Metaverse Worlds

NameWebsiteRankStatusTwitterFounding DateRelease DateCreated ByFunding RoundsFunding to DateLead Investor(s)Major Backer(s)MAUDAUServer SizeMaximum ConcurrencyGatewayBlockchainSign In WalletDigital CurrencyWorld Currency?PC App?Mac AppBrowser AppMobile AppVR + PCStandalone VREase of UseOnboardingGraphics TypeTarget Audience# of GamesEventsNotable EventsMarketplaceBuilder ToolBuilder OutputFocus (In Order)Parcels of LandRoadmap PlansAvatar InteroperabilityNFT InteroperabilityWearable InteroperabilityCover Image
A0k1verse
Not started
ActiveWorlds
https://www.activeworlds.com/
Not started
Afflarium
https://afflarium.com/
Not started
Ali Metaverse
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3150695/alibaba-joins-tencent-rush-register-metaverse-trademarks-big-tech
Not started
Alienworlds
Not started
AltspaceVR
https://altvr.com/
Not started
AnamXR
Not started
Animal Jam
https://www.animaljam.com/en
Not started
Apollo Project
https://tap.live/
Not started
Arium
https://arium.xyz/
Not started
Avakin Life
https://avakin.com/
Not started
Axial Tilt
Not started
Axie Infinity
11
Live
2018
Sky Mavis
6
$150M
Libertus Capital, Animoca Brands
Andreessen Horowitz and Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit
766,000 (2022-07-30)
Less than 300,000
Centralized but trying to move into a decentralized exchange
Ethereum
Ronin, MetaMask
Axie Infinity Shards
Stylized
Gamers
A $600 million dollar hack when hackers stole  the Ether and USD Coin cryptocurrencies from Axie’s Ronin bridge, a sidechain built to facilitate faster and cheaper transactions for the game. The number of daily active users, or DAUs, has fallen 45%
Avatar
Battles, Collecting, and Building characters
301x301 grid
2022: Land Gameplay Community Alpha, $AXS ecosystem begins (Governance, Play & Earn, Mainstream release of Axie Infinity on iOS/Android,)Land gameplay, Lunacia SDK Alpha
Yes
Yes
BigscreenVR
https://www.bigscreenvr.com/
Not started
Blankos
https://blankos.com/#error=login_required&state=69b99b12-668b-4328-b7ea-5a5762a34d58
Not started
Blocktopia
https://www.bloktopia.com/
14
Not started
2021
2021
Ross Tavakoli, Paddy Carrol, Simon Benson
$4.2M
Animoca Brands, Jake Paul's Anti Fund, Polygon, Bitboy (Ben Armstrong), Wendy-O, X21, Genblock, AU21, Avalanche, Shima Capital, TKX Capital, Kucoin Labs, DuckDAO, Dreamboat Capital and Magnus Capital
21 levels on a VR Skyscraper
Decentralized
Polygon
Binance, Metamask
BLOK
Photorealistic
1
Own and develop real estate, showcase and sell products like an online shopping mall
Avatars, furnish virtual store
Learning about crypto, earning through buying and selling virtual real estate, socializing with family and friends through multiplayer games, build your avatar and deck them out
Different depending on the level you are (21 levels max)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bullieverse
https://bullieverisland.com/
Not started
Cluster
https://cluster.mu/en/
Not started
Core
https://www.coregames.com/
Not started
Voxels (formerly Cryptovoxels)
https://www.cryptovoxels.com/
8
Live
https://twitter.com/cryptovoxels
2018-04-01
2018
Ben Nolan of Nolan Consulting Limited
BR Capital
Decentralized
Ethereum
Buy land, host events like art shows or dance parties, sell NFTs
5,919
Not started
Cubemint
https://www.thecubemint.com/
Not started
Dark Frontiers
https://www.darkfrontiers.com/
Not started
https://twitter.com/DarkFrontiersGS
Decentraland
https://decentraland.org/
1
Live
https://twitter.com/decentraland
2017-08-08
2020-02
Esteban Ordano, Ariel Meilich, Decentraland
3
$25,500,000
Digital Currency Group, Animoca Brands
300000
18000
100
2500
Decentralized
Ethereum, Gemini
Meta Mask, Play as Guest
Decentraland, LAND
5
5
Stylized
Millennials (1981-1996), Gen Z (1997-2012)
Deadmau5, AlunaGeorge, Alison Wonderland
Buy/Sell Land, Communicating, Exploration
90,601
DeFi Land
Not started
Dvision
Not started
Everdome
https://everdome.io/
15
Live
2021
2022-02-08
Robert Gryn
1
$10M
GEM Digital Ltd.
