The original meme coin is all about vibes, and if you’re looking to bring more of that goofy fun into your life, then you can find Dogecoin and the meme dog’s likeness in several games.
From a Fortnite-like battle royale shooter to a strategic trading card game and even a crypto mining game that pays out real Bitcoin rewards, here are nine games to play that celebrate all things DOGE.
OpenSeason
Fortnite-like battle royale shooter OpenSeason added a custom Doge-themed biome in April 2024. In a blog post, the game’s developers said that it is a “realm where every nook and cranny barks the tale of Kabosu, the Doge, our beloved Shiba Inu.”
The Ethereum-based shooter built the digital environment in collaboration with NFT project Own the Doge, the crypto project that owns the official Doge IP. OpenSeason is available via the Epic Games Store.
Kabosu, the fluffy Shiba Inu behind the immortal “Doge” meme, has inspired a $28 billion meme coin, a holy pilgrimage, and a bronze statue erected in her Japanese hometown. Now, she’s being honored with perhaps the grandest gesture yet: a sizable chunk of a digital game world.
Ethereum-based battle royale game OpenSeason has announced that it will soon feature a custom Doge-themed biome—a “realm where every nook and cranny barks the tale of Kabosu, the Doge, our beloved Shiba Inu," according t...
Raini: The Lords of Light
Hearthstone-style trading card game Raini: The Lords of Light is filled with crypto-themed cards. The game is dominated by crypto references, including a card of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, as well as pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Hearthstone, but make it crypto? It’s not a completely new concept, but Raini Studios’ debut game The Lords of Light fits the bill—and then some. And it differentiates itself from card-battling rivals by leaning into the culture (and memes) of its crypto heritage.
Raini shared the open beta of its turn-based card strategy game—with NFTs available across Avalanche, Ethereum, and BNB Chain—at last week’s Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco.
Attendees battled against AI-powered bots with...
Super Doginals
Retro-style brawler Super Doginals is both Doge-themed and also inscribed on the Dogecoin blockchain via the Doginals protocol—that was a lot of Doge in one sentence, much wow.
Akin to classic fighting games like Streets of Rage and Fatal Fury, you control one of three characters—two of which are anthropomorphic Shiba Inu dogs—in this side-scrolling brawler as you pummel foes based on other meme-friendly creatures like apes, cats, and frogs.
Got a few minutes? There’s an original Doge-themed beat-’em-up game inscribed on Dogecoin via the Doginals protocol. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect game to play as DOGE buzz is back in full swing amid a surge to a three-year price high price.
Super Doginals is a retro-style brawler in the vein of classics like Streets of Rage and Fatal Fury, as you control one of three characters—including two anthropomorphic Shiba Inu dogs—and stroll through side-scrolling environments, pummeling foe...
Bitcoin Miner
Bitcoin Miner is a real game that lets you mine fake cryptocurrencies, but receive real Bitcoin rewards for doing so. And don't let the name fool you: This iOS and Android game really includes Dogecoin as one of the in-game coins, along with Shiba Inu (SHIB) and other prominent assets.
Bitcoin Miner is one of the most compelling mobile games we’ve played that pays out actual Bitcoin along the way. Unlike BTC-infused riffs on solitaire, sudoku, and other classic games, it does so in a colorful, recursive game about mining fake cryptocurrency.
It’s a slam dunk for crypto enthusiasts, even though—as with all of these games—the actual amount of Bitcoin you’ll earn for casual play comes out to pennies per hour. But as we’ve logged hours into the game, we’ve discovered strategies an...
You can't earn real DOGE for playing, but racking up in-game coins via faux DOGE mining will let you earn real Bitcoin that you can cash out to a ZBD wallet and then spend and transfer out as you please. Keep your expectations realistic, as the game pays out maybe pennies' worth of BTC per hour of play—but hey, it's something. And it's a fun idle gaming diversion, too.
Bitcoin Miner (left) and Zoo game screenshots. Image: Decrypt
Zoo
Zoo, a rising Telegram crypto game that's gaining steam as of this latest update, is a simple game that lets you build and upgrade your own zoo to earn a share of an upcoming token airdrop—and this zoo features the iconic Doge.
