Quick take:

  • The community-driven gaming studio plans to use the capital to accelerate the development of Craft World its first crypto game.

  • VOYA Games said Craft World boasts amassed over 240,000 registered players during its testnet phase.

  • The company is building a network of games and experiences connected through player ownership.

Crypto gaming studio VOYA Games has raised $5 million in a funding round led by 1kx and Makers Fund, with participation from RockawayX and angels Jeff ‘Jihoz’ Zirlin, Co-Founder of Sky Mavis and Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox, according to a press release shared with NFTgators.

The company plans to use the funds to accelerate the development of its debut crypto game, Craft World, which amassed more than 240,000 registered players during its testnet phase.

VOYA Games is building a network of games and experiences connected through player ownership.

Founded in 2023 by Florian Dreschner, Dino Erdmann and CEO Oliver Löffler, VOYA Games will use the capital to scale its user experiences, expand its user base, and grow its ecosystem, laying the groundwork for the launch of Craft Games.

CEO Löffler is renowned for creating Kolibri Games and the hit title “Idle Miner Tycoon”, which surpassed 100 million downloads, leading to a nine-figure acquisition by Ubisoft.

“Our goal is to build a token ecosystem where games are connected through a shared player economy and culture,” said Oliver Löffler, CEO and founder of VOYA Games.

According to Löffler Craft World, is already attracting 50,000 monthly active users whilst in the testing phase.

“With this funding, we’ll scale our experiences, expand our user base, and grow our ecosystem, laying the groundwork for a network of interconnected games built on participation and long-term trust,” he said.

Craft World is a casual resource management game built on a post-apocalyptic world, where players work with friendly dinosaurs to rebuild civilization after a meteor wipes out humanity. The game is currently available on iOS, Android and web, and is free to play whilst in testnet. It is scheduled to launch out of testing this summer.

Peter Pan of 1kx commented: “[VOYA Games] is building a Web3 gaming ecosystem that prioritizes openness and ownership, treating the game world more like a public good than a closed economy. Under Oliver Löffler’s leadership, the team brings a rare combination of technical know-how and mass-market experience, and we’re proud to support their mission to create interconnected games and experiences unified by player ownership.”

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