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Stellar Hacks: ZK Gaming

Feb 9-23, 2026Official site

This hackathon is about exploring Zero-Knowledge (ZK) as a real gameplay primitive — not just a buzzword. Your mission is to build a game prototype that uses ZK for something that actually matters to players: hidden information, fair resolution, provable outcomes, private actions, verifiable computation, or any mechanic where “trust me” isn’t good enough.

Winners

5 projects
Submitted projects
95
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status: Built
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status: Abandoned

Projects

95 submitted

DoraHacks counts 99 submissions for this event; 95 are served here. The other 4 are not: submissions their teams hid or deleted, or resubmissions counted once under their first entry.

Zkgram

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A zero-knowledge word game on Stellar. Two players compete to solve a daily anagram puzzle by submitting a ZK proof on-chain — the answer is never revealed in plaintext.

DarkWater ZK

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Zero-knowledge battleship on Stellar Soroban. Players prove ship placement validity and hit/miss results without revealing board state. Fully on-chain game logic with ZK proofs for privacy-preserving competitive gameplay.

SUBAN TREASURE HUNT

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Trustless fairness on-chain The game runs on Stellar (Soroban + Game Hub). Rules and outcomes are enforced by the contract and ZK proofs, not by trusting the other player or a central server.

Prophecy Predictive Market

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Allow anyone to create a betting market on anything with proven resolution

Cangkulan Lite

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Cangkulan Lite is trustless on-chain card game standard where fairness is cryptographically verifiable, deck shuffling is tamper-proof, and no trusted third party is required

Clash of Pirates

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Clash of Pirates is a provably fair on-chain PvP card battle game. Players secretly commit 3-turn strategies with ZK proofs, then reveal simultaneously, making cheating mathematically impossible. Real stakes, no middleman, no trust required.

Clueless

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The first 'paste detector' that actually works for remote interviews

xray.games – The Arcade Evolved | skill proven onchain

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A trustless arcade where player skill is proven entirely onchain through zero-knowledge proofs and deterministic simulations on Stellar.

Zk Roulette

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To bring provably fair, high-stakes hidden information games to public blockchains by leveraging Zero-Knowledge proofs and Pedersen commitments.

ZK Mastermind on Steller

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ZK is the future of on-chain gaming. By bringing hidden information to Stellar, ZK Mastermind replaces trust with math.

SMOL Labs - ZK Dungeon

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Noir, RISC0 zkVM, Circom, Groth16, Poseidon, BN254, SNARKs—all verified onchain. ZK Dungeon brings reusable verifiers to Stellar, solving 'Fog of War' privacy while teaching ZK concepts w/ immersive educational flavor text. A toolkit for private dApps. 🥬✨

Stellar Pocker

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We aim to demonstrates BN254 + Poseidon for hidden-hand card games. Private ZK commits, on-chain Groth16 hand proofs, trustless winner resolution showcasing Stellar's native ZK.

Guess the xBull

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Win the hackaton

Decentralized ZK-Leaderboard

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A high-performance gaming leaderboard on Stellar Soroban. We solve the global "trust gap" using ZK primitives for verifiable score integrity, fully integrated with the Stellar Game Hub to ensure a secure, tamper-proof competitive ecosystem.

Cubeathon — ZK-Powered Provable Speed Run

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Cubeathon is a Zero-Knowledge (ZK) native speed-run racing game that implements verifiable computation to ensure competitive integrity on the Stellar Testnet.

ZKMind

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ZKMind eliminates cheating in on-chain games using zero-knowledge proofs. Players prove their feedback is honest without revealing secrets, making trustless Mastermind possible on Stellar with Noir circuits and UltraHonk verification.

Source Agent: BIRTH

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SA:BIRTH is a single-player maze calibration game and the canonical prequel to the Source Agents franchise.

Lantern Chess

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Online chess relies on a trusted server to hide your opponent's pieces. That server can lie. Fog of Chess removes that trust entirely. creating balance between web2 and web3

ZK-Porrinha

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Public ledgers expose secret moves, ruining hidden-info games. ZK-Porrinha uses ZK proofs on Stellar to enable provably fair gameplay. Players can bluff and keep hands secret while rules are cryptographically enforced on-chain.

