SKALE L1 Launches $2 Million Indie Game Accelerator Program to Bring Web2 Gaming On-chain

SKALE, the Layer1 gas-free invisible blockchain, today announced the launch of its Indie Game Accelerator Program, an initiative designed to support solo indie game developers and indie game studios in building and scaling blockchain-powered games. 

As the only blockchain partner in Unity’s Publisher Program, SKALE has shown a strong commitment to fostering innovation in Web3 gaming. In addition to mentorship and technical support, SKALE is allocating $2 million in grants to program participants, including those with no prior blockchain development experience. The Indie Game Accelerator Program offers a robust package of funding, mentorship, and ecosystem support tailored specifically for game developers looking to integrate blockchain technology.

Key features of the program are:

• Funding & Grants: A structured SKL Token Pool with milestone-based distributions to ensure meaningful progress.
• Investor Access & Funding Partner Program (FPP): Top projects will be invited to a private pitch contest with members of SKALE’s Funding Partner Program (FPP), gaining exposure to leading VCs and angel investors.
• Expert Mentorship & Pitching Opportunities: Access to dedicated coaching and two exclusive pitch sessions for expert feedback.
• Token Launch Support: Leverage industry leaders for token launches and access to top Web3 launchpads.
• Technical & Developer Support: Hands-on support from SKALE’s Developer Success Team for blockchain architecture, smart contracts, UX, and QA testing.
• Marketing & Exposure: Dedicated co-marketing, social media amplification, and ecosystem accelerator benefits to boost visibility.

The program is open to developers and studios at various stages of their journey, including indie game developers, gaming studios, and traditional gaming projects that are Web3 curious. Participants can tap into SKALE’s powerful Web3 ecosystem, featuring key partners like Sequence, Crossmint, ThirdWeb, and Unity to streamline blockchain integration, payments, and user onboarding.

SKALE Labs CEO and Co-Founder Jack O’Holleran commented on the news, “SKALE has quickly become a premier gaming ecosystem with over 230K daily active GamFi wallets and over 1B total transactions on the network. With the grant program, we want to ensure the network remains at the forefront of Web3 gaming adoption and look forward to supporting the next wave of creativity on SKALE.” 

Go here for information and to apply for the Indie Game Accelerator Program.

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About SKALE
SKALE Labs is the foundation behind SKALE, the gas-free invisible Layer1 blockchain network “built different” to scale gaming, AI, social, and high-performance dApps to the masses. SKALE Chains are gas-free, high-throughput, and fully EVM-Compatible, making them ideal for a wide range of decentralized applications. With a commitment to driving the mass adoption of Web3 technologies, SKALE empowers developers and businesses to build scalable, efficient, and user-centric blockchain applications.

Harmonizing speed, security, and decentralization, SKALE Labs was born in Cali in 2018 by Jack O’Holleran and Stan Kladko, PhD. As of 2024, the network serves over 50 million unique active wallets and has saved users $11 billion in gas fees.