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Web3 for games

Player-owned items and markets, where they make sense.

On-chain items help when players genuinely want to trade outside your game and you want those trades safe and visible. If items never leave your game, a database is cheaper and simpler, and we will tell you so before we build anything on a chain.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Your rules in the contract

Transfer limits, trading windows and fees you set are written into the contract, not left to outside marketplaces.

Audited before launch

The contracts are reviewed by an independent auditor before any player holds an item.

Wallets optional

Players who do not want a wallet keep a regular account; those who do can sign in with one.

Items, not investments

Items are part of the game. We do not design them, or describe them, as a way to make money.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appWeb3

Player-owned items on-chain

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Players want to keep and trade rare items they earn, but trades happen on outside sites full of scams, and the studio cannot see or stop them.

// What we would build

Rare items issued as tokens on a public chain with audited smart contracts, a marketplace where players trade with wallet sign-in, and the game reading ownership from the chain. If items never need to leave your game, your own database does this better, and we will say so.

// What is in it

Smart contracts for items, with your rules on transfers built in
A marketplace site with wallet sign-in and a regular account option
The game server reads ownership from the chain
An independent audit of the contracts before launch
Items designed as part of the game, never sold as investments

// Stack

Solidity
An EVM layer two network
wagmi and viem
Next.js
PostgreSQL indexer

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$106,000 to US$162,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 151,100 to 231,100
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Contracts and tests: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet deployment: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

An outside audit of the contracts, if you want one: 2 to 4 weeks
API access from your game team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 30,220 to 46,220
Discovery 3.5%: CAD 5,288.50 to 8,088.50
Specification 6.3%: CAD 9,519.30 to 14,559.30
Design approved 3.5%: CAD 5,288.50 to 8,088.50
Core features 10.5%: CAD 15,865.50 to 24,265.50
Full build 7%: CAD 10,577 to 16,177
Contracts and tests 19.1%: CAD 28,860.10 to 44,140.10
Testing and fixes 3.5%: CAD 5,288.50 to 8,088.50
Testnet deployment 6.3%: CAD 9,519.30 to 14,559.30
Launch 3.5%: CAD 5,288.50 to 8,088.50
Mainnet 6.8%: CAD 10,274.80 to 15,714.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,110 to 23,110

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Which chain should game items live on?

Usually a low-fee EVM layer two network, so trades cost players very little. We choose with you based on where your players already are.

When should a studio not put items on a chain?

When items never need to leave your game. A database is faster, cheaper and easier to change, and we would recommend it.

Do game item contracts raise regulatory questions?

They can, depending on how items are sold and traded and where your players are. We design with your legal advisers and keep items as game content.

Back to the industry: Gaming About the service: Web3 and smart contracts

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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