Centralized
Binance
BNB Chain network and Binance
DOME2, MetaHero
Photorealistic
Crypto enthusiasts, business wanting to grow Metaverse presence, buy/rent/lease property, marketplace to sell
1
Astro NFT Collection goes live as the very first wearable, Genesis NFT holders could explore the initial phase of the project in August 2022
Avatars, Virtual Items
Virtual marketplace for brands and businesses, be a place for professionals and friends to hang out, hold events
15,000 + (auction off a limited amount every few months)
GEM Digital’s Investment Funds will also go towards boosting marketing efforts, partnership enablement, and investments that will aid Everdome's sustainable growth.
No
Yes
Yes
Fortnite
https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/home
Not started
FrameVR
https://framevr.io/
Not started
Gaia
https://www.gaia.com/
Not started
Gather
https://www.gather.town/about
Not started
Genesis
https://genesis.game/metaverse
Not started
GiveTree
https://www.givetree.io/
Not started
Habbo
https://www.habbo.com/
Not started
Hiberworld
https://hiberworld.com/
Not started
Highstreet
https://www.highstreet.market/
Not started
Horizon Home
Announced Only
TBD
Facebook
0
$0
Centralized
Consumers
Horizon Workrooms
https://www.oculus.com/workrooms/
5
Open Beta
https://twitter.com/oculus
2021-08-19
Facebook
0
$0
300,000 (combined with Venues, February 2022)
16 people in VR, 34 people via video, for a total of 50 people in each room
16 people in VR, 34 people via video, for a total of 50 people in each room
Centralized
Business Professionals
Communicating, Working
Horizon Worlds
https://www.oculus.com/facebook-horizon/
3
Open Beta
https://twitter.com/oculus
2019-09-25
2021-12-09 (2022-09-16 in France and Spain)
Facebook
0
$0
300,000 (combined with Venues, February 2022)
Centralized
Yes
Consumers
Horizon Venues merged
Gaming, Creating/Building
Rolling out to more countries soon
Illuvium
https://www.illuvium.io/
Not started
Immersys
https://immersys.io/
Not started
IMVU
https://secure.imvu.com/
Not started
InfiniteWorld
https://goinfinite.io/
Not started
Jumpstart
https://www.jumpstart.com/free-online-3d-virtual-world-for-kids.aspx
Not started
Kabuni
https://kabuni.com/
Not started
Kalao
https://marketplace.kalao.io/
Not started
Liberland
https://liberland.org/en/
Not started
18000
100
2500
Ethereum, Gemini
Manova
https://www.xrspace.io/us/manova
Not started
Mesh for Teams
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mesh
Limited
https://twitter.com/microsoft
2021-11-02
Microsoft
0
$0
Centralized
Business Professionals
Communicating, Working
Not started
Metacity
https://metacitym.com/
Not started
Metahero
https://metahero.io/
Not started
Metakawn
https://metakawn.com/
Not started
Metalifetech
https://www.metalifetech.com/
Not started
Minecraft
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us
Not started
Mirandus Game
Not started
Mona
https://www.mona.gallery/
10
Limited
2021-06-14
Justin Melillo, Matthew Hoerl
1
$14.6M
laceholder, Rogue Capital, Synergis, a_capital, Palm Tree Crew Crypto, Venture Reality Fund, SV Angel, Fourth Revolution Capital, OpenSea Ventures, Polygon Studios, LongHash Ventures, Taavet+Sten, ConsenSys Mesh, Big Brain Holdings, Everyrealm, Ready Player DAO, POAP Ventures, Gaingels, and The Grey Trust. Angel investors include gmoney, Rahilla Zafar, Conlan Rios (founder, Async Art), Miles Anthony (founder, Decentral Games), and Dennison Bertram (founder, Tally).
