Pandemic Labs

viral game studio // prv games: @addicteddotfun @infecteddotfun

[Kohei @weretuna]

i spent $300K building a crypto game

it made $0

last week, we launched @Jaileddotfun

a prison simulator on solana

it was our most anticipated game since our last hit game @addicteddotfun

the numbers before launch looked insane:

10M organic views (no paid marketing)
40K followers in 30 days
more attention than addicted got

it felt like we're about to ship another banger

but the results was

launch tweet: 200K views
users: ~1000
rev: $300K (mainly trading fee)
-
cost: $288K (3 full time devs + 4 audits)

=

profit $12K

we rejected all vc money and chose to be an independent game studio, so each game's revenue is extremely important to keep shipping new games

and we completely fucked up

so far we shipped 5 games

here's the break down of each games rev

1. @infecteddotfun → -$50K
2. @Insddotfun → $0
3. @addicteddotfun → +$4M
4. @pussycattech → $0
5. @Jaileddotfun → +$12K

before infected, we shipped 5+ mini games and all made $0

failure rate is 99.9%

that’s the reality of building crypto games

but one hit changes everything just like we saw with addicted

compared to Defi Kingdoms, Axie infinity, Stepn, it’s still peanuts tho

we just need to keep shipping faster and better till we build a biggest crypto game in history

we’re now building an onchain heist game

drop a comment if you want early access to @Heistedxyz

[Jailed @Jaileddotfun]

Jailed is now live on Solana.

we're building the most unhinged prison simulator.

get in now: https://t.co/Odi4Dy0FAI

reply for an invite code.

[Jailed @Jaileddotfun]

Go to Prison. Onchain.

https://t.co/Odi4Dy0FAI

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

next hottest thing is right in front of u

don’t miss it

[Kohei @weretuna]

bear market peak

everyone’s desperately looking for something to click

this is when new metas are born

watch @Jaileddotfun this week

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

Last year we shipped @addicteddotfun and it became the biggest crypto game of the year

This year is @Jaileddotfun

[Jailed @Jaileddotfun]

The world's first onchain prison

Built on Solana

Connect your X account. Secure your cell. Begin your prison life.

Enter here: https://t.co/Odi4Dy0FAI

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@Jaileddotfun anyone got a code for me?

[Kohei @weretuna]

. @pndmdotorg will make $1.5B a year and become the biggest game studio on the internet

powered by solana

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

next game @Jaileddotfun is coming soon

yes we gonna make it way bigger than addicted

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

hi i’m back

[MagicBlock ✨ @magicblock]

Don't trust, verify

@pndmdotorg has partnered with MagicBlock to power the randomness in their new game @pussycattech

Here's the breakdown 👇

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

bro casually pulled 6M views 💀

[Kohei @weretuna]

Suspicious that your girl has 10+ body count?

Now you don't have to guess.

You paste her ig URL, and the app brutally estimates her body count by checking her followers, posts and stories.

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

we r japanese ngas

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@addicteddotfun update on buyback:

https://t.co/qWuEvYDOcW

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

update on VIRUS buybacks:

the market doesn’t seem to care about projects buying their tokens back off the market, so we are going to stop wasting our money under the current conditions.

instead of pouring more into price support, we’re reallocating capital toward building and scaling our upcoming games. our focus is fully on growing upcoming games like @Jaileddotfun and investing in long-term product expansion.

25% of revenue from Addicted will still be used to buy back VIRUS. however, for future games, we will explore other mechanisms to align our games with long-term believers.

thank you for your attention to this matter!

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

We've been quietly buying back $VIRUS using revenue from @addicteddotfun SZN 1

So far: $110,000+ bought back (14% of total)

This is just the beginning. 25% of all future game revenue, including Addicted SZN 2, will keep fueling the $VIRUS flywheel.

Financialized entertainment is the biggest opportunity in crypto, and $VIRUS sits at the center of it.

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

The $VIRUS Flywheel is LIVE:

We’re kicking off $780,000+ in strategic buybacks.
Using 25% of all @addicteddotfun revenue.

The first $70,000+ buyback has already been executed, and it’s only the start.

The treasury will keep accumulating and buying $VIRUS over time, while the rest of the funds fuel Season 2 of Addicted and our upcoming games from Pandemic Labs.

