# Nouns Game Proposals - Historical Record
Research Report: all proposals by game developers wanting to make Nouns games
## 70 Games Proposals - 2 Shipped Games - 3 ETH Invested

### Nouns Run - funded for 2ETH - Prop House
Fig 1. Nouns Run is the only mobile game Nouns has ever funded

### NOMO Nouns - funded for 1ETH - Prop House
Fig 2. NOMO Nouns is the only web3 game Nouns has ever funded
## Summary
* Over **70 proposals** to make games have been submitted
* Only **1 mobile game** funded by Nouns has shipped - Nouns Run
* Only **1 web3 game** funded by Nouns has shipped - NOMO Nouns
* Zero **Mac/PC** or **Console** games funded

Total investment in making Nouns games is **3 ETH** or **0.01%** of the treasury

## Discourse - Games Proposals (30 Proposals / 0 Funded)
There are some good proposals in this "unfunded" category
* [I Made a Crazy Taxi Nouns Game And a YouTube Video About It!](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/i-made-a-crazy-taxi-nouns-game-and-a-youtube-video-about-it/3598/1)
* [Nounish Playground - The Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nounish-playground-the-game/3246/45)
* [Tennis Champs X 3D Nouns Collab: NFT Mobile Game (UPDATED!)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/tennis-champs-x-3d-nouns-collab-nft-mobile-game-updated/912)
* [Nouns: Road to World Cup Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-road-to-world-cup-game/2534/1)
* [Roblox Game – Collect the Nouns](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-roblox-game-collect-the-nouns-draft/2400)
* [Nouns VS Monsters, an action comedy video game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-vs-monsters-an-action-comedy-video-game/2127)
* [Proposal: Nounish Fall Guys-Esque Competitive Multiplayer Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nounish-fall-guys-esque-competitive-multiplayer-game/1135/1)
* [The Noun Slot Machine](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/the-noun-slot-machine/3533)
* [Small Grants: 3D nounish voxel characters](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-3d-nounish-voxel-characters/1067)
* [Add Nounish Collections to TinyCitizen, an indie web3 browser/mobile game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-add-nounish-collections-to-tinycitizen-an-indie-web3-browser-mobile-game/2814)
* [Ready Player Noun: Nounish VR Meta Worlds](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/ready-player-noun-nounish-vr-meta-worlds/2311)
* [Build A Metaverse space For Nouns](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/build-a-metaverse-space-for-nouns/3165)
* [CC0 asset library for games](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/cc0-asset-library-for-games/2430)
* [Small Grant : Noun Roblox City (Concert and game)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grant-noun-roblox-city-concert-and-game/3572)
* [Small Grants: 8bit Nouns Mini Games](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-8bit-nouns-mini-games/679)
* [Edward J. Gumsterfeld Saves the World, the Most Nounish Puzzle Game Ever!](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/edward-j-gumsterfeld-saves-the-world-the-most-nounish-puzzle-game-ever/3284)
* [Nouns Nation party management simulation video game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-nation-party-management-simulation-video-game/1054)
* [Nouns mini games](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-mini-games/554)
* [Small Grants: Nouns mobile app series](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-nouns-mobile-app-series/3373)
* [SMALL GRANTS: FI Board Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-fi-board-game/1520)
* [Nouns Dino Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-dino-game/4233)
* [Generative on-chain Nounish Super-Mario-like game (cyberh49)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/generative-on-chain-nounish-super-mario-like-game-cyberh49/1105)
* [Nouns in Night Run, A Conceptual Art Video Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-in-night-run-a-conceptual-art-video-game/3049)
* [Small Funny NOUNS GAMES](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-funny-nouns-games/3322)
* [Small Grants: Nouns mobile Drawing App](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-nouns-mobile-drawing-app/1891)
* [Small Grants: Nouns Jigsaw Puzzle ⌐◨-◨](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/small-grants-nouns-jigsaw-puzzle/4283)
* [Proposal: Nounify the Metaverse](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nounify-the-metaverse/1249)
* [FOMO Nouns (FOrce Mint Our Nouns)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/fomo-nouns-force-mint-our-nouns/117)
* [Proposal: Noun Games at Noun O Clock](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-noun-games-at-noun-o-clock/1619)
* [Proposal: Nouns Animated Sprite Sheets and Game Asset Assembler!](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nouns-animated-sprite-sheets-and-game-asset-assembler/3382)

