Pudgy Penguins’ flock of flippered friends are waddling into a new virtual world: A mobile-based video game. 

The immersive mobile app based on the penguin-themed NFT and toy collection is set to debut in 2025, Mythical Marketplace, which is developing the game, said in a statement Thursday. The AAA game will be built on Mythos Chain, a Polkadot-based network that also hosts the popular Web3 game NFL Rivals.

“Pudgy Penguins is the only web3 project to truly go mainstream through their incredible retail partnerships with Walmart and Target and their rapidly growing social media following,” Mythical Games CEO John Linden said. “Building this with Mythical Games on the Mythical Platform and Mythos Chain, already used by millions of consumers, is going to be a major driver to further …