Wildcard
Status last verified 2026-09-22 · next review due 2027-09-22 · how we verify
| Studio | Playful Studios (Paul Bettner) |
|---|---|
| Chain | Ethereum (Wildpass NFTs migrated Polygon→Ethereum; WC/WPL assets wound down April 2026) |
| First playable | 2023 |
| Genres | strategy, card |
| Platforms | windows |
| Wallet | optional |
| Free to play | free |
| NFT usage | mixed |
| Token usage | earn |
| Marketplaces | OpenSea |
| Access | Was free-to-play on Steam EA with optional Wildpass/franchise NFTs; multiplayer offline since the April 2026 wind-down |
2v2 arena MOBA + collectible-card battler (Words With Friends creator Paul Bettner) — Steam early access plus the ambitious 'Thousands' streaming/community web3 layer. Its Wildpass NFTs themselves migrated Polygon→Ethereum mid-development. One of the cleanest documented exits in the registry: treasury returned to holders rather than absorbed.
Status note: Deliberate wind-down with a rare documented exit bridge: the USDC treasury was airdropped pro rata to franchise asset owners and remaining WC tokens burned, rather than value being retained. IP and game systems are 'preserved for whatever comes next' — no successor committed; assets retain residual value only via the treasury distribution.
Further reading: Ethereum NFT Games: The Settlement Layer · How Blockchain Games Actually End · What Happens to Your NFTs When a Blockchain Game Ends
Collections: NFT Games on Ethereum and its L2s · Dead and Paused NFT Games · NFT Card Games · All verified games
Sources#
Evidence for this record, verified 2026-09-22. Per-source dates show when the automated watcher last fetched the page — an observation, not a re-verification.
- www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/42126/wildcard-web3-meta-layer-thousands-closing-down/ · last checked 2026-10-05
- blockchaingames.fun/news/wildcard-multiplayer-shutdown-announced/ · last checked 2026-10-05
- wildcard-game.webflow.io/ · last checked 2026-10-05
- umatechnology.org/how-crypto-skeptic-paul-bettner-is-building-a-web3-game/