- The Voya Games raised $ 5 million from 1kx, Makers Fund, Rockawayx, and well -known web3 founder.
- The funds will support the launch and growth of the craft world and a broader coherent gaming network enabled by the Dyno Coin.
- The Craft World has 240K+ registered users, 50K MAU, and 1.1M while on-chain trading at its test phase.
- Voya was led by Oliver Löffler, co-creating idle miner tycoon and a mobile gaming veteran.
Voya Games, a web3 game studio established by industry veterans, raised $ 5 million in a seed funding funded by 1KX and Makers Fund to support its mission of developing a network of coherent, player-owned economies. The cycle also saw participation from Rockawayx and well-known angels with Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, Co-Founder of Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), and Sébastien Borget, Sandbox co-founder.
Fresh capital will be used to measure World World, Voya’s debut game, and further develop a broader ecosystem of games unified by a shared model of ownership and economy based on the Dyno Coin utility token.
The Craft World, currently in its testnet stage, attracts more than 240,000 registered users and sees 50,000 monthly active players. Set in a post-man world where dinosaurs rebuild civilization, the casual resource management game incorporates NFT and on-chain mechanic trading without compromising access. It is available on iOS, Android, and Web as a free-to-play experience. During the trial, the game found more than 1.1 million on-chain trading-an early traction sign within the web3 play space.
“Our goal is to develop a token ecosystem where games are connected by a shared economy and culture.
Löffler is not a stranger to play success. Prior to the establishment of Voya in 2023, he established the Kolibri Games, the developer behind the Idle Miner Tycoon, which exceeded 100 million downloads and Ubisoft acquired a nine figure deal. He was accompanied by co-founders Florian Dreschner and Dino Erdmann, who brought expertise to backend architecture, game design, and user interaction.
Web3 plays find it difficult to balance user growth with a blockchain complexity. Voya Games’ approach —the placement of fun-gameplay ahead while gradually introducing players to ownership of ownership-have drawn praise from investors.
“Voya games not only understand the true potential of crypto but are carried out in the way we see how we see the gap emerging,” said Peter Pan, a 1KX partner. “They treat gaming ecosystems as open networks than walls with walls.”
Andrew Wilson of the Makers Fund added, “Craft World shows the strength of incorporating familiar gameplay into web3 mechanics. The team’s ability to ride one hundred thousand players during the trial speaks of volume about their user -centered design and scalability.”
So far, Voya has released two NFT collections integrated into the gameplay loop of the Craft World, serving both cosmetic and functional goals. Throughout the launch of the Craft World scheduled for next year, the studio is preparing to connect many games through the Dyno Coin -which creates a composable gaming ecosystem where users can maintain and use property in experiences.
The fund will come at a time when investing in the web3 playing adventure remains careful but opportunist. While the overall funding to the sector refused early 2025 due to greater macroeconomic tightening, standout teams with proven track records and the user’s real interaction continue to attract attention.
In the Craft World as its foundation and a modular web3 architecture, Voya games aim to build a multi-game universe where the playal ownership and participation of the player drives the in-game economy-a model that can help regenerate how value is distributed in the gaming industry.
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