GAM3S.GG Gaming
7 known investors
Cross-platform gaming discovery platform offering game guides, reviews, news, deals and player rewards through one unified profile.
Also known as GAM3S.GG · GAMES.GG · Polkastarter Gaming
Founders & leadership
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 5
Company profile
researched Aug 2026GAM3S.GG, which operates the consumer-facing brand GAMES.GG, is a gaming discovery and content platform. It maintains a database of more than 2,000 games with daily updates, publishing expert reviews, tier lists, meta guides, walkthroughs, verified redeem codes and daily gaming news, alongside an AI recommendation engine and a single unified gaming profile that consolidates connected accounts, libraries, playtime and achievements.
The platform spans PC storefronts and operating systems (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Windows, macOS, Linux), consoles (PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch), mobile (iOS, Android), Steam Deck, VR headsets (Meta Quest, PSVR2) and web3 networks including Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Avalanche, BNB Chain and Immutable. Beyond editorial content, it offers gaming deals, mystery boxes that award game keys, gift cards or hardware, quests that grant XP and access codes, a downloadable desktop application with overlays and tutorials covering 300+ game overlays, and a paid GAMES+ membership.
The company launched in November 2022 as Polkastarter Gaming, a curated web3 gaming hub and "superapp" listing 200+ blockchain games across 15 chains, and rebranded to GAM3S.GG in September 2023 alongside its seed round. It has since broadened from web3-only coverage to mainstream cross-platform gaming, while retaining web3 network support and coverage of blockchain game news.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2021 by Omar Ghanem and Daniel Stockhaus and launched its platform in November 2022 under the name Polkastarter Gaming, built around the premise that blockchain-based games lacked a trusted, single destination for curation, reviews and guides comparable to established gaming media.
Business model
The platform is free to browse and monetised through a paid GAMES+ subscription that provides ad-free browsing, double XP, early reviews, exclusive betas, platform boosts and members-only deals. Additional consumer-facing offerings include gaming deals, mystery boxes and quest-based rewards. The company states that no publisher advertising arrangements influence review scores and that it operates no pay-to-review model.
Subscription revenue from GAMES+ membership tiers, alongside gaming deals and rewards mechanics such as mystery boxes and quests.
Traction
The company's site reports over 3 million registered users, 1.3 million monthly active players and 150,000 daily visitors, with 2,000+ games in its database and 350+ industry partners. At the time of the 2023 seed round the platform had 200+ games listed across 15 chains and over 60,000 registered gamers. Its December 2022 GAM3 Awards drew over 250,000 votes and 140,000 unique viewers.
Latest developments
The platform now operates under the GAMES.GG consumer brand with a downloadable desktop app, GAMES+ membership tiers, mystery boxes and quests, and states a goal of onboarding 100 million players into gaming by 2033. Recent editorial output includes coverage of web3 game shutdowns such as Aether Games and ChronoForge and mainstream releases including Grand Theft Auto 6.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
The company positions itself as a cross-platform discovery and connective layer between storefronts that do not interoperate. In its earlier web3 phase it described itself as the largest hub for web3 gamers and was characterised by investors and partners as the "IGN for Web3"; the platform's own comparison set includes traditional gaming media such as IGN and Kotaku.
Differentiators cited include a single unified profile that aggregates a player's history across otherwise siloed storefronts and platforms, an AI recommendation engine trained on that cross-platform history, same-day guide and tier-list updates following balance patches, an editorial team drawn from game development, esports and gaming journalism (including people who worked at Ubisoft, Riot Games, Epic Games, Nvidia and Red Bull Gaming), and an editorial policy excluding publisher influence over review scores.
Technology
Core components include a cross-platform account-connection layer that consolidates owned games, playtime and achievements into one profile in real time; an AI recommendation engine that analyses play history and behaviour across connected platforms; a daily-updated database of 2,000+ titles; and a desktop app providing overlays and tutorials for 300+ games.
Go-to-market
Growth is driven by search- and content-led acquisition through same-day patch coverage, tier lists, guides and redeem-code pages for high-player-count titles such as Fortnite, Roblox experiences, Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends and Valorant, supplemented by a desktop application, account connections across storefronts, and ecosystem partnerships. The company also runs the GAM3 Awards, an annual web3 game award show it says was the first and largest of its kind.
Consumer gamers across PC, console, mobile, Steam Deck, VR and web3 networks, including both mainstream players seeking guides, reviews and deals and web3-native players exploring blockchain games.
Geography
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and a member of AD Gaming, an initiative supporting the growth of Abu Dhabi's gaming sector. The platform itself serves users globally across PC, console, mobile and web3 networks.
History
Founded in 2021 and launched as Polkastarter Gaming in November 2022, the platform hosted the first GAM3 Awards in December 2022. In September 2023 it rebranded to GAM3S.GG and announced a $2 million seed round led by Mechanism Capital. The consumer brand subsequently operates as GAMES.GG, with the scope of the product expanded from web3-only curation to cross-platform game discovery covering PC, console, mobile, VR and web3 titles.
Risks & controversies
The company's original market focus, web3 gaming, has contracted: its own coverage documents repeated studio closures, token delistings and funding shortfalls across blockchain gaming, including four notable titles shutting down within a single week after collectively raising over $20 million. Its user-scale and partner figures are self-reported on its own website and are not independently corroborated in the sourced material.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsThe company offers a desktop application with guides, overlays and tutorials across 2,000+ supported games and 300+ overlays, alongside a GAMES+ paid membership providing ad-free browsing, early reviews, exclusive betas and member-only deals.
The company announced a $2 million seed funding round led by Mechanism Capital with participation from Polygon, Double Peak, ArkStream Capital, LD Capital, ROK Capital, Hyperithm, Snackclub, Emurgo Ventures, Eden Ventures, Mix Marvel Ventures, 4SV, CommonWealth Capital, Venly Ventures, TKX Capital, SkyVision Capital, Compute Ventures, MarketAcross and angel investors. Proceeds were designated to scale the gaming superapp.
$2M source ↗
The company rebranded from Polkastarter Gaming to GAM3S.GG to align with a new vision, coinciding with its seed funding round.
The platform hosted the GAM3 Awards, described as the first and largest web3 game award show, drawing over 250,000 votes and 140,000 unique viewers to the streamed event.
The web3 gaming platform launched, offering curated content, reviews, guides, news and quests.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does GAM3S.GG Gaming do?
- Cross-platform gaming discovery platform offering game guides, reviews, news, deals and player rewards through one unified profile.
- Who founded GAM3S.GG Gaming?
- GAM3S.GG Gaming was founded by Mostafa Salem.
- Who are GAM3S.GG Gaming's investors?
- GAM3S.GG Gaming's investors include Hyperithm, WWVentures.