What Star Atlas does

Star Atlas is a privately held Web3 gaming company founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco that builds an AAA-quality space exploration massively multiplayer online (MMO) game on the Solana blockchain. The platform's product surface includes the core Star Atlas game (third-person exploration, ship-to-ship and FPS combat across three factions in the Galia Expanse universe), SAGE Labs (browser-based on-chain economic gameplay with resource mining, crafting, and marketplace trading), Holosim (a free-to-play browser fleet command simulation that removes wallet and hardware barriers), Fleet Command (a top-down RTS strategic layer currently in development), the Galactic Marketplace (peer-to-peer NFT asset trading), the Zink blockchain (a Solana Virtual Machine Layer 1 for portable identity and reputation), and Z.ink (a Z Profile/ZXP engagement platform tied to a planned ZINK token launch in H1 2026).

The company monetizes through a freemium model with multiple on-chain revenue mechanics, including marketplace commissions on $68.3M cumulative trading volume, fleet rental transaction fees, seasonal reward pools (e.g., $35,000 for Holosim Season One), and engagement-based token allocation via the ZXP progression system. Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led growth via no-wallet browser entry points, community-led growth through a 500,000+ Discord community organized into Decentralized Autonomous Corporations (DACs/guilds), and marketplace-style distribution via the Epic Games Store and the Solana Game Pass initiative. Star Atlas underwent a 60%+ workforce reduction in April 2025 amid broader Web3 gaming market pressures and subsequently redirected emphasis toward lower-cost browser products and the Zink infrastructure layer.

The company serves individual consumers — primarily blockchain gaming enthusiasts, traditional space-exploration and MMO gamers, economy-focused players drawn to marketplace trading and passive income via fleet rentals, and strategy/RTS players — across global geographies via Epic Games Store, browser portals, and Solana-compatible wallets. Headcount sits at approximately 20–40 following the April 2025 restructuring, down from a 51–100 range at peak.

Name

Star Atlas

Legal name

Star Atlas

Website

https://staratlas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Star Atlas is a San Francisco-based Web3 gaming company building an AAA-quality space exploration MMO on the Solana blockchain, serving individual blockchain and traditional MMO gamers through its core game, browser-based SAGE Labs and Holosim, NFT marketplace, and the Zink identity Layer 1.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Gaming

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Worlds & Social Sandbox Experiences (persistent social spaces) (MPAFAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Gaming Platforms (BPAMAKAC), Player Wallets, Identity & Accounts for Games (embedded wallets, SSO, DID) (FSAPAGAF), Guilds, Scholarship & Player Networks (asset renting, delegation, communities) (FSAPAGAI)

Keywords

• Blockchain gaming
• Space exploration MMO
• NFT marketplace
• Play-to-earn gaming
• Solana blockchain games

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Galactic Marketplace Trading: Players buy and sell in-game assets (ships, modules, resources) on the Galactic Marketplace. The platform facilitates a player-driven economy with $68.3M total volume traded and $21.1M annual GDP, generating revenue through transaction facilitation and economic activity.
2. Fleet Rental Program: Ship owners can rent out vessels to other players for passive income generation. Enables access to premium vessels without ownership, creating rental economy within the platform.
3. Season Rewards Distribution: Holosim Season One launched with $35,000 in rewards distributed to top leaderboard players and quest completers. Revenue derived from player engagement and engagement-based reward systems.
4. ZINK Token & Z.ink Ecosystem: Native token ZINK for network participation on Zink blockchain. Planned token generation event in first half of 2026, with engagement-based token allocation tied to Z Profile levels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Star Atlas is a AAA-quality space exploration MMO built on the Solana blockchain, set in the Galia Expanse where players engage in third-person exploration, ship-to-ship and FPS combat, crafting, quests, and faction-based warfare. The platform features a player-driven on-chain economy with NFT ship and asset ownership, browser-based economic gameplay (SAGE Labs), a free-to-play browser fleet simulation (Holosim) for accessibility, and the Galactic Marketplace for peer-to-peer trading of in-game digital assets.

Product overview

Star Atlas is an AAA space exploration MMO built on the Solana blockchain featuring a modular product architecture. The core Star Atlas game offers third-person exploration and FPS/ship combat in the Galia Expanse. Supporting products include: SAGE Labs (browser-based on-chain economic gameplay for mining, crafting, and trading); Holosim (free-to-play browser fleet simulation removing blockchain barriers); Fleet Command (top-down RTS strategy for mass fleet management and territory control); the Galactic Marketplace (on-chain NFT trading for ships and assets); Zink Blockchain (Solana VM Layer 1 for identity/reputation); and Z.ink (engagement-based token airdrop platform with ZXP progression system). The ecosystem is unified by a player-driven economy generating significant volume ($68.3M total traded, $21.1M annual GDP) with three factions competing across shared spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Galia Expanse: The primary game setting and universe of Star Atlas - a vast, uncharted region with three major factions competing for dominance.
• Holosim
• SAGE Labs
• Fleet Command
• Zink
• Galactic Marketplace

