HV-MTL Forge is the first part of a rogue-like crafting game.

Yuga Labs launches 1st season of HV-MTL Forge Web3 crafting game

Yuga Labs is launching the first season of its HV-MTL Forge Web3 game where players can craft their own spaces and submit them for social voting contests.

The HV-MTL (pronounced Heavy Metal) Forge is a creative, social, competitive crafting game for holders of HV-MTL non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Today, Yuga Labs is launching the meta layer of the game, where players can customize their forge and compete for social kudos.

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