The upcoming release of the Web3 game Wilder World has been announced on the Epic Games Store. Wilder World, which is also the name of the publisher, is being hailed as “the ultimate game.” A press release obtained by Cointelegraph describes the game as a free-roaming virtual world starting in Wiami, a metaverse city that offers exploration, racing, socializing, and more.
One unique feature of Wilder World is that all items, equipment, land, and avatars within the game will be tradable digital assets on the Wilder World marketplace. According to Frank Wilder, Co-founder of Wilder World, the game aims to combine various leading game genres into one immersive experience. The goal is to overcome the perceived limitations of traditional AAA games like Grand Theft Auto and Cyberpunk.
The development team has outlined a roadmap for Wilder World, which includes the combination of racing, mining, and first-person shooter genres into a comprehensive game. The game is being built on a proprietary blockchain, and the team is collaborating with Polygon and Celestia to create a custom, scalable blockchain that will keep fees low. They are also working with Metagravity to power virtual worlds with thousands of players.
Additionally, the creators of Wilder World plan to eventually implement their own cloud gaming system. In a blog post on the Wilder World website, they mention that they are actively developing a cloud gaming service using NVIDIA GPUs. This service will provide increased reliability, hardware guarantees, and optimization for metaverse and Web3 gaming. However, during the early stages, Wilder World will be available on Nvidia’s streaming gaming service, Geforce NOW.
The roadmap outlines a phased approach, with limited functionality being introduced to players over the next 12-18 months. The “racing” portion of the game will be available in what they refer to as “Act I,” followed by the introduction of the “combat” portion in “Act III.”