Bakeland opens early access wave two with 120 more spots

In Brief:

• Bakeland has opened its second early access wave, adding 120 player spots, the @bakelandxyz account said on X.
• The wave comes with new dashboard quests, gameplay fixes and unspecified in-game additions, with access handled through dashboard.bakeland.xyz.
• The team said play is the only way to get $BUDS, the token tied to the Solana MMORPG’s economy.

Bakeland has opened a second wave of early access, adding 120 spots for new players.

The @bakelandxyz account announced the wave on X. “BAKELAND EARLY ACCESS WAVE 2 IS LIVE 🌎,” the post said. “120 more spots for gamers to get baked 🥬.”

The post lists three changes that come with the wave: new dashboard quests, smoother gameplay and new in-game additions. It gives no details on what the additions are.

Token tied to play

The post’s main claim concerns the token. “the only way to get $BUDS is to play 🎮,” the account said, and it told players to “get access, bring your crew & earn rewards.”

The post doesn’t say how much $BUDS players can earn, how rewards are calculated or when the token goes live. The Bakeland: Origins mint page, hosted on LaunchMyNFT, uses the future tense for $BUDS and says the token “will power” the game’s economy. That means anyone playing for rewards now is working toward a token that doesn’t trade yet and has no announced launch date in the material reviewed for this story.

How access works

Spots go through the dashboard at dashboard.bakeland.xyz. At the time it was checked, the page still carried a “WAVE 1” label and told visitors to “Claim your spot by completing the tasks below.”

The dashboard lists four quests: follow Bakeland on X, join the Bakeland Discord, like and comment on the launch post, and retweet the launch post. The last two showed as “Coming soon.” Players connect their X and Discord accounts to complete the first two.

There’s also a referral path. A “GOT A CODE?” field lets players redeem an invite, and the dashboard has separate Quests, Referral and Leaderboard tabs.

Where the game stands

Bakeland is a 2D MMORPG from 8 Bit Studio Ltd, according to the copyright line on bakeland.xyz. The public landing page still points visitors to a waitlist.

The game runs on Solana. Its Origins NFT collection sold out across presale, whitelist and public tiers at 0.25 SOL each, according to the mint page. Each Origin comes with a $BUDS allocation, with 1/1 pieces receiving larger amounts, the page said.

The mint page says the game is currently playable on Solana Mobile, with a browser version to follow. It says Origin holders can customize their NFTs through the Bakeland studio up to three times before a deadline, and that equipping characters in-game will arrive with the browser release.

The project’s X account later said browser access had opened for Origin holders first. “we’re expanding bakeland to browser, starting with the bakoors who’ve supported us throughout,” the account said, pointing players to app.bakeland.xyz.

Wave two widens access beyond those holders. With 120 spots on offer, it’s still a small group.

Earlier tests

Bakeland has run gated tests before. On Oct. 29, 2024, the account posted “bakeland is now open for early access beras!” That was the Berachain playtest the team called “smoke & mirrors,” which needed an access code.

The game has since moved to Solana and to the quest-and-referral system now used for its early access waves.