What GamePhilos does

GamePhilos is a Singapore-based game studio (legally GAMEPHILOS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.) founded in 2022 that develops MMO and strategy games with Web3 integrations. Its core product is Age of Dino (恐龙时代), a mobile and PC strategy game featuring multiplayer battles and alliance-building mechanics. The game is built on the Xterio Foundation platform and incorporates NFT-based digital ownership of in-game assets and a Web3-integrated in-game economy, positioning the studio at the intersection of traditional mobile/PC strategy gaming and blockchain-based digital ownership.

The studio raised $8 million in seed funding in September 2023 from a consortium of crypto-native and gaming-focused investors, with Animoca Ventures, ChainHill Capital, SevenX Ventures, and Xterio leading and Bas1s Ventures, Game7, Great South Gate, GSR, HashKey Capital, and Sanctor Capital participating. The team consists of 28 employees, including veterans from NetEase, Zynga, FunPlus, ByteDance, Longtech, and Blizzard Entertainment, which provides execution credibility for a competitive strategy/MMO title.

The business model combines one-time game sales and downloads via mobile app stores and PC gaming platforms with transaction-based revenue from NFT ownership mechanics in the in-game economy. Age of Dino was scheduled for an early 2024 launch in select countries in Southeast Asia and broader Asia, with plans to expand distribution over time. The company targets two primary segments: traditional mobile and PC strategy gamers interested in MMO multiplayer gameplay, and Web3/crypto gaming enthusiasts interested in NFT ownership and blockchain-integrated economies.

Name

GamePhilos

Legal name

GAMEPHILOS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Website

https://philos.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GamePhilos is a Singapore-based studio developing Age of Dino, a mobile and PC Web3-integrated MMO strategy game featuring NFT-based digital ownership and a blockchain in-game economy built on the Xterio Foundation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Strategy Games

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Blockchain Game Studios & Game Development (FSAPAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Game Asset Standards & Infrastructure (NFT items, marketplaces, royalties, asset registries) (FSAPAGAE), Mobile & F2P Game Studios (MPAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Mobile strategy games
• Web3 gaming
• MMO strategy games
• NFT game assets
• Blockchain gaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. In-Game NFT Transactions: Revenue generated through NFT ownership mechanics - players purchase, trade, and own in-game assets as NFTs. The in-game economy creates transaction opportunities for the company.
2. Game Sales and Downloads: Revenue from game distribution via mobile and PC platforms, with initial launch in select countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

GamePhilos develops and plans to publish "Age of Dino," a mobile and PC MMO strategy game with Web3 integrations. The product combines traditional multiplayer battles and alliance-building gameplay with NFT-based digital ownership of in-game assets and an on-chain in-game economy built on the Xterio Foundation platform. The studio is single-product and pre-launch, targeting individual gamers and Web3 enthusiasts.

Product overview

GamePhilos is a single-product studio developing a mobile and PC strategy game called Age of Dino (恐龙时代). The company raised $8 million in seed funding to develop and distribute this upcoming game, which features Web3 integrations including NFT ownership and an in-game economy built on the Xterio Foundation platform. The game targets multiplayer battles and alliance-building gameplay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Age of Dino (恐龙时代)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xterio FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationGamePhilos is building Age of Dino on the Xterio Foundation platform. The game features Web3 integrations including NFT ownership and in-game economy on this platform. This technology partnership provides the blockchain infrastructure for the game's Web3 features.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Xterio: Xterio is the Web3 gaming platform and infrastructure partner on which GamePhilos builds Age of Dino. Xterio also publishes its own Web3 games, making it a directly comparable peer that operates both as a platform and a game studio in the same niche as GamePhilos.
• Star Atlas: Star Atlas is a Web3 space MMO strategy game with NFT-based ship and asset ownership. It is one of the closest genre competitors to Age of Dino — same MMO/strategy DNA, same NFT ownership model, same target cohort of Web3 strategy players.
• Big Time Studios: Big Time is a Web3 multiplayer action RPG featuring NFT-based cosmetic assets and a player-driven economy. It is comparable to GamePhilos as a similarly scoped, NFT-integrated multiplayer game targeting overlapping gamer cohorts.
• Pixels: Pixels is a Web3 farming-social MMO with NFT land and asset ownership and a strong player-vs-alliance multiplayer loop. Its social MMO mechanic and Web3 economy mirror GamePhilos's multiplayer-battles and NFT in-game economy design.
• Illuvium: Illuvium is a Web3 open-world RPG/auto-battler with NFT creature ownership and an in-game economy. It shares GamePhilos's design pillars of NFT ownership, an open in-game economy, and high-fidelity multiplayer gameplay.
• Gods Unchained: Gods Unchained is a Web3 trading card game built around true NFT ownership of cards and a player marketplace. It is a comparable Web3-native game with a similar player-owned asset economy.

Broad incumbents

• The Sandbox: The Sandbox is a broader Web3 metaverse and user-generated content platform with NFT land and assets. While broader in scope than Age of Dino, it competes for the same Web3-native gamer mindshare and attention.
• FunPlus: FunPlus is a global mobile MMO/strategy game publisher (King of Avalon, State of Survival). Several GamePhilos team members came from FunPlus, and its mobile strategy portfolio defines the traditional category GamePhilos targets.
• Zynga: Zynga is a major mobile games publisher (now part of Take-Two). It is a comparable peer as a broad mobile games incumbent whose executives feed into GamePhilos and whose portfolio defines the traditional mobile strategy genre benchmarks.
• NetEase Games: NetEase Games is a top-tier global PC and mobile game developer/publisher. Multiple GamePhilos team alumni hail from NetEase, and NetEase's mobile MMO portfolio represents the scale and quality bar GamePhilos aspires to in mobile strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments

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