Jul 19
A Deep Dive Into Hamster Kombat
Explore one of the fastest-growing apps and games in history by the number of users: Hamster Kombat.
Despite the crypto bear market late last year, web3 gaming showed a lot of strength, and it has continued to do so. Particularly, Telegram-based tap-to-earn games have taken the stage and are determined to capture the entire market. The successes of games like Hamster Kombat, Notcoin, TapSwap, etc. are the subject of much discussion.
However, in this article, we will just focus on arguably one of the fastest-growing apps and games in history by the number of users: Hamster Kombat. We’ll examine the background of the game, discuss some of their achievements, and explain the innovations and future plans they have in store.
What is Hamster Kombat?
Hamster Kombat is the word on everyone’s lips in the crypto world today. In simple terms, it is a Telegram-based game where players become CEOs of a virtual crypto exchange. The goal of the game is for players to use their in-game currency to upgrade their exchange and boost earnings.
To achieve this, Hamster Kombat mainly draws upon the clicker functionality and elicits a comparison with the other popular clicker game, Notcoin. In fact, in many ways, Notcoin's achievements could be regarded as the driver of Hamster Kombat’s current success. However, the creators of the game would rather it not be called a clicker game. The preferred description is ‘crypto exchange SEO simulator’.
Indeed, Hamster’s functionality, which we shall expand upon below, goes beyond tapping on the screen to collect tokens. Players also get to complete various tasks, such as watching videos and inviting friends, to boost earnings and advance through the ten levels of the game. Driven by the promise of an upcoming airdrop and token listing, Hamster Kombat’s players have grown a lot in only a few months.
Growth and Achievements
Hamster Kombat was launched on Telegram in March 2024 and since then, it has garnered over 200 million players. That’s a terrific achievement for any kind of software. For a fact, Hamster Kombat rivals some of the fastest-growing apps of all time, such as Threads by Instagram, which hit 150 million users in six days, as well as Pokémon GO, which achieved the same feat in about 33 days.
Hamster Kombat hit 142 million players in 77 days, which means it averaged 1.8 million new players daily. In the same way, its social media channels have grown massively. On Telegram, Hamster Kombat has almost 50 million subscribers, and about 30 million on YouTube. Its X account is followed by over 11 million users. Even if each of these numbers was cut in half, it’d still be a massively impressive achievement for a project that started out a mere three months ago.
The reasons behind this unprecedented growth are obvious:
- Hamster Kombat’s gameplay is straightforward yet addictive. At first, you only tap your screen to generate power through the Hamster. And as you perform other tasks, you increase your earnings and rise in level.
- As a Telegram mini-app, Hamster Kombat is super-accessible as it does not require extra downloads or complicated setups. This seamless integration enhances the social aspects of the game.
- If there is anything that the Hamster Kombat team has really locked in, it’s the social element of gaming. Community engagement is fostered through participation in the tasks and other events, ensuring that the game remains competitive and fun.
How it Works
As explained earlier, Hamster Kombat is not a clicker game – or it’s not merely a clicker game. It’s a crypto simulation game where new players automatically become the boss of a virtual crypto exchange, aiming to boost profit through their in-game activity.
The most basic way to earn coins for your exchange as a user is by tapping the hamster on the screen repeatedly. If this is all you do, though, you can’t get too far. For one, the energy of the hamster depletes with each click, which is not surprising for games like this. Number two, you can boost how much you earn – and how fast – by participating in various in-game activities.
So, Hamster Kombat is quite lively and fun. You can spend the coins you earn on operational licenses, partnerships, product upgrades, and so on for the virtual exchange of which you are the CEO. Of course, you receive rewards for good performance, and you rise through the ranks. The tasks become more complex with each new level, and users need to constantly consider how to upgrade their exchange.
So, indeed, more than a simple clicker game, Hamster Kombat requires significant strategic thinking and management.
Current Innovations and Future Plans
Currently, Hamster Kombat is light on talk of future plans. There are strong speculations of a soon-coming airdrop and token listing, and the team itself has hinted in that direction, but there’s nothing concrete yet. On the website, there is a bold notification of a whitepaper coming soon, and that must be connected to a planned token listing.
In any case, the rising popularity of clicker games has raised a lot of debate and interesting observations. On some level, clicker games are an essential gateway to the broader adoption of web3 gaming. The play-to-earn games running as mini-apps within Telegram, such as Hamster Kombat and Notcoin, are democratizing access to crypto, blockchain, and web3 participation.
Hamster Kombat, on its part, goes steps further. Part of the activities for which players can learn in-game coins includes educative web3 videos on Hamster Kombat’s YouTube channel. Besides building an app that onboards users to web3 easily, immediately getting them educated on how web3, crypto trading, and blockchain technology work is a genius approach.
In this mix is the TON Network, which is the blockchain hosted on and supported by Telegram. TON has always had its eye for the GameFi throne, and finally, it can start building on the successes of projects like Hamster Kombat and the others to really make critical inroads into the space.
In short, there’s a lot of promise held out for the Hamster Kombat project, for Telegram as a blockchain platform and web3 platform, and for the TON Blockchain itself.
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