Solana Shooter ‘Nyan Heroes’, early access imminent with airdrop reward

Singapore-based gaming studio 9 Lives Interactive announced Thursday that it has secured $3 million in funding to support the global launch of Nyan Heroes, the asset’s published “hero shooter” game. Solana Blockchain. And players will soon get a chance to test it out.

The investment round was led by Mechanism Capital, with participation from Sfermion, Momentum 6, 3Commas Capital, Devmons GG, Kosmos Ventures, and CSP DAO. Formerly 9 Lives Interactive In 2022, it raised $7.5 million..

Nyan Heroes will be available through the Epic Games Store during a limited early access testing period from March 26 to April 9, giving players their first taste of the team-based shooter.

like announced earlier this year9 Lives Interactive Play to-airdrop A campaign for the early access launch will allow players to earn rewards from the upcoming NYAN token drop. The token was previously called “NYN” rather than “NYAN”.

The team launched its first airdrop campaign earlier this week. Interested players can now earn “MEOW” points by registering and completing missions on the game’s website. On Friday, Nyan Heroes said more than 200,000 people had registered for the campaign across more than 120,000 unique Solana wallets.

Nyan Heroes is a team-based, objective “hero shooter” similar to Blizzard’s popular series Overwatch. But competitive battles feature colorful cats piloting powerful machines. Players choose from eight Guardian classes and use unique abilities and agile, cat-inspired movements to secure objectives and defeat opponents.

“We are thrilled to be leading the investment round for Nyan Heroes, a project that will redefine the standard for Web3 shooters,” said Andrew Kang, co-founder and partner at Mechanism, in a press release. “We believe the creativity and unique gameplay mechanics of the IP are what sets us apart.”

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