For the price of 25,000 Animal Feed, you'll earn 2,500 in-game Zoo tokens per hour. There's not much more to it, but compared to the standard animals that make up most of the roster, at least this one and Pepe bring a meme twist to the game.
Zoo is the buzzy new Telegram game that promises players a share of an upcoming airdrop—simply for jumping in a few times a day and building up their own zoo with as many animals as possible. It’s a slightly different concept to the many tap-to-earn games we have seen over the last year, but just like them, it’s all about maximizing your efficiency to get the biggest airdrop allocation possible.
When you first open Zoo, you are met with an empty field and are tasked with turning it into a thrivi...
Decentraland
Ethereum-based metaverse game Decentraland embraced AI last year to enable players to chat with non-playable characters, or NPCs. The added characters included Simone the Robot, 23-year-old streamer Aisa, and a buffed up Doge—who is claimed to be a lighthearted character, despite his imposing stature.
The game is free to play, though the Decentraland world is split up into 90,000 units of NFTs, known as LAND—so if you want to publicly build, you’ll have to splash the cash. But you don’t have to spend anything to wander around and chat with Doge.
Metaverse game worlds can feel a little quiet at times, but Decentraland has a solution to pump more life into its Ethereum-based world: the developers have partnered with artificial intelligence startup Inworld to bring in AI-powered non-player characters (NPCs).
In other words, Decentraland is using AI smarts to power a supporting cast of avatars in the world, while also teeing up the ability for creators to do the same with their owned spaces. As an introduction, three such NPCs have set up...
Who's the Top Dog?
Inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol, Who’s the Top Dog? is a Pac-Man clone with crypto elements. Pac-Man is replaced by the mascot of the Bitcoin Runes token DOG, while the ghosts are replaced by the pups associated with popular meme coins Shiba Inu, Dogwifhat, Floki, and of course, DOGE.
It’s also playable as a built-in game on the BitBoy One handheld game console, essentially a Bitcoin riff on Nintendo’s Game Boy, which recently shipped to early buyers.
The NFT-based battle royale game Katana Inu has a sword-wielding, Dogecoin-themed playable character in-game, even using it as the game’s mascot. But it's not just Doge: The game has tons of characters dedicated to crypto projects like meme coin NPC, an apparent Pepe tribute, and even one dedicated to Solana—yes, the cryptocurrency and network.
Telegram tap-to-earn game PixelTap added “The Giga Chad Doge” back in June—yep, you read that right. The story here is that the cute Doge we all know and love was struck by a “bolt of energy” that bulked the doggy up into a hyper-muscular version of himself.
This character can be used in Pixelverse Telegram game to fight enemies and progress within the game.
✨ Introducing The Giga Chad Doge
🇯🇵 In the peaceful town of Sakura, Japan, lived a Shiba Inu named Doge. Famous on the internet for its adorable pictures, Doge enjoyed a simple, happy life.
⚡️One fateful day, a bolt of energy from the blockchain struck Doge, empowering him… pic.twitter.com/6rmmkEVFFh
Adidas and the makers of Sui-based game Xociety announced a collaboration this week to release limited edition NFT mystery boxes containing in-game character skins, marking the athletic apparel brand's latest move in the blockchain world.
The collection, launching May 16, will offer 2,600 mystery boxes priced at $129 each, each containing Adidas-themed virtual clothing and accessories for player avatars in Xociety—a "pop shooter" game built on the Sui blockchain.
Each mystery box contains Adidas...
American crypto exchange Coinbase has announced a new marketing deal with Riot Games, becoming the exclusive crypto exchange and official blockchain partner for both League of Legends and Valorant global esports events.
The multi-year sponsorship deal will debut at the Valorant Masters event in Toronto in June, with Coinbase creating fan engagement opportunities across both games' global esports calendars, including social media campaigns, broadcast integrations, and technical features.
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The crypto gaming space is ever expanding, and with prominent games releasing, token airdrops piling up, and the constant shifting of the markets around them all, it's a lot to take in.
Luckily, we're all over it here at Decrypt's GG. And if you're looking to keep tabs on the latest happenings around crypto video games, this weekly roundup gives you a quick overview of the biggest stories we covered over the past week, along with a smattering of other interesting tidbits from around the space.
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