Planet-X’s Open Beta is still ongoing, and players from across the globe are registering to play treasure-hunting games while killing each other. Emerging with one of its kind concepts, Planet-X is a free-to-play game available on mobile where users compete to win free prizes. The prizes they win in the game will be delivered to their address worldwide. Players, also called Hunters in the game represent a community who are continuously hunting and extracting new prizes.
Gameplay and Game Modes in Planet-X
Presented with an intuitive gameplay resembling the dynamics of popular PvP first-person shooting games, Planet-X aims to build the world’s biggest treasure hunt game. The prizes range from ETH tokens, gift cards, and shoes to life-changing rewards like vacations, cars, and houses. Moreover, as the user base grows, so will the prizes.
The unique gameplay merges the physical world with digital experiences, offering users an opportunity to win prizes every day. Using their combat skills, strategy, and courage, players will compete to win the most number of chests.
Players will jump out from a plane and land in their chosen areas on the map. From here, it’s everyone for himself sort of tactic. Players must find weapons, gather additional items, and compete to open the maximum number of chests without getting killed.
The gameplay consists of hunts that can launch randomly and bring forth exciting prizes. Set in a distant mystical land, Planet-X pushes adrenaline into their players with notifications about the treasure hunt, asking them to find hidden treasures and win $5,000. It’s a free-to-play game, which means users participating in the hunt have nothing to lose while participating in different game modes.
- Daily Hunts: The primary game mode, daily hunts take place every day and it has a limited space. Players are supposed to secure free passes to reserve their spot in the hunt. The players will see a chest count on top of their screen during the gameplay. As soon as a player finds a chest, it is removed from the list. The chests contained prizes or X-tokens. Finding the chest isn’t enough. The players also need to extract the prize to become the winner.
- Mega Hunts: Entry into mega hunts is gained by winning X-tokens in daily hunts. It’s a ticket-based event and has exciting prizes, and they are held several times a week to keep the excitement going. Since participating here requires tokens, the players will have to participate in daily hunts to win tokens.
- Spontaneous Hunts: These hunts drop randomly throughout the week. Players receive the information through a push notification. This mode truly brings players from across the globe onto a single platform giving everyone an equal chance at winning prizes.
- Battle Arena: The ultimate PvP battle mode where players go head to head in an arena by wagering X-tokens in a winner-takes-all duel.
- Hunter League: These are exclusive hunts with some of the largest prize pools and invite the best hunters from the world. It’s an invitation-only event, and the combats are live-streamed to the community. While the players participating in the game win prizes, those participating get something to learn.
Winning, Trading, and Exchanging in-Game Assets
Similar to other Web3 games, the player’s winnings and assets are owned in the game. But here the players can also receive these items delivered to their address. All the items players win can also be available in the X-Vault, the in-game store. Players can either win the items and buy them from the X-Vault and get home delivery.
In addition to winning and buying, players can also trade their items with others. For this to happen, the developers have set a unique requirement, which is owning $Gallax, another token associated with Planet-X. The Gallax token also empowers X-Armoury.
Common and Rare Chests
Chests are hidden across the map in the game. Two types of chests are available: Common (Yellow) and Rare (Purple). Players will generally find X-tokens in common chests, and it’s only in rare chests that they will find additional prizes like smartphones, gadgets, etc.
Partnerships with Creators and Artists
Another unique concept in Planet-X is their partnerships with content creators and artists. The roster includes gamers, musicians, etc., who will not only participate in the game but also help promote hunts and get more people to participate in the same. Some of the famous personalities include Faze Blaze, Biel, Reetlol, Tohi, and Man like Isaac, among others. All the personalities belong to different industries spanning from music to YouTube, to eSports, to gaming, etc.
Planet-X is a first person shooter hunting game with immersive dynamics and smooth gameplay. Set on a distant planet, the game has robots controlled by players taking on each other to win chests and the prizes within.
