Over three years since saying its large $200 million funding spherical, US web3 developer Restrict Break has launched its first recreation for testing.
Puzzle Panic has been in improvement for quite a lot of years, predominantly in Restrict Break’s Japanese studio. That is mirrored within the recreation’s artwork model, which additionally leverages its DigiDaigaku NFT assortment of anime women.
Albeit in skinny buying and selling, the announcement that Puzzle Panic has been mushy launched for iOS in New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore noticed the ground worth of DigiDaigaku NFTs double to over 1 ETH, with one uncommon merchandise promoting for over 2 ETH ($2,600).
As for the sport itself, it’s an motion puzzler wherein gamers full match puzzles to beat numerous duties, that are fronted by totally different recreation women. Duties proven within the video trailer embody placing out a fireplace in a kitchen, breaking wooden with a karate chop, and taking part in basketball. Boss battles are additionally promised.
By way of the challenge’s standing, Restrict Break says, “For this part, we’re centered on gameplay first. The present construct doesn’t embody web3 options, our precedence is delivering a terrific core expertise and studying from actual participant suggestions. In parallel, we’re persevering with to construct our infrastructure and upcoming testnet”.
That is vital as a result of, for the previous couple of years, in addition to recreation improvement, the corporate has been constructing core blockchain infrastructure starting from its ERC-721C NFT buying and selling protocol to the Apptoken customary that’s at the moment being utilized by the likes of Pixels, Axie Infinity and Moku Grand Area.
It additionally teased in March 2026 that it will be launching a testnet, though it’s not clear what this might be used for.
In relation to attainable web3 options in Puzzle Panic, one factor of the metagame highlighted within the trailer is the flexibility to gather and commerce stickers. This type of exercise might simply be prolonged to blockchain belongings in future variations of the sport.
