Can Sunflower Land Build Crypto FarmVille?

We’re seeing a cambrian explosion in crypto games hit the market right now. Some games take the higher fidelity, higher complexity approach. These try appeal to gamers who loved EVE Online, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and other AAA games. 

But games for “gamers” are often not the most popular or most successful in the mainstream. Starting with Facebook games and continuing through the mobile era, the most popular games are actually the casual ones. These kinds of games are more relaxing, less competitive, and, crucially, quick. You can play on the toilet or while on a Zoom call. 

If you were online in 2010, you remember FarmVille the casual farming game that consumed everyone’s lives on Facebook for a year. At its peak, there were 32 million daily active players. 

World of Warcraft, widely regarded as one of the most successful games of all time, had a peak of 10 million monthly subscribers. At its height, FarmVille was attracting 3x that many people per day. Casual gaming is massive, much larger than the “serious” gaming industry. 

So, naturally, we should see some extremely popular casual crypto games. And, by their casual nature, they will probably bring the most people on-chain and develop into the largest crypto game economies. 

Two weeks ago I wrote about STEPN, one of the first extremely successful casual crypto games to hit the market. 

This week, I want to introduce you to Sunflower Land. The FarmVille-esque game that’s created a fun, chill take on play to earn gaming. 

What is Sunflower Land