zkRace Roadmap
zkRace is evolving. We're racing forward.
Multi-chain. Player-driven. Athlete-positive. Real-life applicable.
Buckle up, we're forging the future of gaming!
We will become the first fully multi-chain game that ensures ease of accessibility. Player-driven & athlete-positive. Focusing on real-world integration & mass adoption.
We are striving not only to be the No. 1 game in the sports category, we’re aiming to lead GameFi into the great wide world.
Easy to join, easy to play. We’re racing forward!
First steps forward:
2023 Q4
Gameplay Expansion
Creating new engaging ways for players to interact with the game
- Release of fully-automated Tournaments
- System Efficiency Upgrade roll out
- Launch of Leaderboards
- Release of Player Achievements
- Jockey Silks Generator for Teams/Clubs
- Brand new race introduction video
2024 Q1
Existing Feature Upgrade
Enhancing existing game features based on community feedback
- Sugar Cube utility expansion
- “Worst-time” races
- NFT burning mechanism upgrade
- Tournaments v2
- Improvement of Equipment Races
- Leaderboard upgrade
- Automatic Tournaments
- Automatic Tournament Update: Additional Prizes
- Free Trial Mode
2024 Q2
Complete Game Ecosystem
Releasing major in-game features which fully completes racing game loop
- Cross-chain solution
- Native token purchase with fiat currency
- Roll out of in-game marketplace
- Release of NFT Jockeys
- NFT Silks launch
- Referral system implementation
- Race intro release
- AI integration
- Sugar Cube utility expansion
- Teams/Clubs launch
- Gen1 horse breeding
- Tournaments v3
- DJC utility expansion
2024 Q3
zkRace Govern2Earn
Allowing the community to fully immerse themselves into the game ecosystem, run it themselves and get rewarded
- Community owned hippodromes launch
- Bridging ZERC to Base network
- DJC utility expansion
- Sugar Cubes utility expansion
- NFT horse Ancestry rewards
- Additional rewards for Equipment Races
- Bringing real-life horse racing events into the platform
- Horse staking for Sugar Cubes
- Bulk opens for Chests
- Bulk opens for Spin-The-Wheel
- Validium-based transaction management module
- Onboarding GameFi projects to use zkRace infrastructure once it's released
2024 Q4
Mass Adoption
Scaling zkRace to become even more accessible by different player segments
- Slowest horse leaderboards
- Mobile app
- Ads services integration
- Migration to Base network
- Tournament Hall of Fame
- Equipment bundles
- Equipment v2
- DJC utility expansion
- Sugar Cubes utility expansion
- Additional mini-games within the platform utilizing native token
- W3Forge project onboarding onto zkRace infrastructure
- Database-level connector for dynamic zkRace infrastructure project management
From 2025 Q1
Coming soon
With plans for continuous innovation and expansion, we’re geared up for an exciting future ahead!
- zkRace on-chain transaction validation
- API for external GameFi projects to use zkRace infrastructure
- zkRace transaction explorer release
zkRace platform experienced a massive upgrade throughout 2022-2023
Major feature releases, ecosystem expansion, additional utility for in-game NFTs and $ZERC were driving forces shaping the game
2022 Q1
zkRace Create2Earn
Providing players with additional ways to get rewarded through Create2Earn model mechanics
- NFT horse breeding mechanics
- NFT horse renting for breeding mechanism
- Liquid Love NFT introduction & mechanics
- Hippodromes with synthetic & turf surfaces
- Races with entry requirements
- High stake races for top tier horses
- Races with special NFT prizes
- Exclusive races by tier
- Spin-The-Wheel mini game
2022 Q2
Enhancing zkRace ecosystem performance
Building zkRace Efficiency Protocol to improve user experience on the platform, speed up game development and increase zkRace’s scalability
- zkRace Efficiency Protocol Smart Contract creation
- zkRace Efficiency Protocol Wallet integration
- zkRace Efficiency Protocol Smart Contract audit
- Launch of zkRace Efficiency Protocol
- Introduction of NFT horse wearables
- Created mechanics for NFT Chests and Keys
2022 Q3
zkRace Engage2Earn
Creating new engaging ways for players to interact with the game and get rewarded for it
- Created logic for NFT Jockeys
- Established Horse level system
- Created mechanism for races with and without the NFT assets
- Introduced daily/weekly/monthly missions
- Aligned on horse achievements
2022 Q4
Player Engagement Expansion 1.1
Creating new ways for players to experience zkRace metaverse
- Release of player immersion features: daily/weekly/monthly missions
- Launch of NFT horse achievements, levels & XP system
- Completely revamped game economics
- NFT burning mechanism
- New in-game NFT release: Chests, Keys, Horse Equipment, Jockeys
- Race API
- Create invite-only races
- Tournaments
- Hippodrome management system
2023 Q1
Gameplay Expansion
Creating new engaging ways for players to interact with the game
- NFT horse renting mechanism
- ZERC purchase with fiat currency
- Jockey NFT mechanics
- Jockey silk NFTs
- In-game marketplace
2023 Q2
zkRace Govern2Earn
Allowing the community to fully immerse themselves into the game, run it and get rewarded
- Leaderboards
- User achievements
- Challenge races
- Race streaming & Discord integration
- Community owned hippodromes
2023 Q3
Player Engagement Expansion 1.2
Adding new features to expand zkRace player base
- Teams & clubs
- Guild Management System
- Onboarding guilds
- Solution for horse racing streaming platforms
- Overall improvement of the game platform
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