CTM

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Demonstrate the potential of Stellar with Soroban when creating simple but ZK-protected video games.

ZKnight

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On-chain games can't verify fair play without exposing moves publicly. ZKnight uses zero-knowledge proofs on Stellar to prove a puzzle was solved correctly — without revealing the move sequence to the contract, opponent, or anyone else.

AlphaDuel - ZK Multiplayer Word Guessing Game

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AlphaDuel is a multiplayer competitive word guessing game built using Zero Knowledge Cryptography to guarantee fairness, privacy, and trustless verification

BattleZero

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A Battleship game implementation using Zero-Knowledge Proofs for hidden information gameplay, deployed on Stellar testnet with cryptographic verification.

Veilgrid

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On-chain games expose all state publicly, making fog of war impossible. VeilGrid uses ZK proofs so players' boards stay hidden behind SHA-256 commitments while every move is cryptographically verified on Stellar.

ZK Battleship

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ZK Battleship replaces centralized game servers with math. Players commit hidden ship positions on-chain via a secure hash, and verify attacks peer-to-peer using Zero-Knowledge proofs. The Soroban smart contract acts as the ultimate, incorruptible referee.

Sea Battle by Interlinked

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Classical sea battle in ZK implementation

🚢 ZK Battleship on Stellar

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Provably fair battleship where every move is verified on-chain. No trusted server. No cheating. Just cryptography.

Cosmic Coders

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To revolutionize Web3 gaming by bridging real-world productivity with on-chain provable fairness through Stellar and Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

Phantom Chase

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Hidden information requires a trusted server. Phantom Chase eliminates that using ZK proofs: the prey's position is a cryptographic commitment on Stellar/Soroban. No backend, no trust — provable fog-of-war, entirely on-chain.

VoidIA: ZK-Compliance Quest

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Stellar ZK-Penalty resuelve la falta de transparencia en los juegos de azar online. Implementa un motor de Zero-Knowledge Proofs para garantizar que el resultado (la posición del arquero) sea pre-determinado y no reactivo a la jugada del usuario

ZK Seep

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Seep games across India often end in arguments: “You saw my cards!” ZK Seep ends that forever. Noir zero-knowledge proofs verify every move on Stellar Soroban without revealing a single card. Two phones. One contract. Zero cheating.

ZK Pass

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A multiplayer guessing game powered by Zero-Knowledge Proofs to guarantee honest feedback without revealing the secret.

ZK BATTLE SHIP

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ZK Battleship: A trustless naval game using Stellar Protocol 25. Noir ZK proofs + Poseidon hashes ensure 100% hidden boards and provable fair play. Seamless UX via Session Keys. Strategic gaming meets mathematical certainty.

Liar's Dice

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Zero-knowledge proofs enable trustless hidden-information games on-chain. Players prove properties of secret dice without revealing them — no trusted server, no cheating possible. Privacy guaranteed by math, not promises.

Rhythm Slice

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Solving the trust crisis in digital competition through cryptographic validation, turning player doubt into absolute certainty: verify, don’t trust.

Tradex Hub

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Tradex Hub aims to become the cryptographic reputation layer for trading skill, transforming learning into provable competence and making market expertise verifiable on-chain.

starfall defense

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ZK Loot Gaming on Stellar

Dark Fleet

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Battleship with a twist. Hidden fleets, sonar pings, all verified with ZK proofs.

Stellar Poker

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A trustless verifiably private Poker game on Stellar (with coSNARKs)

ZKBuckshot Roulette

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Play 2 Player PVP buckshot roulette with zk

Chainway

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Most people will never read a blockchain whitepaper but they'll play a game. Chainway bridges that gap by turning real Stellar mechanics into gameplay: fee tiers MEV bots and ZK proof generation becomes a visible progress bar you fill by playing well

Aether

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A strategic sci-fi grid game where energy is the ultimate resource.

Veilstar Brawl

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Veilstar Brawl solves cheating in on-chain games with ZK: private 10-move plans, simultaneous reveal via Groth16 proofs, on-chain verification, and trustless betting—all on Stellar/Soroban for provable fairness.

