Yuga Labs Unveils Metaverse Roadmap With New Gaming Experiences

Yuga Labs, a prominent blockchain technology firm renowned for its non-fungible token (NFT) collections such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club and the Mutant Ape Yacht Club, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for its Otherside metaverse project. This roadmap outlines a series of metaverse gaming experiences that NFT holders can anticipate in the coming months.

Yuga Labs, known for its innovative approach to blockchain technology and digital collectibles, aims to shape the future of NFTs through storytelling, immersive experiences, and strong community engagement. The company has developed the Otherside metaverse, a project built on the Ethereum blockchain and utilizing Improbable’s M² technology. This metaverse combines elements of MMORPGs and Web3 virtual worlds, allowing users to explore, interact, and create content within a shared virtual space. The platform leverages Web3 technologies to enable on-chain interactions, ownership of Otherdeed NFTs, and community-driven development.

In July 2025, Yuga Labs plans to launch Bathroom Blitz, an eight-by-eight death match set in the BAYC bathroom. This interactive feature is part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT project, where BAYC holders can draw or write on a shared canvas. The Bathroom Blitz experience will remain active for a few weeks, during which the Yuga team will gather feedback, make improvements, and prepare for more concurrent experiences. This game will be activated using Voyager XP, with retroactive XP for prior engagement rolling out ahead of the launch of the persistent state.

Additionally, by the end of July 2025, Yuga Labs anticipates launching Meet Me at the Clubhouse, an enhanced version of the Bubbles gaming experience. This new experience will feature improved capacity, allowing up to 500 people in a single Bubble, and Deeplink integration, enabling the gaming experience to be streamed to external platforms and accessed directly via link. The Yuga Labs team has also announced plans to roll out almost 1,000 assets from all 29 Otherdeed Biomes to ODK developers, setting the stage for Otherdeeds and Voyager 2.0 later this year, and the Resources system beginning next year.

One of the notable innovations in the Otherside game is the ability to interact with objects on-chain. This means that when users interact with a token or other objects within the game, they are actually collecting and interacting with them on the blockchain. This feature ensures that creators have a sustainable and ongoing engagement with the platform. Every Otherdeed holder will have access to creation tools for graffiti stickers, emotes, and the Voyager 2.0 platform, enabling new content or opportunities to extend the utility of existing collections. These platforms are royalty-protected, ensuring that creators have an avenue for sustainable, ongoing engagement.