<p>Axie Infinity developer, Sky Mavis, announced a $400,000 grant program this week to fund consumer applications on the Ronin blockchain. The Ronin Forge Innovation Grant targets teams developing everything from gamified DeFi platforms to&nbsp;<a href="https://funjible.games/news/ai-agents-in-gaming-are-blowing-minds-top-artificial-intelligence-projects-changing-everything">AI agents</a>.</p><p>Selected teams for the grant program can receive up to $300,000 RON tokens and infrastructure support from partners like Chainlink and Tenderly. In addition to all these benefits, teams participating in the program will get advisory access from&nbsp;<a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-infinity">Axie Infinity</a> and Pixels developers, two of the most successful&nbsp;<a href="https://funjible.games/news/top-10-play-to-earn-games-in-2025">play-to-earn</a> games in the Web3 space.</p><div class="raw-html-embed">
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            Introducing the Ronin Forge Innovation Grant!
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            $300K in funding for game AND app builders on Ronin ⚔️
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            We’re backing the next generation of breakout games AND apps with funding, support, advisory, and more.
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</div><p>At the time of writing, Ronin averages 800,000 monthly active users with 31 million wallets in its ecosystem. While much of this success is thanks to Axie Infinity, recent projects on the network scaled from 5,000 to two million daily active users. Such developments cause more projects to consider switching to Ronin, and we have seen many examples of it with Fishing&nbsp;<a href="https://funjible.games/news/fishing-frenzy-moves-to-ronin-network">Frenzy moving to Ronin Network</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.funjible.games/news/VOYA-Games-Migrates-Craft-World-to-Ronin-Blockchain">VOYA migrating Craft World to Ronin</a> as well.</p><h2>Sky Mavis' Route to Growth</h2><p>The Ronin Blockchain has a stacked lineup when it comes to games, but it still has room to grow when it comes to applications. The latest grant program by Sky Mavis targets several application categories, and these are:</p><ul><li>Gamified DeFi: Yield farming with XP systems, leveling, or mini-games built into staking</li><li>Social Finance: Tokenized influence, opinion betting, creator competitions</li><li>AI Agents: Bots that trade NFTs, play games, or farm tokens autonomously</li><li>Launchpads: Token launch platforms</li><li>GambleFi: High-stakes gambling applications with provably fair mechanics</li><li>Commerce: Token-gated product drops, wallet-based loyalty programs</li><li>Experimental projects: Sky Mavis says it's open to "wild ideas"</li></ul><h2>The Ronin Forge Innovation Grant Requirements&nbsp;</h2><p><img class="image_resized" style="width:84.87%;" src="https://assets.funjible.games/Ronin_Forge_Innovation_Grant_2_5831710f17.jpg" alt="Ronin_Forge_Innovation_Grant_2.jpg" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_Ronin_Forge_Innovation_Grant_2_5831710f17.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_Ronin_Forge_Innovation_Grant_2_5831710f17.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_Ronin_Forge_Innovation_Grant_2_5831710f17.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></p><p>Teams need a live product, MVP, a clear go-to-market strategy, and the ability to deploy within 30-60 days to sign up for Ronin's grant program. Overall, the focus on execution over concepts reflects lessons from previous crypto cycles where many projects failed to ship actual products.</p><p>This isn't the first initiative from Sky Mavis, as the developer also had a $50,000 grant program in 2024 that&nbsp;<a href="https://funjible.games/news/ronin-forge-ushers-in-the-great-gaming-migration">ushered the great gaming migration</a>. The program helped bring established games and projects to Ronin from blockchains like Base, Arbitrum, and more. Interested parties can&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2MIiWE9CcNqw-LUzEvbJEWPXLOU-tTlxBvzVDYFqDFuT-Vg/viewform">fill out this form</a> to sign up for the grant.</p><p>While the games on Ronin are trying their best to ship awesome features and gameplay experiences, all titles destined for success also open the way for third-party tools. Not only can these make players' lives easier, but they can also create additional value. When we think of such applications, modding scenes from the traditional gaming world comes to mind, which can drastically increase the replayability of games, even live-service titles. We're in an age where players are picky with how they would like to spend their time, and certain third-party tools can help players optimize their gameplay experiences.</p><h2>Top Games on Ronin (2025)</h2><p>These are the games currently on Ronin chain. They are a mix of MMORPGs, shooters, card games, and social titles.&nbsp;<br>Live Now:</p><ol style="list-style-type:decimal-leading-zero;"><li>Axie Infinity – Flagship play-to-earn game.</li><li>Pixels – Farming MMO with NFTs and land ownership.</li><li>The Machines Arena – Hero shooter in beta with NFT skins.</li><li>Battle Bears Heroes – MOBA-style shooter.</li><li>Bowled – Cricket-based social game.</li><li>Tribersters – Social MMO with creator tools.</li><li>Puffverse / PuffGo – Party game and metaverse world.</li></ol><p>Upcoming / In Beta:</p><ol style="list-style-type:decimal-leading-zero;"><li>Kaidro Chronicles – Anime RPG from Apex Legends designers.</li><li>Apeiron – God-sim/card battler with NFT planets.</li><li>Zoids Wild Arena – Deck-based TCG from ZOIDS IP.</li><li>Forgotten Runiverse – Fantasy MMORPG with on-chain lore.</li><li>Fableborne – Kingdom builder RPG with Web3 features.</li><li>Ragnarok Landverse &amp; Monster World – MMORPG and tower defense games.</li><li>Xtremeverse: BTX – Anime battle royale with staking &amp; NFTs.</li><li>Last Odyssey – Strategy game with staking and kingdom quests.</li><li>Party Icons – UGC-focused party shooter.</li><li>Lumiterra - MMORPG<br>&nbsp;</li></ol><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ypgDekwT_A8?si=b7zVKVjVl70Sqeb6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

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