15 million users have tapped on Elon Musk’s face in the past few weeks, thanks to the buzzing Telegram game Musk Empire, an advanced gaming setup running on the TON ecosystem.
Musk Empire, the viral, tap-to-earn game was launched in June 2024 and has already registered over 10 million downloads. The game allows users to create their empire, much like Elon Musk’s, by tapping and upgrading their virtual Elon Musk.
Compared to its predecessors such as Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, TapSwap, and WCoin, that have been hosted on the TON ecosystem, the developers team of Musk Empire have replaced the charming pet images with a cartoonish portrait of Elon Musk. The players have to simply tap on the icon to accumulate in-game tokens.
At the time of writing this report, the Musk Empire token (MSKTKN) price stands at $0.00002630.
What is Musk Empire?
Musk Empire is a tap-to-earn game on Telegram that is identical to the immensely popular Hamster Kombat but stands out in several aspects. Inspired by the tech mogul billionaire Elon Musk, the game allows users to tap on an image to earn in-game currency, which can be spent when not playing to earn passive income.
The game is supported by the Notcoin team, popularly known for their projects like $DOGS and $CATS meme coins.
According to the founders of Musk Empire, the game has accumulated astonishing numbers within weeks. It has been played in 176 countries with an active community and over 13.5 million users as of July 23.
Although there is no official endorsement of the game from Elon Musk, the popularity of Musk Empire presents an intriguing example of how fan support sustains a whole gaming industry..
The game’s unique features include a city tab where players can battle, win, and make stock investments and a collaborative feature where players are offered special missions and rewarded.
When is the Airdrop of Musk Empire?
Although the date for a possible airdrop is yet to be disclosed, the Musk Empire community is buzzing with excitement in anticipation. However, one certain thing is that the Musk Empire airdrop will be launched on the TON blockchain. The developers state that the airdrop will be the next phase of their “extensive ecosystem”.
As a calculated attempt to attract more gamers, Musk Empire has revealed a partnership with Notcoin, a popular game on the Telegram gaming community. This agreement expands the Musk Empire universe and offers exclusive quests and requests.
How to Play the Game
Playing the Musk game is quite simple and easy. Players can earn crypto on the Telegram page by doing the following.
Tap-to-earn: Once you log in, to obtain the in-game currency, players have to keep tapping on Elon’s face until the energy bar runs out. After that, you can wait a while for it to replenish and repeat the same thing.
Upgrades: After earning some tokens, you can spend some of them on upgrades to earn passive income when you are not tapping or even logging in to the game. These upgrades will continue to earn players some incentives but work only for 3 hours.
While there are other similar tap-to-earn games built on TON blockchain and available on Telegram, what sets Musk Empire apart from the competition is the popularity of tech mogul Elon Musk and his huge fanbase that have made the game viral. With its airdrop expected anytime now, Musk Empire is a game to watch out for.