/OrugginTrail https://x.com/ArchetypalTech https://x.com/awtnmy https://x.com/thejaymo

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/adventure_layer

00:43 path to onchain gaming 03:50 GangstaVerse 🤝 Vendetta FOCG on SUI L1 07:32 embracing FULLY onchain 08:06  game design 🎮 10:44 Sui L1 + Walrus DA (what support is offered to game teams?) 16:11 6500 players / 350 DAU 🫂 18:07 player reception ❓ 19:10 crypto abstraction  21:59 main challenges  23:28 economy ($V, DVD NFTs) 💸 31:07 onchain gaming in 2025 32:55 game inspiration 💡 35:51 dealing with bots 38:21 alpha 👀

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/starkience https://x.com/Starknet https://luma.com/9myxhaic

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/kamigotchiworld https://x.com/BirthdayBoiON

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/provablegames https://x.com/aloothero https://x.com/LootSurvivor

Links: https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/GamingGridx https://x.com/whysoserious_zz

In this episode, Beast ICO, “merchant of narratives” at Proof of Play, joins FOCGERS to unpack the emotions around Pirate Nation’s sunset and where onchain gaming goes next. Known for his sharp DeFi takes and massive following on X, Beast breaks down why single-game utility tokens fail, why stablecoins and ecosystem tokens may be the future, and how Proof of Play’s new Marketplace API could reshape user acquisition and monetization in the gaming industry. From Pirate Nation’s lessons to the bigger autonomous worlds and forever games narrative, this is a candid look at the next chapter for onchain games.

https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/ProofOfPlay https://x.com/beast_ico

https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/realms_gg https://x.com/lootrealms https://x.com/KrumpyLumpkins

We dive into the realities of monetisation through a liquid token, the question of open sourcing the game, and why Adam still believes the fully onchain thesis holds strong. Adam also shares how Proof of Play is charting its next course with infrastructure powering a plethora of products, and what’s ahead for their upcoming title Shiba Story Go.

If you care about the future of onchain games, this is a rare, honest look behind the curtain.

https://x.com/FOCGERS https://x.com/PirateNation https://x.com/ProofOfPlay https://x.com/fern