Maneko

Maneko is a virtual pet game on Solana launched in 2024, closer to a handheld tamagotchi than to a trading game. Players adopt a pet with MGEM and must feed it on time, since a starvation timer running out kills it; daily interaction, mini-games and leaderboard battles generate points that upgrade the pet and unlock looks and skills.

Pets and progress are recorded on Solana as NFTs holding level, skills and match history, and players can send a pet into the arena against others for rule-based rewards. A built-in launcher brings third-party blockchain games into the same entry point, so players do not keep switching wallets and accounts. The project took first place in a side track of the Solana Renaissance hackathon, gated its test phase behind invite codes, and opened on Android first.