“Most players didn’t even realize they were using crypto – they just played” – Praveen Kumar, CTO, GAMP
GAMP reached 1,500 players in just 24 hours by making their blockchain integration invisible. By moving away from complex manual setups to Openfort’s automated account infrastructure, they achieved 90% faster onboarding and drastically reduced support tickets.
How did GAMP improve its user onboarding?
GAMP integrated Openfort's account abstraction SDK to replace traditional wallet extensions with familiar social logins. This allowed them to auto-generate non-custodial wallets for players using email or OTP, while using session keys and gas sponsorship to remove the need for constant transaction signing and gas fees. The result was a gaming experience where players could earn and trade assets without ever needing to understand the underlying blockchain technology.
“We’d built this vibrant metaverse, but onboarding felt like filing taxes,” admits Praveen Kumar, GAMP’s CTO. “MetaMask’s 12-step flow confused even our devs. Players would DM us screenshots of seed phrases asking, ‘Is this part of the game?’”
Worse yet, financial planning became guesswork. Gas fees fluctuated wildly, causing 42% budget overruns. “We’d test features on Polygon zkEVM, then mainnet costs would torpedo projections,” Kumar recalls. “Building for 50K users? Might as well have used a Magic 8-Ball.”
The fix: Openfort’s invisible blockchain layer
GAMP overhauled its stack with Openfort’s account abstraction platform in under a week. The team:
- Replaced MetaMask with social logins using Openfort’s SDK (“90 minutes to first live transaction”)
- Deployed gas optimization algorithms that batch-processed L2 transactions
- Integrated real-time analytics revealing $18K in annual zkEVM savings
“Openfort didn’t just give us tools—they redesigned our UX playbook,” says Kumar. “Their engineers mocked our game builds to stress-test edge cases. One found a bug where wallet pop-ups overlapped boss fight cutscenes. Game-changer.”
The partnership prioritized "invisible blockchain":
- Auto-generated wallets via email/OTP
- Session keys allowing item loans without seed phrases
- Gasless transactions sponsored via $GAMP tokens
“Players thought we’d nerfed the tutorial,” Kumar laughs. “Nope—Openfort just made blockchain actually seamless.”
Results: Mainstream gamers, enterprise-grade security
In 24 hours post-launch:
- 1,492 users onboarded (478% increase)
- 5,124 in-game token transactions
- 82% fewer “gas help” tickets
Operationally:
- 3X faster deployments (11 days vs. 34)
- Zero key-related breaches since migration
- 40% lower L2 costs via Openfort’s analytics
“Half our Discord thought we’d switched back to Web2,” Kumar notes. “But chain explorers don’t lie—we’ve got more on-chain activity than ever.”
The verdict: Why Openfort won
Q: Why ditch MetaMask/RainbowKit? “They’re tools for traders, not gamers. Openfort gave us Web2 simplicity with Uniswap-level security.”
Q: Best surprise? “Players organically built a token gift economy. We see 500+ daily P2P sends—no ‘blockchain’ UI prompts.”
Q: Next move? "Cross-game item portability. Openfort's interoperable accounts let rare swords jump between our RPGs."
Related reading
- GAMP's use of session keys for in-game item loans is a powerful pattern -- learn how it works in our technical deep dive into session keys.
- Explore the full landscape of essential tools for Web3 game development that studios like GAMP rely on.
- Understand the smart account model powering GAMP's invisible onboarding in our explainer on embedded smart accounts.
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