Despite launching over a year ago, we haven’t covered Galaktika before because, well, they weren’t really a game! Started by a couple of artists who have some vague idea of merging NFT artwork and community, Galaktika has pivoted and begun building a mission oriented, staking game with an interesting twist. And hot on the heels of their gameplay update is a sale for the newest Civilization, the mystical Axolotl!
Built on the WAX blockchain, Galaktika began as an art project. And this is pretty obvious when you look at the cards. The art style is not something you will typically see in any game, much less a space game. It sparkles with a surreal effervescence that immediately catches the eye, with each rarity level bolder than the last. Galaktika also donates to charitable causes with every sale. Donations from the Axolotl sale go to the Indian Orphan Mission.
The Galaktika collection includes several types of cards, including Portals which provide ongoing airdrops of Sparks and Cosmic Sparks. These Spark NFTs will be needed to fuel missions. They are also used for crafting rare Krystals, another type of fuel.
The Galaktika team recently released an updated whitepaper and a series of medium articles to lay out their plans and vision for the game. There is no war or galactic conflict or PvP. Instead, Galaktika is a game of peaceful exploration and community engagement.
Galaktika Gameplay
The Galaktika game plays out over three day cycles, or Epochs. For each Epoch, every civilization offers three missions — mining, exploration, and invention. Players may choose one mission type per civilization, for a maximum of five missions total. One day one, those with GLK, the Galaktika token, may stake GLK to their selected missions. Staking GLK opens up the ability to stake more NFTs on the missions on day two. Any staked GLK is returned to the owners at the end of the Epoch.
But here’s the twist. Increasing the amount of staked GLK on a mission, also increases the chance of mission failure. If everyone just loads onto the same mission, it’s more likely that no one will receive any rewards. So there’s some room for strategy here. Do you stake your NFTs to missions as soon as possible to make sure you get on board and hope it doesn’t get overloaded? Or do you wait until the last minute to try and pick the best option in regards to risk vs reward? Greed vs community?
On day two, players may stake NFTs to join missions, whether or not they staked GLK on day one. Joining missions requires specific NFTs, randomly chosen from the associated Civilization. Players may stack up to three cards into each slot, more if they staked GLK on day one (up to a maximum of 10). Players also have the option of increasing their mission power by adding Special cards, Resource cards (Spark and Krystal NFTs), and Synergy cards. Cards with low mint numbers (1-10) multiply the overall mission…
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