- Brave, Midnight Network, and Mythical Games have partnered to launch Brave Games, a multi-week reality-style vault heist starting February 2026.
- The experience is free to play, requires no gaming background, and unfolds across the Brave ecosystem, X, Discord, and Fanon’s social gaming platform.
- Players choose factions (Brave, Midnight, or Mythical), solve encrypted clues, form alliances, and compete to access a digital vault.
- The collaboration emerged through Brave’s Rewards 3.0 Partner Program, which explores new uses for the Basic Attention Token (BAT).
- Brave currently has over 100 million monthly active users, and its Rewards ecosystem includes over 1.5 million verified creators accepting BAT.
Brave Software has announced a partnership with Midnight Foundation and Mythical Games to launch Brave Games, a community-driven competition described as a “reality-style vault heist” across the open web. The experience begins in February 2026 and will run for multiple weeks across social platforms and the Brave browser ecosystem.
The game is built in collaboration with Fanon, a social gaming platform that describes the format as “the Internet’s game show.” Pre-registration opened on January 27, 2026, with a live X Spaces event hosted by Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave.
How Brave Games Works
Participants select one of three factions: Brave, Midnight, or Mythical. From there, players form alliances, solve encrypted clues, identify hidden “moles” within opposing teams, and attempt to access a digital vault designed to resist discovery.
The game unfolds across multiple rounds with several participation options. Players can join directly and make strategic decisions, follow the action through prediction mechanics, or participate in social challenges and timed events. The experience spans the Brave ecosystem, Fanon’s platform, X, and Discord.
Brave Games is free to play and requires no prior gaming experience, technical knowledge, or existing social following. Participants can engage either as active players or as observers who make predictions and follow the narrative.
The Partners
Each company brings distinct capabilities to the collaboration.
- Brave operates the privacy-first browser that reached 100 million monthly active users in October 2025, according to company data. The browser includes an independent search engine and a browser-native multi-chain crypto wallet. Brave’s rewards system has distributed Basic Attention Token (BAT) since 2017, with over 1.5 million verified creators now accepting the token.
- Midnight Network is a privacy-enhancing blockchain developed by Shielded Technologies and supported by the Midnight Foundation. The network launched in December 2025 and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to enable confidential smart contracts. The platform operates with two tokens: NIGHT as the utility token and DUST as the shielded capacity resource.
- Mythical Games is a Web3 gaming studio known for NFL Rivals, which has over 6.5 million players according to company posts on X. The studio focuses on building player-owned economies and accessible blockchain gaming experiences for mainstream audiences.
(Ed. note: The combination of Brave’s user base, Midnight’s privacy technology, and Mythical’s gaming expertise represents an unusual cross-sector collaboration in the Web3 space.)
Executive Statements
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Input Output and the architect behind the Cardano blockchain and Midnight, framed the collaboration around user privacy:
“Brave Games is an exciting example of what the open web can achieve when communities are treated as highly valued contributors and supported by strong privacy and transparent incentives. Too often, participation online comes at the cost of control over personal data or identity. Brave Games shows how privacy-by-design and zero-knowledge technology can enable social, playful experiences without asking users to compromise on trust.”
John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games, emphasized the competitive element:
“Brave Games is exactly the kind of experience we love at Mythical. It brings players together in a way that’s social, competitive and rewarding. We’re excited to rally Team Mythical and show what our community can do when the stakes are high and the competition is real.”
Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave, highlighted the scale:
“Brave Games combines social networks, communities, and Brave’s 107 million monthly active users global user base into dynamic gameplay, that brings partners and networks giving partners new ways to bring their latest and best projects to market for real users to enjoy together.”
Connection to Brave Rewards 3.0
The collaboration emerged through Brave’s Rewards 3.0 Partner Program, an initiative where Brave works with ecosystem partners to explore how BAT can power experiences across the web.
According to Brave’s blog, what began as a partner collaboration evolved into a fully gamified, community-driven campaign. Fanon builds and hosts the game experience, while Brave leads brand direction, community coordination, and ecosystem collaboration.
The Brave Rewards ecosystem has grown significantly since its 2017 launch. The company reports that hundreds of advertiser campaigns have run through Brave Ads, and the verified creator program now includes over 1.5 million participants.
Themes and Design Philosophy
The partners describe Brave Games as an exploration of new engagement models that respect users by design. The experience weaves together gameplay, community interaction, and themes of privacy, security, and digital defiance.
The collaboration is positioned as a test case for what becomes possible when participation is voluntary, incentives are transparent, and community trust is treated as a requirement rather than an afterthought.
What Comes Next
Pre-registration is now open. Faction leads will be revealed shortly after registration opens, with the first clues surfacing soon after. The heist will unfold one phase at a time as alliances shift and the vault draws closer.
Updates will be posted through the @AttentionToken account on X. Dedicated channels for each faction will be available on Discord and Telegram.
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