📱 Solana Mobile Shipping Hard (Sept 1-10)
New app launches, a $135K hackathon, and one game breaking out of Solana entirely
1. Notable Launches
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@NOMADZxyz: booking app (1M+ stays), stablecoin payments, live on dApp Store, featured in Seeker Season 2
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@PlayKintara: exclusive hoodie + level 5 chest rewards, live on dApp Store
2. Biggest Story
@GORECATS Expands beyond Solana
▪️ Rise of the Gorecats hit 13K players after Seeker Summer, got approved for Poki (50M+ daily audience), and is bringing a Roblox version (110M+ daily players) backed by UK Games Fund.
▪️A new P2E game is also in the works.
3. Ecosystem Updates
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@loyal_hq: auto Kamino RWA loop management + Backyard Finance integration
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@AstrolabBuilder: new mini-game "Poodies" (physics-based), now #7 in Games category
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@mattlefun: 10K+ new users from Seeker Summer, new quest "Star Journey", shop now on mobile, highest MATTLE Shop revenue in 6 months
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@passimpay: partnership with Bored Ape Yacht Club, ApeChain/ApeCoin integration, merchant promo campaign launched same day
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@PumpvilleWorld: major UI overhaul plus updates to gathering, combat, cooking, and social features; working on community-focused gameplay, a multiplayer boss, and a fall festival event with new mini-games and rewards
4. Builder Opportunity
CLOCK IN Hackathon (by
@RadiantsDAO): submissions through Oct 8, ~$135K prize pool for mobile-first Android apps on Seeker
5. Worth Watching
@byedotfun: A liquidity rail for onchain TCG cards, turning cards that could only be held or sold into a crowd-owned gacha machine, no house taking a cut. Season 0 pre-registration open.
No major GA this week, but the ecosystem kept moving - Nomadz and Kintara add real utility, while Gorecats shows Seeker can be a launchpad beyond crypto-native platforms.
Keep shipping,
@solanamobile