HikerGames: The Brains Behind the Scene

HikerGames is responsible for developing and growing World of Master the game. If you are curious about the team, have a read.

14 years of video games “hiking” experience

Formerly Emobi Games

HikerGames was founded back in 2008 in Vietnam under the name Emobi Games. The Vietnamese gaming industry was very different back then: most gamers were playing video games made by foreign developers, and there was no sign of domestic video game development.

Emobi Games decided to make video games that are 100% domestically incubated and developed. In 2011, they published their first game — 7554 — a first-person shooter video game set during the Franco-Vietnamese War from 1946 to 1954. With 7554, Emboli Games has drawn attention to itself and showed that there are also other shooter games outside of America and Europe.

Paving the way forward — HikerGames

In 2015, EmobiGames changed the studio name to HikerGames, with the HikerGames logo portraying the stoicism and resilience of mountain hikers. The studio continued to produce a fair share of new titles from then on, published on a wide range of platforms, including Steam and Xbox (i.e., Toy Odyssey).

Video games philosophy

HikerGames’ way of producing video games is simple: never rush development, focus on the quality and aesthetically pleasing in-game graphics. Creativity is also commendable, from creating new video game concepts and lore, like Toy Odyssey, or implementing exciting gameplay mechanics, like FZ9 Timeshift, where players can manipulate time at will.

Hiker Games is a melting pot for many young people passionate and enthusiastic about game development. They want to bring good game products to the markets with passion and sheer effort and prove that Vietnam has become a serious player in the video game industry.

Into the metaverse

In the early waves of GameFi adoption, unknown studios or people wanting to cash on the trendy market published many games, most of which only contain a roadmap with no actual product or have terrible gaming experience. There is a severe need for reputable video game studios to take the wheel before subpar quality projects overtake the whole industry.

Blockchain and NFTs’s potential are limitless, and that fact is undeniable when numerous companies and personal projects are stepping into the blockchain industry left and right. HikerGames is no exception: They saw how blockchain gaming could revolutionize how traditional video games create a self-sufficient economy for the players. But, for HikerGames, we all know what happens next:

Introducing World of Master

World of Master is the fourth generation in a long-standing and highly successful series of kung fu card battle games in Vietnam developed by HikerGames. Drawing inspiration from Jin Yong’s various heroes, combining it with excellent gameplay, graphics, and cutting-edge blockchain technology, World of Masters will captivate players with the stunning kung fu metaverse world.

World of Master also marks HikerGames’s significant milestone in blockchain gaming development in a partnership with SohaGames. The predecessor of World of Master has already attracted 700.000 players in Vietnam alone, and most of them expressed great interest in an NFT-based version for the game.

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