what's Cambria?
Cambria is a blockchain-based gaming project focused on "risk-to-earn" mechanics, blending high-stakes gameplay with onchain wagering in a degen-native environment. Inspired by classic MMOs like Runescape and Ultima Online, it features browser-based experiences where players stake assets such as ETH, tokens, NFTs, and more in competitive modes. The core loop emphasizes skill and risk, where players can lose equipment and progress if defeated in PvP encounters, incentivizing strategic group play, resource grinding, and territorial battles. Key components include the Duel Arena, a 1v1 combat system where challengers wager assets in public fights to the death, with winner-takes-all outcomes settled onchain. Degen Wars expands this into a 2D MMO with clan-based warfare, where groups compete for limited resources and sovereignty, culminating in large-scale PvP events. Seasons operate via battle passes with buy-ins using native currencies like Blast Gold or RON, granting energy for grinding mobs, looting players, and earning points toward future rewards, including a planned token airdrop. The project integrates with multiple chains, starting with Ronin and Blast for early alphas, and expanding to others like AbstractChain. Procedural elements, such as dynamically minted Companion NFTs with traits affecting gameplay perks and interactions, add replayability. Cambria prioritizes community-driven economies through player markets for items like weapons and armor, fostering emergent behaviors in a ruthless, onchain world.
Cambria launches weekly X stream for dev discussions; founder interview boosts awareness.
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x.com/playcambriaLaunches weekly X stream series starting January 18, 2026 at 10am ET/4pm CET to discuss work-in-progress developments with community and team members.
Founder interviewed, increasing public awareness of the project.
Featured in a Bankless spotlight, increasing project awareness through media coverage.
Completed Season 3 of the game on December 17, 2025.
Cambria participated in Jade Valley event with Fishing Frenzy, Moku, and Kuroro, featuring limited edition pets.
Season 3 prize pool now exceeds $1.5M.
Season 3 prize pool increases to $1.4M.
Flash badge for Cambria goes live on Abstract Chain, marking a new integration with the blockchain platform.
Partnership with Gate announced, and Season 3 prize pool reaches $1.3M with 7 days remaining.
In-game items show price increases: Rats claw at 900 silver per (2.3x), Snails shell at 613 silver per (2.7x), and Phoenix nest at 191 silver per (1.66x), with historical conversion rate at $50 per 1 million silver last year.
Season 3 ends in 8 days with the prize pool now at $1.2M. A creator reward program offers $36,000 for content creators, with applications open on Discord.
Cambria generates over $1M in revenue from charters and orbs sales.
Season 3 prize pool grows to over $1m, up from the $800k reported on December 7th.
A future token launch is confirmed, with players advised to collect Party Hats. An influencer partnership begins for content creation and streaming with referral code access.
Season 3 launches for the on-chain game.
Season 3 prize pool stands at $800k and grows dynamically as money is spent on Charters, with gameplay available on Ronin and Abstract chains.
Season 3 Gold Rush goes live with new gameplay features including Ruined Dungeons, Heat Index, Marks and Boosts, and minting of Royal Charters is now active.
Season 3 launches with an airdrop component and the largest reward pool yet, running for 10 days.
Charter minting for Season 3 begins December 6th at 11am ET, with gates opening at 12pm ET.
Partnership with Liveframe introduces clip to earn and stream to earn monetization features launching this month for players streaming the game on Twitch.
Season 3 now begins December 6th instead of the originally scheduled December 4th.
Documentation updates for Season 3 introduce changes to reduce the competitive need for guild membership while maintaining farming with friends as a viable option.
Cambria receives additional investment from a returning investor.
More than $1 million liquid cash prize pool announced for Season 3.
Season 3 begins December 4th and runs for 10 days.
Official Season 3 documentation releases, introducing Ruined Dungeons, tradeable Marks System, Energy-Based XP Multipliers up to 12x for Charter T3, and four-tier Charter system with airdrop multipliers and Vault access for T1 Charters.