Products and services

• Star Atlas (Core Game) The primary AAA space exploration MMO experience set in the Galia Expanse, where players engage in third-person exploration, ship-to-ship and FPS combat, crafting, quests, and faction-based warfare across three major factions (MUD, ONI, Ustur). Currently in early access.
• SAGE Labs Browser-based economic gameplay module where players mine resources, craft items, scan for Survey Data Units (SDUs), and participate in the fully on-chain player-driven economy. Represents the current economic era of Star Atlas.
• Holosim Free-to-play browser-based fleet command simulation that brings Star Atlas fleet mechanics to any device without downloads, installations, or crypto wallet requirements. Serves as a zero-cost entry point for new players to learn gameplay before engaging the full blockchain economy.
• Galactic Marketplace Player-driven on-chain marketplace for buying, selling, and trading in-game digital assets (ships, modules, resources) as NFTs, enabling ship ownership, fleet rentals, and real cash economy transactions.
• Zink Blockchain Solana Virtual Machine Layer 1 blockchain focused on identity and reputation systems that are portable across games and apps, with a native ZINK token for network participation and an upcoming token generation event planned for the first half of 2026.
• Z.ink Digital identity and engagement platform featuring the Z Profile and ZXP progression system. Rewards users for gameplay, marketplace purchases, and token locking activities, with higher Z Profile levels correlating to larger token allocation shares ahead of the ZINK token generation event.

Quantifiable outcome

• $68.3M in total marketplace trading volume
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• ShagamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStar Atlas partnered with Shaga in March 2025 to bring cloud gaming accessibility to the platform. The partnership includes a $100,000 creator campaign announced in August 2025 to expand reach through content creators and leverage Shaga's cloud gaming infrastructure.
• GAM3S.GGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGAM3S.GG partnered with Solana to launch Solana Game Pass: Season 0 featuring over 30 games including Star Atlas. The initiative offers Free Game Pass NFTs, exclusive quests, raffle tickets, and opportunities to win NFTs, Solana tokens, and in-game loot.
• Magic EdencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMagic Eden is a partner in Solana Game Pass: Season 0, providing NFT marketplace integration and rewards for the gaming initiative featuring Star Atlas and 30+ other games.
• Play SolanaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlay Solana is an ecosystem partner in Solana Game Pass: Season 0, helping promote Web3 gaming on the Solana blockchain.
• DRiPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDRiP is a partner in Solana Game Pass: Season 0, contributing to the rewards ecosystem for Web3 gaming.
• Automata (Z.ink integration)coreTechnology or IntegrationZ.ink is Automata's flagship Web3 game integrated with Star Atlas ecosystem. The integration allows Star Atlas players to earn ZXP through gameplay, marketplace purchases, and token locking, with Z Profile digital identity system linking across platforms.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Illuvium: Web3 AAA open-world RPG built on Immutable with similar graphics-quality ambitions, NFT creature/asset ownership, and play-to-earn mechanics — directly competes with Star Atlas for the AAA blockchain gaming segment.
• Big Time Studios: Web3 AAA action RPG with NFT-based cosmetic items and a player-driven economy — competes for the same high-fidelity, blockchain-enabled gamer demographic as Star Atlas.
• Decentraland: Persistent Web3 virtual world with user-owned land, NFTs, and a tokenized economy — comparable persistent virtual world/metaverse positioning to Star Atlas's Galia Expanse.
• The Sandbox: Web3 virtual world with UGC game creation, NFT land/assets, and a player-driven marketplace — competes with Star Atlas for metaverse and NFT economy attention on a similar player-driven token model.
• Gala Games: Web3 gaming platform offering multiple game titles with NFT ownership and a node-driven economy — overlaps with Star Atlas's multi-game ecosystem ambitions within the same Web3 gaming category.

Emerging players

• Pixels: Web3 farming MMO that migrated to Ronin and offers free-to-play entry with tokenized economy — comparable free-to-play onboarding strategy and tokenized game economy, though lighter graphics.
• Shaga: Cloud gaming platform partner of Star Atlas — comparable focus on accessibility for AAA Web3 games without high-end hardware, increasingly relevant as cloud gaming becomes a key distribution channel.

Others

• Beamable: Gaming backend-as-a-service infrastructure provider that is a Solana Game Pass partner with Star Atlas — comparable live-game services infrastructure focus and shared Web3 gaming ecosystem participation.
• Magic Eden: Leading Solana NFT marketplace that powers secondary trading for Star Atlas Galactic Marketplace assets — comparable NFT trading infrastructure and Solana Game Pass co-participant.

Broad incumbents

• Unity: Dominant game engine/platform powering a large share of Web3 titles including potentially Star Atlas-adjacent studios — relevant incumbent for technology stack and tooling comparisons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/staratlasgame
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCt-y8Npwje5KDG5MSZ0a9Jw
• Facebookfacebook.com/StarAtlasMMO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/71353145

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors11 records

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M&A

Investments

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