Readyverse Studios, a company created in partnership with Futureverse and Ready Player One author Ernest Cline, announced “Open,” a third-person battle royale experience, currently being developed for PC.

Players will compete against each other in game-show-styled, multi-round collaborative modes in a Ready Player One biome inspired by the novel. The company claims that Open is the “first AAA quality metaverse experience interoperable with AAA IP that leverages Web3 technology.” The experience was developed by video game company Walker using the Unreal Engine 5 game engine. 

Analyst QuickTake: The partnership to create the Readyverse metaverse was initially announced in January 2024 , with plans to give creators and consumers tools to create immersive interactive experiences on the platform. Other experiences being developed by the company include " The Hunt ," where players complete quests for digital and physical rewards, developed across various platforms.