‘Hamster Kombat’ Players Pick Up Massage Guns For Turbo Tap-to-Earn Rewards

Hamster Kombat Gamers are getting crafty: Russian retailers are reporting a spike in sales of the viral Telegram crypto game thanks to the proliferation of massage guns, with players using percussion massagers to tap the screen.

According to the Russian news network Knowledgeas seen ProteinLeading online retailer Wildberries reported a 179% month-on-month sales increase in drum massagers in June, while rival site Ozone showed a 33% year-over-year increase in such sales in June and July.

Knowledge The sales boost comes as eager Hamster Kombat players try to boost their in-game coin earnings by using a massage gun, which hits faster than the fastest on-screen taps human players can muster on their own. Even if it doesn't rise to the level of “cheating”, tapping to get it can be considered exploitative.

And retailers – or at least, sellers on the websites – have taken note. Many massage gun products from the RELAXA brand have Hamster Combat logos printed on them Product images Via Wildberries on trend while it lasts.

Hamster Kombat has seen explosive growth in recent weeks, expanding beyond its core crypto market base of users. Last week, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said he had the game. It has attracted some 239 million players In less than three months.

That's a huge sum, but the game's real-world impact shows just how far-reaching its reach is. In addition to this apparent increase in sales, Hamster Kombat made headlines last month Iranian authorities have criticized the game.The West has described it as part of a “soft war” and worried that it will distract citizens from voting in the country's upcoming presidential election.

Hamster Kombat is one of the trending Telegram games that has attracted millions of players in the past two months following the launch of the Notcoin (NOT) token. The developers of Hamster Kombat are planning to launch a demo Open network (tons) sometime this month.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.