Mirror World is developing the only software development kit (SDK) on Solana designed to onboard GameFi developers to the blockchain. Despite Solana’s growing popularity, Mirror World CEO Chris Zhu points out a significant “lack of infrastructure” for game developers on this blockchain.
Zhu noted that many DeFi features common on other blockchains, such as cross-chain swaps and on/off crypto ramps, are missing for Solana game developers. “Applications like games struggle to internalize value on a shared Solana layer not designed with just one application in mind,” Zhu explained. He added that specific applications might need custom features like privacy, instant settlements, asset transfer rules, and compliance, which Solana currently does not support.
To address this issue, Mirror World Labs recently raised $12 million in its Series A funding round led by Bitkraft, Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, and others. The funds will be used to further develop its gaming rollup, Sonic, which launched in March.
Zhu mentioned that developers have responded positively to Sonic’s technical capabilities. “However, some feedback was to have the main token liquidity on the Solana mainnet,” Zhu said. “To address this, we enabled atomic interoperability. By leveraging the HyperGrid Framework, games can keep liquidity on the mainnet while processing game logic on Sonic.”
Future Plans for Solana Gaming Ecosystem
Looking ahead, Mirror World aims to expand the necessary components to build a healthy, sustainable, and growing ecosystem. This includes not only gaming studios but also infrastructure projects like NFT marketplaces, decentralized exchanges (DEXes), and staking protocols. “We aim to be the gaming hub of Solana, supporting our gaming studios in all aspects, including go-to-market support, regional marketing, partnership collaboration, and influencer engagements to maximize the growth of our ecosystem games,” Zhu added.
Currently, Sonic is the only SDK on Solana. Its closest competitor, Eclipse, plans to build a Solana Virtual Machine layer-two on Ethereum rather than a Solana-native SDK. Other competitors like Ronin and Redstone are focused on Ethereum. “We aim to bring gaming assets and developers to build on the Solana Virtual Machine,” Zhu remarked.
Mirror World developers previously noted that while Solana has benefited from the memecoin boom and decentralized application market growth, its gaming sector has not achieved similar success. They believe that the novel Sonic protocol could help other developers deploy Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) chains to support their GameFi projects.
Summary Review: Mirror World’s efforts to enhance Solana’s gaming infrastructure through Sonic and additional support mechanisms aim to make the blockchain a more attractive and functional platform for game developers, potentially transforming Solana into a major hub for blockchain-based gaming.
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