The Saga protocol has much to offer the web3 gaming space. Because of the unique ability to handle high volume and low value transactions, which allows for a smooth gamer experience, application-specific chains are the ideal architecture for web3 games. Only, they are historically hard to spin up, maintain and scale. Saga makes this architecture accessible for all game developers. The protocol features:

• Automated deployment of a single tenant VM onto a dedicated chain (or chainlet), which is secured through interchain security by the same set of validators that underlie the Saga mainnet

• No upfront cost to launching a chainlet

• Predictable developer pricing for gas fees

• Dedicated blockspace for a developer’s applications, ensuring high throughput, no dependencies on other applications using Saga, easy upgradability and congestion relief

In other words, Saga allows developers to easily obtain their own permissionless blockspace while completely abstracting away the security layer. The process of deploying onto a chainlet will be as simple and standardized as deploying a smart contract onto a monolithic chain, with all the benefits of having a dedicated chain.

Saga’s unique token model also gives developers ultimate flexibility over fees so they can pursue more optimal business models in web3. Unlike most other Layer 1 protocols where transaction fees must be paid via the underlying chain’s native token, Saga has no such requirement. A game developer could choose to pass on blockchain security costs to end users or pay the security costs themselves and ensure that transactions are always free while pursuing other sources of monetization. In addition, should a game see so much traffic that the cost of maintaining its underlying chainlet starts to soar, Saga’s easy ability to spin up more chainlets for that same game allows for congestion relief and cost control.