Web3 entertainment company Overlord has announced a partnership with Revolving Games, an AAA gaming studio backed by Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser, in order to facilitate development of a sci-fi game based on the Creepz NFT collection.

The news of the partnership was revealed near the end of last week via Decrypt, who were given some info by Overlord co-founder Dom Smith on what’s in store for the upcoming blockchain title. In the article, it’s mentioned that Smith plans for the sci-fi game to be “cross-chain from day zero” and that it will include various planets, universes and alien civilizations, with each civilization featuring their own lore. He also said that “Each species has their own motivations and skills, and due to their unique abundance of resources and technological advancements, have different styles of conquering their enemies.”

“The game is an immersive exploration of the Overlord universe where players will be battling their way to interplanetary domination through skill, strategy, and cunning.”

According to the interview, Overlord is “laser-focused on mainstream adoption” and as such will prioritize gameplay over the game’s economy in order to ensure an enjoyable experience, regardless of your knowledge of blockchain, with Dom Smith saying that the “blockchain has to be invisible” and that players “should get all the brilliant benefits of asset ownership and on-chain mechanics without necessarily being aware that it is happening on-chain.”

As for the role of the Dan Houser-backed company, Revolving Games has revealed to Decrypt that they will give the “tools and tech” for the development of the game, but no further details are yet set in stone on if the AAA team will work on developing the game itself.

The Creepz collection represents a group of colorful 2D lizard NFTs that are a part of the Overlord Universe, a story-driven gaming ecosystem, and are available on OpenSea on the Ethereum network. The characters were released in January 2022 and some of the owners of these NFTs include musician Steve Aoki, actors Elijah Wood and Seth Green, and more.

Next to this upcoming title, there will also be an animated series based on these NFTs, with the show in development by Seth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Studios. It’s also one of the NFT collections picked by Spotify for testing token-enabled playlists.