Le Coup

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Digital card games require blind trust in centralized servers. Le Coup solves this by using Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Stellar Protocol 25, allowing players to self-custody their hidden cards and mathematically prove actions on-chain without exposing them.

Treasure Recovery

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A game where the federal agent retrieves stolen materials from different locations and also fights robbers while at it..

Stellar Explorer

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A Space Exploration Game Designed Around ZKP That Runs On Testnet

ZKombat

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A real-time 1v1 fighting game on Stellar that uses zero-knowledge proofs as a trustless anti-cheat system.

Phantom Fleet

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Prove honesty on-chain, not in the browser. Phantom Fleet shows that Stellar can enforce ZK game integrity at the contract level — rejecting lies, not just detecting them. A template for any hidden-information game where the chain is the referee.

ZK TEXAS HOLD'EM Poker

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Trustless poker where math replaces trust — players prove their hand is real without revealing their cards, enforced entirely by on-chain ZK cryptography.

Double Cross

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A Game Theory based strategy game

NFT DND

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A real-time multiplayer RPG where an AI Game Master dynamically generates quests, dialogues, events, and unique Stellar-based NFT items.

ZKHiderSeeker

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A multiplayer blockchain game where cryptography meets gameplay. One player hides, another seeks. Zero-knowledge proofs ensure fair play without revealing secrets. Built on Stellar with Protocol 25's new ZK primitives. Trustless. Provable. Fun.

zk-THRONE

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Proving players didn't cheat in multiplayer games required either trusting a central server or paying hundreds in gas fees until. ZK-THRONE brought trustless cognitive racing to Stellar with on-chain proof verification for every challenge.

galektas

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Trustless poker on Stellar — ZK proofs guarantee fair shuffles, private hands & provable showdowns. No house, no server, just math.

ZK Scottland Yard

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Hidden-information games require privacy but also fairness, which traditionally relies on trust. This project uses Zero-Knowledge Proofs on Stellar to keep player locations private while proving moves are valid, enabling fully trustless and fair gameplay.

ZERO SHOT

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This project aims to solve the fundermental problem in on-chain gaming where your moves are usually public.

Divine Wrath

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Just a casual game to play with friends on quick matches. It shows the power of ZK Proofing technology

Contagion

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A persistent multiplayer .io game where infection spreads silently through proximity, and attestation proofs are the only way to prove you're clean.

zk-UNO

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Hidden-information games like UNO rely on trust and visible hand counts, leading to targeting and rule abuse. ZK-UNO uses zero-knowledge proofs to hide player hands while proving moves are valid, enabling fair, privacy-preserving gameplay on Stellar.

The Resistance

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A 2‑player ZK‑powered 3D galactic strategy game on Stellar where players secretly place bases and use verifiable scans to hunt each other without revealing hidden positions

MinesweeperZK

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Minesweeper ZK solves hidden-information gaming on-chain. Players generate boards locally from a shared seed, prove valid wins with o1js ZK proofs, and settle XLM bets via Soroban, without ever revealing mine positions to the blockchain.

ZK Trap Grid

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Zero-Knowledge based Trap Grid gaming circuit in Noir (on Stellar Testnet)

Serpent's Gambit

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Strategy version of the regular Snakes and Ladders board game

Pirate's Treasure

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Find out the opponent's hidden treasure

ZeroWar - Trustless Multiplayer Gaming on Stellar

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ZeroWar brings classic games on-chain without losing privacy. Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs on Stellar Testnet, your moves stay private but verifiable—fully trustless and real-time.

ZKachi

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Online gambling runs on blind trust. ZKachi replaces it with math — every spin verified by a Zero-Knowledge Proof on-chain. Anyone can be the house. Provably fair roulette on Stellar.

Herbal Moonlight

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A ZK-powered tactical game on Stellar where strategy is proven through math, not trust.

GrassTrapZK

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2-player asymmetric game powered by real Noir ZK proofs on Stellar. Keeper commits hidden traps on-chain, Runner crosses blind. Escrow wagers enforced by Soroban.

