Despite the fact that not every metaverse can be called a game, as a rule, the process of user interaction with the virtual world is gamified, hence the concept of metaverse games is born. Such projects can be very different from each other, but still they correspond to the basic rules of the metaverse.
Now we will look at them and find out what genres exist.
Now that we have outlined the main principles of the metaverse, let's talk about the main genres of metaverse games.
Despite the fact that such projects are still raw or in development, for example, Zuckerberg's metaverse, these platforms have already attracted the attention of users, and they can be moved into a separate genre. The idea is that people can move to different places and meet each other as it would be in the reality. Here you can hold friendly gatherings or business meetings, VR technology will help you feel the effect of the presence of users in one space. As if you are not viewing content, as in the usual social network, but are right in it.
The essence of this genre is that using a set of resources and tools, users can create a variety of in-game things, items, buildings and entire cities. It all depends on the imagination and creativity of the player. Everything that a person creates becomes his personal assets. In such games, you can earn money by making in-game content, and selling or renting it. good an example of this genre would be the Sandbox metaverse. It can be compared to Minecraft, but only your work has the right of ownership and the ability to monetize it, thanks to NFT.
This type may contain sandbox elements, but the main principle of the genre is that the user has access to a large open world, the ability to buy territories, build real estate or create art objects, and most importantly, monetize their property in the same way as in the real world. An example of such a game is Decentraland. It is popular to hold events, buy and rent property, advertise, open virtual offices and brand stores. It is as if you are in a city that works according to real rules and is its resident, who can simply contemplate the environment and have fun, or monetize your knowledge, skills and increase assets.
They can be attributed to the type of simulation of the real world, but still there is a difference. Such projects are created for a specific purpose: for example, a virtual office for companies or a virtual store for brands. For example, Microsoft Mesh, conceived as a collaboration platform. Such metaverses too gamified and your character allows you to feel the effect of being in space with other users. At the moment, less limited metaverses are popular, as we discussed in point # 3, because they can do the same thing, but additionally have other extensive functionality.
Here the player has pets, character cards or heroes that can be customized, upgraded and sent to battle with other players. For example, in the Axie Infinity metaverse, the user breeds unique creatures, develops them, and receives rewards for victories in fights. For a variety of gameplay, there are stakes, side quests and the creation of unique content. The Wizardia platform, for example, allows users to engage in turn-based PvP and PvE combat. Here you need to approach strategically to win the battle.
This type of metaverse is focused on development strategy, tactical planning, extraction and distribution of resources. The largest project of this genre is Alien Worlds. There are 7 planets in this world with an internal economic system. Users themselves choose which development strategy to follow. It implements the extraction and sale of resources that can be used for game tasks. The gameplay is diluted with individual and general quests, the main rivals are other users with their pace of development.
Today we have reviewed the main genres of metaverse games so that each user can choose a project to their liking. We hope that this material was useful to you.