Protocol Labs, ConsenSys, Flamingo DAO, Polygon, and Dialectic
Decentralized
Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC)
MetaMask, WalletConnect
Architects, Designers, and Artists
No limits on land or artificial scarcity on land
Unity
Art galleries, making customized spaces event or meeting spaces
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moshi Monsters
https://moshirewritten.com/
Not started
MusicVerse
https://pixelynx.io/
Not started
Nakaverse
https://nakaverse.games/
Not started
Neopets
https://www.neopets.com/
Not started
Netvrk
Not started
NFTWorlds
https://www.nftworlds.com/
Not started
Nifty Island
https://www.niftyisland.com/
Not started
OliveX
https://www.olivex.ai/
Not started
Open Simulator
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
Not started
Oxyaverse
https://www.oxyaorigin.com/
Not started
Paiduidao
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/271168/20220128/tiktok-owner-bytedance-introduces-paiduidao-metaverse-social-network.htm
Not started
PartyOn
https://www.xrspace.io/us/press/press_release/partyon-music-metaverse
Not started
Pavia
https://www.pavia.io/
Not started
Pethereum
https://pethereum.io/
Not started
18000
100
Ethereum, Gemini
Poptropica
https://www.poptropica.com/
Not started
Portals
https://theportal.to/
Not started
Radio Caca
https://www.radiocaca.com/#/whitepaper
Not started
RareRooms
https://www.rarerooms.io/
Not started
RecRoom
https://recroom.com/
Not started
Red Fox
https://www.rfox.com/
Not started
Ristband
https://www.ristband.co/
Not started
Roblox
https://www.roblox.com/home
Not started
Rovomon
https://revomon.io/
Not started
Sansar
https://www.sansar.com/
Live
https://twitter.com/sansarofficial
Scapin
https://www.scapin.app/
Not started
Second Life
https://secondlife.com/
Not started
Sensorium
https://sensoriumgalaxy.com/
Not started
Shibaverse
https://shibaverse.io/
Not started
Sinespace
https://sine.space/
Not started
Solice
https://www.solanium.io/project/solice/
Not started
Somnium Space
https://somniumspace.com/
4
Live
https://twitter.com/somniumspace
2017
Artur Sychov
3
$1.3M
Artur Sychov
GEMINI Frontier Fund
7
Decentralized
Ethereum, Solana
Ethereum
Ethereum
Consumers
Buy and build on digital lands, build community, own digital assets
5,026
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spatial
https://spatial.io/
6
Live
2016
Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee
Series A and B
$47.3M
White Star Capital, iNovia, Kakao Ventures, Baidu, Instagram cofounder Mike Krieger and Zynga’s Mark Pincu
500 people per events. 50 users per room (unless you’re a Spatial+ user)
Decentralized
Ethereum
MetaMask Wallet, Solana
Ethereum
Consumers
Online social gatherings, working together in meetings or customized workspaces, Online speaking events, Galleries
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not started
Stage11
https://stage11.com/
Not started
Stageverse
https://stageverse.com/
Not started
Star Atlas
https://staratlas.com/
13
Live
2020-08-07
2021-12-06
Michael Wagner, Danny Floyd, Jacob Floyd, Pablo Quiroga
Unknown
$10M
PetRock Capital
Tagus Capital, Bixin Ventures, Megala Ventures, CryptoViet Ventures
Decentralized
Solana
Phantom
POLIS, ATLAS
Photorealistic
Gamers, digital land investors
1
The New Galactic Marketplace, Inaugural COPA Festival
Exploring, political domination, conquering lands and worlds
The highlight of the upcoming 426LIVE will be the pre-alpha demo release of the Showroom, a first look at the immersive triple-A gaming environment in Unreal Engine 5 with cinematic graphics. As the spectacular Showroom environment is currently an ‘authorized access only’  area, players will need to show appropriate credentials before they are able to enter. More details on access will follow during the event.