More to come. Stay close.

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@addicteddotfun update on buyback:

https://t.co/qWuEvYDOcW

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

update on VIRUS buybacks:

the market doesn’t seem to care about projects buying their tokens back off the market, so we are going to stop wasting our money under the current conditions.

instead of pouring more into price support, we’re reallocating capital toward building and scaling our upcoming games. our focus is fully on growing upcoming games like @Jaileddotfun and investing in long-term product expansion.

25% of revenue from Addicted will still be used to buy back VIRUS. however, for future games, we will explore other mechanisms to align our games with long-term believers.

thank you for your attention to this matter!

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

BUYBACKS BUYBACKS BUYBACKS!!!

we keep buying back $VIRUS using real revenue from @addicteddotfun

current buyback total: $150,000
(75% still loaded in the treasury)

$VIRUS flywheel is simple

25% of every game we launch goes straight into buybacks

more games → more revenue → bigger buybacks → stronger flywheel

our 4th game @Jaileddotfun is on the way

rewarding our believers while we ship more games and grow our studio

this is how the biggest game studio in crypto gets built

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@infecteddotfun Update:

https://t.co/qWuEvYDOcW

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

update on VIRUS buybacks:

the market doesn’t seem to care about projects buying their tokens back off the market, so we are going to stop wasting our money under the current conditions.

instead of pouring more into price support, we’re reallocating capital toward building and scaling our upcoming games. our focus is fully on growing upcoming games like @Jaileddotfun and investing in long-term product expansion.

25% of revenue from Addicted will still be used to buy back VIRUS. however, for future games, we will explore other mechanisms to align our games with long-term believers.

thank you for your attention to this matter!

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

quick history of the games built by $VIRUS

1st game: @infecteddotfun

- 130K+ signed up on the waitlist pre-launch
- 1.4M players joined the game
- became one of the most viral games on base

but learned 2 hard lessons.
First, we realized that ethereum L2 couldn’t handle massive viral traffic, EVM holds foundamental scaling issues. If we wanted to build the biggest game in crypto, we had to move to Solana. also when we launched infected, we got hit with DDoS and database attacks everywhere. viral games attract lots of players but also predators too. we learned the importance of resilience and need for hardening the game/systems as much as possible.

2nd game: @Insddotfun

- the first SocialFi survival game on Solana

this time, no downtime, no hacks, fully resilient. we made first rev (~$20K) after losing a lot with infected. but it didn’t go as viral. the good pre-launch campaign and strong invite mechanics were def needed. it reminded us one thing: virality isn’t optional, its everything.

3rd game: @addicteddotfun

- 2M views on the launch trailer
- $50M+ trading volume
- 200K+ packs sold
- $3.5M in revenue in 48 hours

addicted became one of the biggest crypto games of 2025. But it also showed deeper issues: sustainability of the game, gap between snz1 and szn2, long-term gameplay depth etc.

It was our first real hit, but far from perfect. We know we can build 10x games better. Because our biggest strength is simple: we learn fast and improve faster.

25% of all game revenue goes to $VIRUS buybacks.

this flywheel is our core to build the biggest game studio in crypto while building and rewarding our long term believers

markets are dead now.

perfect time to build.

lock in.

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

update on VIRUS buybacks:

the market doesn’t seem to care about projects buying their tokens back off the market, so we are going to stop wasting our money under the current conditions.

instead of pouring more into price support, we’re reallocating capital toward building and scaling our upcoming games. our focus is fully on growing upcoming games like @Jaileddotfun and investing in long-term product expansion.

25% of revenue from Addicted will still be used to buy back VIRUS. however, for future games, we will explore other mechanisms to align our games with long-term believers.

thank you for your attention to this matter!

[Kohei @weretuna]

i hate talking to fake people

so i made a button that forces you to say nigga when you try to book a call with me

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@riddy567 noooooo 😭

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

he published the secret source…

do not read

[Kohei @weretuna]

https://t.co/TgITig505h

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

@chapondemer1 ????

[Pandemic Labs @pandemic_fun]

fun fact

pandemic labs is just 3 japanese anime addicts

shipping pure brainrot stuff