In 2025, YGG focused on a simple thesis. We believed there was an underserved market of Web3 natives who wouldn’t call themselves “gamers” but who would enjoy casual, bite-sized games, if crypto elements were built into the gameplay.

Ragnarok Breaker, a web-based roguelite auto-shooter set in the Nine Chronicles universe, is now live on the YGG Play Launchpad. The game is developed by Planetarium Labs, the same studio behind the Norse mythology-inspired Nine Chronicles.

At BuidlHack 2026 during Korea Buidl Week in April, 120 teams built fully functional vibe coded games for the YGG Play x Verse8 Casual Degen track.

Onchain soulslike RPG Roots of Embervault is the latest title to join the YGG Play Launchpad through a third-party publishing partnership with animation and gaming studio Ruyui.

Anyone who has felt frustrated with a game has had the fleeting thought that they could do a better job, or had an idea that they were sure would be a smash hit. With the emergence of vibe coding, more aspiring creators can now build toward this goal.

YGG started 2026 on a strong note, climbing to #3 on BlockchainGamer.biz’s top 50 list of blockchain game companies. The Q1 2026 Community Update covers what drove that momentum, including YGG’s continued evolution into a premier publisher, the YGG Play ecosystem surpassing $9 million.

Web3 publishing and LLM-assisted game development converged during Korea Buidl Week as YGG Play and the AI-native creation platform Verse8 hosted the Casual Degen track of the festival's flagship hackathon, BuidlHack 2026.

YGG Play and Waifu Sweeper have landed in Hong Kong’s premier luxury retail hub, LANDMARK, in collaboration with Dream Temple, as part of the Hypebeast 20th anniversary Twenty T-Shirt Exhibition at Gallery HBX.

Your YGG Play Points just got a whole lot more powerful! 💪 Introducing Boost, a new way to spend points on the YGG Play Launchpad to gain a temporary advantage during key moments. Whether you are aiming for larger token allocations or looking to increase your quest rewards, Boosts allow you to use your points more strategically.

YGG Play is expanding its Casual Degen ecosystem with a major in-game IP crossover. Its hit baseball title GIGACHADBAT is teaming up with Bearish, the second most prominent IP on Abstract after Pudgy Penguins, to bring an exclusive, gameplay-native collaboration directly to players.