Star Atlas

Star Atlas is a next-generation massively multiplayer online (MMO) space exploration game and metaverse powered by blockchain technology and Unreal Engine 5. Set in the year 2620, players are invited to explore a vast, persistent galaxy where they can own, trade, and use digital assets as part of an open economy. **Game Modes:** - **UE5 Game (Epic Games Store)**: A free-to-play Unreal Engine 5 experience where players can fly ships, explore the galaxy, and engage in multiplayer combat and racing. Features include crew avatars, asteroid mining, and immersive 3D space gaming. No NFTs required to start playing. - **SAGE (Browser-based 4X Strategy)**: A fully on-chain strategy game built on Solana, where players can explore, craft, and battle with their ships and crew. This browser-based experience offers deep strategic gameplay. - **Holosim**: A free-to-play environment featuring quests, combat, and fleet engagements. The first season successfully launched with engaging quest systems and combat incentives. **Factions:** Players can choose from three distinct factions, each with unique lore and gameplay: - **The ONI**: A consortium of alien species who, after nearly exterminating one another in war, set aside their differences for a more bountiful life in space. The ONI faction remains the largest contributor to the aggregate GDP. - **The Ustur**: Spawned by an advanced AI, they are a collective of sentient, soft-formed androids with a developed sense of identity, culture, and fashion. The USTUR faction continues to deliver the highest per-capita output. - **The MUD**: A faction of humans who, led by a god-like alien being, plundered Earth's remaining resources to set off for the promise of the stars. **NFT Economy:** Every ship, crew member, mining rig, collectible, or resource in Star Atlas is an NFT—stored in players' wallets, tradable on the Star Atlas Marketplace, and usable in various game modes. Assets are interoperable across platforms and have direct utility in gameplay, from flying and crafting to staking and upgrading. **Recent Developments:** - **Zink Layer-1 Blockchain (December 2025)**: Star Atlas' parent company, ATMTA, unveiled Zink, a Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Layer-1 blockchain, to replace Solana for in-game transactions. Zink features zProfiles, a zero-knowledge identity system enabling automated transactions and cross-app permissions. The mainnet launch is scheduled for December 2025, with Star Atlas migrating fully to Zink while maintaining Solana compatibility. - **Combat Racing & Shooter Mode (July 2025)**: Enhanced Unreal Engine 5 gameplay with AI-driven modes, including new multiplayer combat and racing experiences. - **Procedural Universe Expansion (June 2025)**: Introduction of algorithmic story encounters and resource systems, expanding the game's universe and player engagement. - **Holosim Season 1**: Successfully launched with quests, combat, and fleet engagements in a free-to-play environment, complementing the existing Star Atlas experience. **Economic System:** Star Atlas operates a dual-token economy: - **$ATLAS**: The primary in-game currency used for transactions, purchasing assets, and in-game activities. Current market cap: ~$9.2 million with 22.47 billion ATLAS in circulation. - **$POLIS**: The governance token that gives holders voting rights in the Star Atlas DAO. The DAO treasury is controlled by POLIS token holders and currently holds $1.67 million. Current market cap: ~$12.96 million with 313.08 million POLIS in circulation. **Key Features:** - Free-to-play UE5 game on Epic Games Store (no NFTs required) - Fully on-chain browser-based strategy game (SAGE) - NFT marketplace for trading ships, crew, and assets - Multiplayer combat and racing modes - Asteroid mining and resource gathering - Space station building and management - Faction-based gameplay with unique lore - Cross-platform asset interoperability - DAO governance through POLIS tokens Despite earlier funding challenges, Star Atlas continues with reduced scope and an eye on long-term delivery, with significant infrastructure improvements through the Zink blockchain migration.