Announces collaboration with GamingGridx for Season 3, recruiting competitive players for the platform.
WayfindersGG guild accumulates 250+ signups for Cambria guild participation.
Ronin Guild Rush Program launches with $25,000 in guild support for eligible Web3 and traditional gaming guilds participating in Gold Rush Season 3 starting December 4th.
OpenSea announces support for Ronin games including Cambria, while the project's booth at YGG Play Summit attracts packed crowds of players and fans.
Wins Best On-chain Game category at 2025 GAM3 Awards.
Physical booth event features Gold Rush Season 3 demo and prizes for participation.
Docs go live November 26th at 11am ET, early access playtest runs November 28-30, and the season opens December 4th for 10 days.
Cambria set to launch this quarter with a series of planned activities on the Ronin network.
Listed as one of the top 5 projects on Ronin Market last week.
Cambria introduces Renown, a new feature or system in the game.
Team member Discord account with server management access hacked, attackers posted fake announcement with drainer link at 1:53am ET, breach contained and limited to Discord server only.
Project sponsors CreatorDEN and participates at YGG Play Summit next week.
Weekly rewards totaling ~$70K distributed to users.
Season 3 launches at the end of November.
Cambria named as one of 5 finalists for Best Browser Game award alongside Pixels, Gigaverse, Lol Land, and Variance in a community voting competition.
Post-reveal Islands floor prices established at 0.095 ETH (T1), 0.13 ETH (T2), 0.27 ETH (T3), 0.65 ETH (T4), and 3.50 ETH (T5).
The Islands reveal shows tier 5 represents the rarest tier with only 25 islands total in the collection.
Cambria Cores floor price increases 61% to 315 RON, ranking as a top project on Ronin Market last week.
Cambria introduces Renown (veNFTScore), a new system where NFTs accumulate score based on hold duration, staking, and in-game actions called Attunement, with high-Renown NFTs receiving perks like rare drops, governance influence, and higher yields that reset upon transfer.
Islands NFT reveal scheduled for Saturday at 11am ET, revealing Art, Size Class (T1-T5), and Land Seed characteristics.
Cambria completes a funding round raising millions in capital.
A new claim checker tool launches to help users recover over $260k in unclaimed Duel Arena winnings on Base and Blast chains, with a 2.5E giveaway offered for valid claims.
The game records over 1,000,000 duels played and over $25,000,000 in total wagers.
The Cores collection sees an 87% price surge this week.
The Cores collection has only 4 listings available for sale on the secondary market out of a total 10,000 supply.
Cambria is named as one of 5 finalists for Best On-chain Game award alongside Gigaverse, Onchain Heroes, Fishing Frenzy, and FootballDotFun.
Streamer 'pika' partners to stream gameplay live on Kick platform and purchases 10 islands NFTs, and a 'Gold Rush' event launches later this month as the project assembles a streamer marketing initiative.
Cambria raises $2M in follow-on funding from backers including @cegapereira, @pierskicks, and @Jihoz_Axie, and begins selective team expansion focused on engineering roles.
Cambria is named as one of 5 finalists for Best RPG award alongside Fableborne, Raven Quest, Night Crows, and MapleStory Universe.
A claim site opens for 425 eligible wallets that missed Phase 1 Priority minting, with a 36-hour window closing Sunday 11:30pm ET before unclaimed NFTs are airdropped.
Cambria participates in Ronin Arcade Battlepass event running Oct 23-Nov 13 with 100K+ RON in total rewards, and Islands NFT holders qualify for MegaETH raise bonus allocation campaign launching Monday.
Led NFT trading volume on the day, opening at 0.15 ETH floor.
Block Stranding, a Solana-based onchain MMORPG, raises 8,500 SOL in presale and is compared as a direct competitor with similar traction and energy.
The 3,333 Island NFTs now trade at 2x mint price after selling out.
Land sale generates 333 ETH in total mint volume.
