Key Takeaways
- Funtico as an Avalanche-based gaming/metaverse platform.
- It will now support indie game development on Avalanche.
- The TICO token is trading down over 75% since launching in January 2025.
Web3 powerhouse Avalanche is making moves to become an active player in the Web3 gaming ecosystem as it taps Funtico to power its newfound indie game development ambitions.
Indie Web3 Games
As per a press release shared with CCN, Avalanche has chosen Funtico to become its go-to destination for indie game development.
Funtico launched in early 2024 on the Avalanche blockchain, with a vision to build a gaming platform featuring casual and competitive games, both single and multiplayer, where players could battle it out, earn, trade, and more.
However, Avalanche is more interested in the platform’s infrastructure and dev tools.
Avalanche cites Funtico’s suite of tools and features that lower the entry barriers for devs. Notably, it’s Publisher-as-a-Service (PaaS) lets studios publish titles minus cumbersome tech, legal, or operational overheads.
It also offers cross-game interoperability within its ecosystem, a compliant and secure dev environment, simplified onboarding, as well as its expertise.
It comes as Avalanche continues to realise its vision of being a go-to destination for Web3 gaming, especially with the launch of MapleStory N, which propelled network activity to record highs.
Funtico 2025
In January 2025, Funtico deployed its native token, TICO, which has declined 77.5% since launching, and now trades at $0.0036 with a $7.75 million market cap.
That said, the fledgling Web3 gaming platform has seen some success this year.
In its mid-year recap, Funtico notes that it had distributed over $120,000 and over 3.7 million TICO ($13,400 approx.) to 4,507 unique winners across 95 tournaments.
As per the latest press release, the collaboration will officially begin with “Avalanche GameLoop Season 1,” in which devs are tasked with creating a simple “high score” browser-based game, and ultimately compete for their share of a $30,000 prize pool.
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Eddie is a gaming and crypto writer at CCN. Covering the often weird and wonderful world of Web3 with an adoring, but skeptical eye.
Prior to CCN, Eddie has spent the past seven years working his way through the crypto, finance, and technology industry. He began with PR and journalism with Bitcoin PR Buzz and BitcoinNews.com, eventually working his way to become a copywriter with a dozen firms, including the likes of Polkadot before returning to journalism in 2023.
Having studied Radio production and journalism at University in the UK, Eddie spent a few years making podcasts and presenting on a local London radio station as he built up his writing chops.
A lifelong skateboarder, Eddie can often be found at the skatepark or touring the streets looking for something new to try. That, or kicking back playing JRPGs on his original PSP.
