Solana Shooter ‘Nyan Heroes’ Raises Airdrop Rewards in Epic Games Demo

Solana-based shooter Nian Heroes is offering double the amount of “MEOW” points during this weekend's game-to-air campaign, 9 Lives Interactive said on Friday, giving players an extra incentive to check out the current pre-alpha PC demo. Epic Games Store.

Players who want to participate in the updated Play-to-Air event will earn double reward points for playing the game and completing missions from March 30 to April 1, the company said.

Until the pre-alpha demo is removed from Epic Games on April 9th, NYAN Heroes players can earn MEOW points for playing the game, and those points will eventually be converted into NYAN token allocation on Solana.

“Play-to-airrop” refers to recent campaigns where blockchain games dangle potential token rewards in front of them. In Neon Heroes, players can earn MEOW points via airdrops by completing in-game missions such as victories, running up walls, and replanting your cat's mech suit after it's destroyed.

The pre-alpha demo version of Nian Heroes launched on the Epic Game Store for PC on Tuesday. Developed by 9 Lives Interactive, Nian Heroes is a team-based shooter based on Overwatch that uses the Solana blockchain for its digital assets.

In Nian Heroes players take on the role of feline mech pilots. Building on the growing excitement surrounding Neon Heroes, 9 Lives Interactive announced a partnership with G2 Esports on Wednesday.

The Solana Foundation tweeted Tuesday: “The Solana Games are basically underway. “After being the #7 game on the Epic Games Store wishlist, Neon Heroes is now live and open for anyone to play!”

The Solana blockchain has become the go-to network for crypto games thanks to its low cost and high transaction speed. In January, the highly anticipated Solana-based space-faring game Star Atlas conducted a 1,000-player stress test on its private service.

Currently one of the top five cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, the proof-of-stake blockchain's Solana SOL token has surged 12 percent this week to a current price of over $191.

Edited by Andrew Hayward.