My Neighbor Alice, a long-running blockchain game launched in 2021, has migrated from BNB chain to the new Chrome network in the lead-up to the launch of Chromia’s mainnet.
My Neighbor Alice, developed by Antler Interactive, is a fully on-chain game in the spirit of big Web2 hits like Animal Crossing and Minecraft, where players can do things like farm, fish and socialize in a colorful environment. An ALICE token has been minted on the game Ethereumlike NFT plots on BNB Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain).
Coinciding with the in-game launch of the Season 4 content pack today, the developers have launched a bridge from BNB Chain to Chromia, allowing NFT owners to migrate their assets to the new chain to create new Chromia NFTs in-game. According to a press release, players will not have to pay gas fees on Chromia or sign any transactions while playing.
Chromia is described as a ‘relational blockchain’, which links a decentralized blockchain network to a ready-to-use relational database, creating what its developers say is a platform well-suited for rich applications – whether for business, entertainment or gaming is.
“Chromia properties ensure that it is a natural fit Web3 gaming,” said My Neighbor Alice Chief Technical Officer Alex Mizrahi in a press release. “Players want to own the items they earn in the game world, but they also want a more intuitive experience than existing ones dapp platforms cannot deliver.”
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My Neighbor Alice does not run on the Chromia mainnet, but rather on an ‘appnet’: a special instance of the blockchain built for specific decentralized apps (dapps). In fact, the mainnet won’t launch until 2024, as revealed in a recent roadmap update, but the appnet provides examples of how games and apps will run on the technology.