"If the game is malicious, you don’t want your secret recovery phrase exposed to the game.” HyperPlay’s approach to security protects users even if one of its vetted games is compromised for some reason, he added. “We’re separating the keys from the game," Jacob said. Jacob explained that HyperPlay’s launcher “paints” a MetaMask layer in-game on top of the gameplay experience so that users don’t have to minimize their game or otherwise switch windows to complete transactions, similar to Steam’s in-game overlay. It also works with WalletConnect, which enables over 40 different crypto wallet providers.īesides being just a game launcher, HyperPlay is also a game store aggregator, offering the Epic Games and Good Old Games stores within its interface. It’s available for Windows, Mac, Steam Deck, and Linux users, but Jacob explained that HyperPlay is most optimized for MetaMask wallets. The launcher will support non-crypto games as well as Web3 titles. HyperPlay will offer numerous games at launch, ranging from Undead Blocks to DeFi Kingdoms, The Sandbox, Voxie Tactics, and The Bornless, to name a few. Instead of taking a cut of game sales or transactions, Jacob said that HyperPlay will generate revenue through offering “convenience features” within the app, similar to how MetaMask generates revenue. “Unlike the Apple Store, we’re not taking a 30% cut of your developer’s in-game economy," he explained. eth handle for privacy reasons, told Decrypt that HyperPlay is " solving the distribution problem and freeing game developers from the risk of deplatforming by these monopolies like Apple and Google, or Steam." Jacob, who prefers to go by his first name or.
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