Hamster GameDev: a studio of hamsters

Remember the hamster CEO who ran a crypto exchange and pulled in hundreds of millions of players? In Hamster Kombat: GameDev he switched careers. Now you own a game studio, and coins come from tapping, upgrades and successful releases. 🐹

It runs inside Telegram as a mini app, so there is nothing to install. Your profile becomes your account, and the bot's stats show more than 300,000 monthly players.

From a garage to a game giant

You start with a tiny studio and grow it into a big company. Every investment in staff, office and tech raises your passive income, which keeps building up while the game is closed.

• Tapping. Taps earn coins until your energy runs out, then it refills on its own.
• Upgrade cards. Hire people, buy gear and skills, and collect profit per hour.
• Daily challenges. A three-card combo, ciphers and mini games pay out extra.
• Login streak. The more days in a row you claim it, the bigger the reward.
• Referrals. Inviting friends earns you coins.

Your first five minutes

1. Open the bot and hit the play button.
2. Go through the short tutorial that shows where to tap and where the cards live.
3. Spend your first coins on cheap upgrades with a decent hourly return.
4. Claim the daily reward and check today's tasks.
5. Come back a couple of times a day. Passive income only accumulates for a limited window before you need to collect it.

Gold, Stars and real money

Besides regular coins, the game has gold bars. Gold is the premium currency, and you buy it in the store with Telegram Stars, which you pay for with real money through Telegram. 💰

You can play for free, it is just slower. If you plan to pay, set a monthly cap before you start. Small purchases in clicker games add up faster than most people expect.

The catch

Hamster Kombat grew out of a crypto game. The original launched in March 2024, and the HMSTR token went live on TON in September 2024. Plenty of players expected a big payday from the airdrop and got far less than they hoped.

So treat GameDev as entertainment. In-game coins are not money, and nobody guarantees you any earnings. Regulators in several countries have publicly warned people about the risks of games like this.

• Clones. Popular tap games attract fakes. Launch only from the official bot with the verification check.
• Scripts and auto-clickers. Helper tools often ask for access to your account, which is an easy way to lose it.
• Coin sellers. Do not buy in-game currency from strangers in group chats.

Who will enjoy it

GameDev suits people who like slow, low-effort tycoon games: open it for a minute, collect profit, buy an upgrade, close it. If watching a studio grow and numbers climb sounds fun, it can hold your attention for weeks. 🎮

If you are looking for quick income, skip it. Expectations around tap games rarely match what actually happens.