GamePhilos Studio, a Singapore-based MMO and strategy game company, raised $8m in seed funding.

Backers included Xterio Ltd., Animoca Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Chain Hill Capital, Hashkey Capital, Sanctor Capital, Game7, Bas1s, GSR Markets and GSG Ventures.

The studio will use the funding to develop and distribute its upcoming mobile and PC strategy game Age of Dino.

Founded in July 2022, GamePhilos is advancing Age of Dino, which combines elements from the web 3.0 ecosystem and traditional gaming platforms to redefine digital ownership and how strategy players can earn, use and trade collectibles and resources. The game is scheduled to launch in selected countries early next year on mobile devices.

The studio has 28 employees including game industry leaders with years of experience at Netease, Zynga, FunPlus, ByteDance, Longtech, Blizzard Entertainment and other major industry players.