Arbitrum L3 blockchain and AI gaming network Anomaly is the latest company to tap into the current Telegram/TON gaming trend. Officially releasing its Telegram bot, Anomaly now lets players access three of its ChatGPT-based mini-games, featuring Dicestone, Pinball, and the upcoming title Wildstone.

Available on both mobile and desktop, in order to onboard new users and boost engagement, the games currently allows referral points with up to 16x multipliers. Additionally, players can connect any of their Anomaly NFT collections to double-up their rewards and points.

“We believe the gaming industry is on the cusp of a transformative shift with the advent of mini-game apps on social platforms like Telegram and now Discord. This evolution represents an untapped user acquisition and engagement frontier, particularly within the web3 space,” said Anomaly CEO and founder Long Do.

The competition among game developers launching via third-party platforms such as Telegram is growing quickly. In particular, clicker mini-games have recently surged in popularity, with games like Notcoin and Hamster Kombat, the latter now claiming to have over 250 million users. 

Another developer leveraging Telegram is Pixelverse with its PixelTap title, for which the company recently raised $2 million in addition to the previously $5.5 million secured. Pixelverse is also preparing to launch its PIXFI token on 18th July. 

“With the widespread popularity and ease of access, we’ve seen a significant uptick in the market for Telegram-based games. We are happy to announce our bot is being made available to the public,” said Long.

In terms of the company, Anomaly has raised $1.45 million from lead investor Decasonic for its AI-powered gaming SDK and L3 blockchain built on Arbitrum Orbit. It’s also recently been approved to take part in Google for Startups Cloud Program.

Anomaly’s mini-games can be accessed via Telegram username @anomalybot