Priority phase was over-allocated, preventing some allowlist holders from minting. Team offers affected priority holders the ability to claim NFTs at original 0.1 ETH mint price despite current 0.15 ETH floor.
The team will buy 500 lands to be used for an upcoming new mint.
Islands/Land mint sells out in under two minutes on OpenSea.
Season 3 announcement is upcoming and will be the final season for the project.
Islands mint launches on OpenSea in less than nine hours.
NFT mint launches tomorrow with three phases: Priority AL (8am PT/11am ET), FCFS AL (9am PT/12pm ET), and Public (10am PT/1pm ET).
Official Ronin Network ambassador highlights Cambria as one of 9 studios building on Ronin with potential to break out and replicate mass market success in 2025-2026.
Islands unlock smaller "islets" that function as private player spaces for farming and crafting, with users paying taxes back to island owners, designed for guild and community use.
Cambria receives nomination for the yearly GAM3S awards among other gaming creators and projects.
Island NFT collection has a total supply of 3,333 NFTs for the October 23 mint at 0.1 ETH.
Island NFT mint launches October 23 at 0.1 ETH, with owners receiving priority in token airdrop and Islands bridgeable to Ronin Network, introducing new Renown system for tracking governance and alliances.
Partnership or collaboration announced with OpenSea marketplace.
Launches Island system with mint event featuring user allocations for Island NFTs.
Island NFT mint launches Thursday with 3333 supply at 0.1 ETH each on Ethereum, with checker and land raffle ticket draw going live tomorrow; holders receive potential Cambria token airdrop and in-game earning utility including items, taxes, guild buildings, and access to Duel Arena and Gold Rush game modes.
Season 3 is coming as a development milestone.
Enables deposits via BNB Chain using BNB, WBNB, BUSD, and BTCB tokens, with a promotional contest running until 10/18 offering prizes of 1 BNB (3 winners) and 5M Arena Tokens (10 winners) to depositors who win at least one duel.
Launches Faerie Gacha system with $10,000 USDC prize pool or promotional component.
Accepting applications for a badge program where badge holders receive long-term benefits described as being "blessed for 8,888 yrs."
Announces partnership with DevilfishPoker for a mega tournament with prizes totaling $790+ in ETH and platform items (Premium Avatar and Tier 1-3 Cores).
AMA event with Chainlink announced focusing on Ronin Forge funding opportunities, featuring the project as a case study for successful app development.
Platform reports 13.8M in cumulative contract volume activity.
Cambria participates in Ronin ecosystem event in Singapore on September 30th, offering NFT prizes alongside Axie Infinity and other partners.
High trading volume activity reported on DA platform.
A media discussion featuring the project is scheduled for tomorrow on "Monad In The Morning" covering the Monad ecosystem alongside @opendanny and @pipeline_xyz.
Record 165 players participate in collaborative poker tournament featuring Founder NFT prizes.
New poker tournament partnership launches with OverDogsBet, offering Founders NFT and $350 in betting rewards.
Ronin Battle Pass launches with RONKE pets and Arena duel rewards system.
New player tokenization system proposed for next season, enabling fantasy-style trading of top players with real-time revenue sharing and streaming integration.
Dual Arena achieves 1.3k+ unique active wallets and 111k+ transactions within first week of V2 launch.
New experience generates $2M volume within 2 days of launch.
Duel Arena reaches $1.5M wagered volume within days of launch.
Duel Arena v2 launches with $25,000 ETH giveaway campaign offering 10 prizes across two betting tiers.
Duel Arena launching on Abstract blockchain platform.
Duel Arena documentation reveals risk-to-earn PvP betting system with trinket airdrops and Ronin Network integration.
Documentation release scheduled for tomorrow.
New cosmetics system launches with in-game earning mechanics and Arena token burn-to-shard conversion, while T3+ core holders receive Genesis Wyvern companions.
Core NFT volume spikes following pink shards and cosmetic system launch.
Season 2 generates $1.3M in-game spend from active gameplay, demonstrating organic economic activity.