No
Yes
Yes
Stardoll
https://www.stardoll.com/en/
Not started
Terraworld
https://terraoffice.world/
Not started
100
Ethereum, Gemini
The Fabricant
https://www.thefabricant.com/
Not started
The Nemesis
https://thenemesis.io/
Not started
2019-04
2021
Alessandro De Grandi
Undisclosed
$735k
Massimo Reynaud and Jacopo Canclini
Poseidon Group
Decentralized
Ethereum NEMS
Coinbase
COINS
Cartoony Realistic
Virtual Land Owners, Virtual art showcase
1
Avatar
Game Enthusiasts, Influencers, Explore Metaverses, Invest in Virtual Lands, Community Leaders, Create Virtual Galleries, Casual Games
Total Supply 200,000 Lands spread over 10 planets
Token NEMS public listings
Yes
Yes
Yes
The Parallel
https://theparallel.io/
Not started
The Sandbox
https://www.sandbox.game/
2
Closed Alpha
https://twitter.com/thesandboxgame
2012
2021-11-29
Animoca Brand
3
$95,000,000
SoftBank
Snoop Dogg, Richie Hawtin, Deadmau5, The Smurfs
30,000
1,180
166,464 LANDS (there won’t be more added)
Decentralized
Ethereum
Metamask, Bitski, Venly
LAND, The Sandbox
2
Paris Hilton NFT parties and sales
Gaming, Creating/Building, Buy/Sell Land
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unity / Insomniac
https://www.6amgroup.com/unity-insomniac-team-up-to-build-an-edm-metaverse/
Not started
Upland
https://www.upland.me/
12
Not started
2018
2019-06 (Closed Beta), 2020-01 (Open Beta)
Dirk Lueth, Mani Honigstein, Idan Zuckerman
Series A
$20M
Global Founders Capital, Michael Ronen
600k
125k
Decentralized
EOS Blockchain
EOS mainnet
UPX Token
Stylized
30% female, 70% male split, video games, investors in digital land, socializing and challenging each other
1
Blockchain-Based Real World Metaverse Upland Closes $18 Million Round Led by Animoca Brands
Homes, neighborhoods, city
Own, build, and design your virtual property
250,000+
Yes
No
Utherverse
https://www.utherverse.com/index.html
Not started
Vault Hill
https://www.vaulthill.io/
Not started
VictoriaVR
https://www.victoriavr.com/
Not started
ViveVerse
https://blog.vive.com/us/2021/12/09/htc-vive-expands-viverse-launch-vive-arts-nft-store/
Not started
VRChat
https://hello.vrchat.com/
9
Not started
2017-02-01
Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey
5
$95.2M
Anthos Capital, Makers Fund, HTC, GFR Fund
21,729.2
717
80
Centralized
No
We Met In Virtual Reality (HBO Documentary shot fully in VRChat)
Meeting people, exploring, creating things
Yes
Yes
Wave
https://wavexr.com/press/
Not started
Wilderworld
https://www.wilderworld.com/
Not started
WinkyVerse
https://getwinkies.com/en/
Not started
Wizard101
https://www.wizard101.com/
Not started
Wooorld
https://www.wooorld.io/
Not started
Woozworld
https://www.woozworld.com/
Not started
XFlokiverse
https://xflokiverse.com/
Not started
Xi Rang
https://tadviser.com/index.php/Product:Baidu_Xi_Rang_(metaverse)
Not started
Zeneth
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/video-games/a39131204/metaverse-vr-mmo-zenith-game-review/
Not started
Zepeto
https://zepeto.me/
7
Not started
2018-02-28
Snow Corporation and Naver Corp (Jungsuk Jay Lee)
2
$29M
Softbank
20 million
2 million
16 active at the same time in a room *Camping, Hangang Park, Garden Wedding (Day/Night), Classroom: Up to 25 people can enter). 60 users can interact with a watchable room
Solana
Consumers
Communication, Socializing and meeting friends all over, Customizing your avatar
ZepetoX is the Web3 overhaul and crypto-enabled Metaverse version
Yes
Yes
Not started
Not started