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About

Curio is a game studio focused on building competitive PvP games and the underlying infrastructure for composability and user-generated content. Founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, the company leverages blockchain technology to create crypto-native gameplay experiences. Its technical work centers on on-chain gaming, smart contract integration, and composable game systems.

The studio has developed two main products. Duper is a high-stakes, cross-genre social strategy game combining elements from titles like TFT, Catan, Among Us, and Poker. Keystone is a toolkit designed for building performant and composable on-chain games, intended to support the broader development ecosystem.

Curio has raised over $8M in funding. The team includes veterans from game franchises such as Genshin Impact, Halo, and Pacific Rim. The company expresses a commitment to advancing the on-chain gaming space and believes blockchain technology offers new opportunities for game design.

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