Finland-based, indie games studio, Empires Not Vampires, has raised $1million to develop its latest game, Paradise Tycoon, a social building and crafting, multiplayer game, built on blockchain technology. In their innovative new model, the Paradise Tycoon game assets (NFTs) are completely in blockchain. This includes not only the attributes but also the assets’ entire visual presence, and a creative commons license to allow digital ownership beyond the game and the control of the developers.

The seed round drew investment from a range of angel investors and VC funds including Shima Capital,Zee Prime Capital, Fomocraft Ventures and FireX Capital.

Paradise Tycoon is in public Alpha stage and available for browser and android devices, with plans for a global launch towards the end of the year. Empires Not Vampires are launching a campaign to give free in-game assets (NFTs) to their community and Alpha players. These can be used immediately in the game and will be minted in the second week of March.