On December 24, the news about a new Bitcoin (BTC) video game being released was published on Reddit. The new “Satoshi vs. the Shills” game is a shooter that is featuring Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto as its main character.
Bitcoin is being massively used in gaming nowadays due to the ever-growing social and institutional interest of this cryptocurrency.
The game is now only available on the Google Play Store for Android devices. The developer of the game, Big Hands, has not yet informed the media whether the game will also be available for iOS devices in the future.
During the game, you will play the role of Nakamoto and stand against crowds of shills – those who are promoting cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin.
On their way, they are shouting messages like “Check my grandma’s ICO,” “Yeah, but I know of a better coin,” or “Bitcoin is dead, bro.”
Your mission, as a player, is to shoot them and stop from taking over the world.
Maximilist v/s Shills #BetterBuyBitcoin
🔒🔑💰📈🚀🌜
— Sovereign Agent 42 🌺 [$BTC 60k before next May] (@dvharry2020) December 25, 2019
The history of crypto games
The first appearance of crypto games took place not that long ago and the crypto community is still waiting for something huge to appear. Something that will turn the crypto games into the mainstream and will attract new players.
However, so far, these games have been receding without quite blowing up.
Many believe that the appearance of the crypto-only took place in December 2017 with the release of Cryptokitties. Others are convinced that the crypto games have been around for as long as cryptocurrency altogether.
Another big field where crypto games were especially successful was Minecraft. The game was one of the first ones that allowed the players to operate Bitcoin wallets on its platform. Moreover, MinecraftCC players could be rewarded with Bitcoins for completing tasks and opening a new level of the server.
Now, when the first wave of crypto games has come and gone, some are thinking about what might happen next. Many games looked pretty impressive and stable, but could not satisfy the demand and needs of the players.
Nowadays, gamers and crypto specialists are inclined to believe that the crash games are especially on the rise now and will continue this trend. What is more, the cryptocurrency gambling is expected to continue its assault on traditional forms of gambling.
But generally, everyone is still waiting for that one massive breakthrough game that will finally make full use of Blockchain technology.
