Crypto Shots had a huge year of development. A massive wave of bug fixes, tweaks, and gameplay improvements was shipped across the entire PvP Shooter experience. Four new game modes were introduced: Elimination, Covert Point, Kill Confirmed, and Gun Race, alongside better onboarding with Web2 login, a balanced life boost for struggling players, a stronger anti-cheat detection system, and the release of the PC build.
Competitive play was expanded with daily themed tournaments, a fairer Tournament Rewards System, and full match customization — letting streamers and hosts control formats like shields on/off, life recharge on/off, healthshot-only modes, and much more. UI/UX improvements were delivered in key areas like the Lobby, Match Details, and Scoreboards — with more upgrades coming in the future.
Beyond the PvP shooter, the Crypto Shots ecosystem continued to grow: ongoing development of a new game mode for PvE, improving the NFT Marketplace (stability, security, UX), shipping updates for Crypto Chess and the Karina tipping bot, releasing automated earning reports as open-source, and making cross-chain integrations easier — with the ImmutableX integrationnow live. Efforts also went into infrastructure, DePIN adoption, and the adoption of agentic AI workflows to speed up development.
On the growth side, Crypto Shots represented Hive through initiatives like NFtopia, the SPS Burnathon Marathon, and a new partnership with Splinterlands and the SPS DAO to onboard players from defunct web3 games onto Hive.
Thank you to our community for the support — the next two years are going to be fire! 😎
The PvP version of the game was the main focus in 2025. The game received numerous gameplay improvements, new features, and extensive bug fixes and stability improvements.
New Features & Improvements
4 new Game Modes:
Elimination - Full team wipe mode: when you die, you spectate until the next round (of 3).
Covert Point - Teams fight to capture and control points on the map.
Kill Confirmed - Kills only count if you capture the player's tag after the kill.
Gun Race - Get a new weapon after each kill, and win by getting a kill with the final weapon.
Fully Customizable Matches
Headshots-only mode
“No Healing” mode (no medkits, no regen, no healing items)
The DOOM token is getting rebranded into BOOM. Once the migration is complete land owners will receive missing distributions.
The DOOM pool on Hive is currently under maintenance as we upgrade our tokenomics and create a new (bigger) pool for BOOM.
ETA for Tokenomics 2.0 completeness: 2027
CROSS-CHAIN
Integrating new chains is now significantly easier, thanks to the maturity of our system and the use of AI agents to streamline the process.
MEANING: Thanks to the swap bridge that I'm rewriting using a better cross-chain approach (WASPS), users from any chain will be able to play and claim rewards seamlessly in any token they want, including Bitcoin.
SUSTAINABILITY
Currently, the players' rewards are derived from $ 20,000 in staking and various sponsorships. The pool will expand futher over time thanks to various pool refill mechanisms under development.
PLAN: more users attracted by balanced rewards -> more players competition and fun -> monetization and sustainability
Marketing
Marketing was selective in 2025 because development was the priority - but we still delivered key events and partnerships.
Marketing Updates
AMA and booth at NFTopia
SPS Burnathon Event
Crypto Shots took part in the SPS Burnathon event by sponsoring the stream and supporting the Splinterlands community.
Crypto Shots joined the Web3 Gaming Recovery Fund
Partnership with Splinterlands and the SPS DAO, to help bring more gamers to the Hive ecosystem.
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