US-based web3 infrastructure developer Stardust has launched Starbase, a new rewards-based social gaming platform.

Currently including partner games Nifty Island, Shrapnel, The Mystery Society, BloodLoop, Habbo Hotel, Cap’n’Company, Cambria, Serum City, and Uldor, Starbase is designed for players looking to earn rewards based on missions and challenges. Through a broader network called Starnet, Starbase lets users earn Gems, which are part of a larger rewards structure including players, games, and advertisers.

Beginning on 17th July, the first series of games will release a total of 25 missions. Following the launch, Starbase will announce new partner games on a weekly basis.

Aiming to onboard billions of players to web3, Starbase is the first major launch within Stardust’s broader ecosystem.

Stardust CEO and founder Canaan Linder commented, “With Starnet, we’re on a mission to accelerate gaming through a programmatic decentralized user acquisition protocol. Starbase is a standalone missions platform that rewards players for playing Starnet-partnered games – and is Starnet’s first step to usher in a billion players to web3.”

Shrapnel head of marketing Tony Valcarcel added, “Shrapnel is excited to expand our relationship with Stardust and Starnet by integrating with their latest player engagement and acquisition tool, Starbase. Shrapnel Operators can earn bonus rewards when completing missions on Starbase. Starnet’s vision is a key building block in bringing the next billion players to web3 games and Shrapnel is excited to be part of this mission.”

“We love what Starbase is doing – they have an incredibly slick and fun platform with a great reward structure for PLAYING GAMES! Starnet’s vision is perfectly timed; traditional user acquisition is ripe for disruption, and Cambria is thrilled to contribute to this mission,” concluded Cambria founder Ben Davis.

Discover more about how Stardust is helping developers build and scale their games and the company’s vision of blockchain mass adoption in our recent interview with CEO Canaan Linder.