ZK RPS Battle Royale

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Rock-Paper-Scissors with Zero-Knowledge Proofs on Stellar

ZK Wordle Duel

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A peer-to-peer Wordle (zkwordle.app) a fun game where each player picks a secret word and races to crack each other's word.

Batship

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We envision a future where competitive games don’t require trusted servers only mathematics.

Chickenz.io - Real Time Competitive Platformer

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Real time gaming, off-chain compute verified on-chain.

Stellataire

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Provably solvable solitaire with onchain leaderboard on Stellar

Zero Trust

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A competitive cybersecurity game where hackers design encrypted attack bots and security teams defend systems through skill-based developer assignment.

zkQuestChain

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zkQuestChain solves the fundamental problem of proving human skills in a verifiable, private, and tamper-proof manner without relying on any central authority.

Mafia-Duel

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Blockchains are public; Mafia needs hidden night actions. Mafia Duel uses Poseidon commit-reveal so players can prove their actions were fixed in advance without leaking them

Dead Drop: ZK-Powered Hidden-Information Hunt on Stellar

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Dead Drop resolves the fundamental trust vulnerability in digital hidden-information games caused by unverifiable game mechanics that allow opponents or centralized servers to cheat by secretly manipulating the game state.

Proof of Life

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Proof of Life is an on-chain triangulation horror game on Stellar. Players deduce an Assassin's position through zero-knowledge proofs without direct revelation, merging cryptographic privacy with asymmetric multiplayer gameplay.

Poison-Game

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A stellar on-chain strategy game where players hunt hidden poison tiles, outsmart opponents, and race to destroy all threats first. Fast, fair, and transparent, it delivers tense turns, tactical precision, and instant-win excitement on the Stellar network.

DeegaGames ZK

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DeegaGames ZK brings provably fair poker to Stellar. Two players, no central dealer: commit-reveal shuffle + ZK proofs (Noir) verify valid hands and correct ranks. Bet in XLM on Soroban. Verifiable fairness, no trust in the house.

Human vs Bots

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Web3 game running on Stellar with ZK: a real-time arena where you test your strategic skills against AI agents

ZKonfess

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To make privacy a default, not a feature — enabling truly anonymous expression powered by zero-knowledge cryptography and decentralization. 🚀

HeistDuel

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HeistDuel enables a fair on-chain strategy game without revealing the hidden map, positions, or paths. Zero-knowledge proofs verify each turn, so outcomes are trustworthy while gameplay secrets stay private.

Court Of Shadows

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Court Of Shadows uses zero-knowledge proofs to make bluffing and hidden-card gameplay fair online, without revealing information or trusting centralized servers.

zkPoker

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Trustless poker on Stellar

Cipher Command

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A world where any competitive game — not just Stratego — can be played trustlessly on a public blockchain with full information privacy. No servers, no referees, no trust in opponents. Just math.

Oppia zkArcade

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zkGaming Arcade on Stellar (Wordchain + Battleship)

stellarship

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Stellarship is a hidden-information Battleship game on Stellar Testnet: players commit private boards, play turns, then a relay generates a RISC Zero Groth16 proof to settle the winner on-chain with verifiable fairness.

Stealth Battleship

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Zk Classic Battleship

Provably Fair Battleship

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Provably Fair Battleship on Stellar: players commit board hashes, play off-chain, then submit a RISC Zero proof. Soroban verifies proof validity and commit-to-proof hash matching, and settles the winner on-chain without trusted servers.

Obsidossier

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Enables playing board games with hidden information in a 100% decentralized way. No cheating or spying on rival pieces is possible, mathematically guaranteed by Zero Knowledge proofs and Stellar smart contracts

Stellar Minewars

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A Zero Knowledge PVP implementation of Minecraft

ZKMON

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ZK-verified monster battles on Stellar — every combat move is proven with RISC Zero and recorded on-chain via a Soroban smart contract.

Case Closed

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a zk detective game to solve a mystery!

Dark Sector

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Dark Sector solves the "God-Mode" Trap. Traditional games require a central server to know all secret data to enforce rules. We use Stellar’s Protocol 25 and ZK-Proofs to create a "Blind Referee"—verifying fairness without revealing locations.