Hamster Kombat Founders to Develop Ecosystem Centered on HMSTR Token

The anonymous creators of the clicker game Hamster Kombat disclosed to Wired their plans to build an ecosystem of interconnected games and services, with the yet-to-be-released HMSTR token at its core.

The developers behind the project continue to withhold their identities and avoid voice interviews with journalists due to fears of being unmasked.

The Hamster Kombat team currently comprises 50 individuals. There is no headquarters, as all work remotely.

The founders mentioned having 15 years of experience in “professional gaming,” but did not provide further details. They reportedly mined and traded bitcoin when the asset’s price was below $100.

The idea for Hamster Kombat emerged in January 2024, inspired by the success of Notcoin. According to the developers, the clicker has reached an audience of 300 million people within four months of its launch.

“We knew the only way for us to grow was to make everything in the game go viral. We simply didn’t have $50 million for marketing,” the creators stated.

According to them, Hamster Kombat has no external investors, yet the project is already profitable through advertising sales within the game, on YouTube, and on Telegram. The founders did not disclose specific results.

In a white paper released on July 30, the Hamster Kombat developers described their potential airdrop as “the largest in cryptocurrency history,” but did not specify even approximate timing for its execution.

According to the document, 60% of the issued HMSTR is allocated for players, with the remaining tokens designated for market liquidity, ecosystem partnerships, grants, rewards, and other purposes.

Amid the excitement surrounding Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, and their Telegram counterparts, the number of active users on the messenger exceeded 950 million per month.

Previously, the clicker received support from Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who announced the release of its HMSTR token on the TON blockchain. The Bybit exchange opened pre-market trading for the coin, and the developers promised a second airdrop.