MonkeyLeague (MonkeyBall)
Status last verified 2026-10-12 · next review due 2027-10-12 · how we verify
MonkeyLeague (MonkeyBall) is a sports, casual blockchain game on Solana by UNKJD Studios, first playable 2022. It runs on ios, android; requires purchase; a wallet is only required to own assets. In-game economy: playable assets NFTs; asset types: monkey player NFTs, stadium NFTs, equipment NFTs; earn; tradable on KuCoin, Magic Eden.
| Studio | UNKJD Studios |
|---|---|
| Chain | $MBS SPL token (KuCoin-listed, Jan 2022) + monkey/stadium/equipment NFTs on Solana. |
| First playable | 2022 |
| Genres | sports, casual |
| Platforms | ios, android |
| Wallet | required for assets |
| Free to play | purchase required |
| NFT usage | playable assets |
| Token usage | earn |
| Marketplaces | KuCoin, Magic Eden |
| Access | Required monkey player NFTs + $MBS to compete and earn |
Play-to-earn 6v6 soccer on Solana by Uncaged Studio (Tel Aviv) – monkey NFTs, $MBS token, stadium land. Jan 2022 mint was a public disaster (paid mints with no NFTs delivered); Apple reportedly featured a preview. Rebranded twice (MonkeyLeague, then UNKJD Soccer Feb 2024) but ended dead.
Status note: Pivoted twice, then died: launched as MonkeyBall (Jan 2022 $MBS IDO, KuCoin-listed; botched monkey NFT mint blamed on Solana congestion), rebranded MonkeyLeague later in 2022, rebranded again to UNKJD Soccer under UNKJD Studios (Feb 2024) promising a multi-sport IP and H2-2024 global launch. The relaunch never visibly shipped; the studio went silent, all its domains are dead or hijacked, and cryptogames.gg marked the game inactive on Aug 1, 2026.
Further reading: How Blockchain Games Actually End · What Happens to Your NFTs When a Blockchain Game Ends
Collections: NFT Games on Solana · Dead and Paused NFT Games · Mobile NFT Games · Casual NFT Games · All verified games
Sources#
Evidence for this record, verified 2026-10-12. Per-source dates show when the automated watcher last fetched the page — an observation, not a re-verification.
- cryptogames.gg/games/monkeyleague/ · last checked 2026-10-12
- chainwire.org/2024/02/07/monkeyleague-rebrands-to-unkjd-soccer/ · last checked 2026-10-12
- cryptonews.com.au/news/monkeyball-nft-drop-ends-in-disaster-with-buyers-losing-sol-93306/ · last checked 2026-10-12
- web.archive.org/web/20230610153742/https://www.monkeyleague.io/