## Prop House - Games Proposals (40 Proposals / 3 Winners)

### Prop House Hack Week (16 Proposals / 0 Winners)
April 2023
* [Nouns Jump - An Interactive Meta Effect Game to Promote Nouns](https://https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/4987)
* [NOGGLE RUN Mobile Game](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-grand-prizes-new-contributors/5097)
* [Nouns in 3D for Unity Game Developers](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-grand-prizes-current-contributors/5239)
* [Nouns Game 2D](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5004)
* [Wrassle With Your Noun](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5047)
* [Nouns Games - Nouns Memory Game and Flappy Shark](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5131)
* [NounsDAO trivial web ](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5209)
* [Hangman NOUNS Game](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5214)
* [12 Famous Nouns, 3 Power Ups and 10 Pinheads... WTF?](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/)
* [Noggles Adventure Onboarding Minigames](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5189)
* [3D/XR Nouns Playground (And Beyond)](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5311)
* [Nouns Quiz](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5333)
* ["Onion Takeover" in the Nouns Bowling game for iPhone!](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-grand-prizes-current-contributors/4970)
* [Proliferate Nouns with 1000 Game Installs @ NFT/NYC](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-irl-and-other-weird-stuff/5267)
* [Nounish TCG](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-irl-and-other-weird-stuff/4938)
* [New Nounish Game Traits](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-art-design-&-media/5145)

### Prop House Open Rounds (24 Proposals / 0 Winners)

Serious losing record on Prop House
* [Interactive Nouns - Instructionless Puzzle Challenge](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-18/5472)
* [NOGGLE RUN Mobile Game!](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-17/4637)
* [Noggle Dash](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-17/4819)
* [Nouns Dao Shooter](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-17/4828)
* [Nouns Game Jam](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-16/4141)
* [integration of nounsDAO with popular games](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-14/3612)
* [Game Night with Nouns Bowling](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-14/3720)
* [NOUNSANTARA NFT PLAY GAME BATTLE CONCEPT](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-13/2356)
* [Nouns.play - creating more utility for the Nouns community](https://prop.house/nouns/explorer-grants-pilot-round/2937)
* [BattleNoun - A Play2Earn Game Concept](https://prop.house/nouns/explorer-grants-pilot-round/3082)
* [Nouns on the Pico 8](https://prop.house/nouns/explorer-grants-pilot-round/3165)
* [NOUNS themed 3D Metaverse Object for Augmented and Virtual Reality](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round:-12/2186)
* [Interactive Noun AR Game & Creative Campaign #NounsGoViral](https://prop.house/nouns/challenge:-make-nouns-go-viral/2000)
* [Go Nouns](https://prop.house/nouns/round-6/706)
* [3D Parkour Nouns](https://prop.house/nouns/round-6/698)
* [Nouns Riddles - One Riddle, Every Day, Forever](https://prop.house/nouns/round-11/1545)
* [Noun of the Day "Y◨L◨ MATCH GAME"](https://prop.house/nouns/round-8/1079)
* [Nouns Board Game](https://prop.house/nouns/round-3/120)
* [⌐◨-◨ Nouns as Playable Game Characters!](https://prop.house/nouns/crowdsourcing-ideas/1656)
* [The Ultimate Noun Quest](https://prop.house/nouns/round-2/78)
* [Nouns Jump - A nounish Mobile Game](https://prop.house/nouns/round-1/47)
* [nounsgame.wtf](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round:-25-eth/534)
* [NOUNS x CLIMATE CHAOS! THE GAME](https://prop.house/nouns/round-3/106)
* [3D nounish voxel characters](https://prop.house/nouns/round-3/118)

## Nouns Funded Proposals (making games)

These Prop House winners are the **only** funded games projects
* [Nouns Runner - A nounish app which could star your Noun, NounPunk or Invisible](https://prop.house/nouns/round-2/77) - **2 ETH**
* [NOMO Nouns](https://prop.house/nouns/nounish-hackathon/2005) (web3 game) - **1 ETH**
* [Noun Games - Sliding Tile Puzzles!](https://prop.house/nouns/round-5/492) (DEAD link / Abandoned) - **2 ETH**

# Ten Quality Proposals
Here are 10 quality proposals from the list above:
* [I Made a Crazy Taxi Nouns Game And a YouTube Video About It!](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/i-made-a-crazy-taxi-nouns-game-and-a-youtube-video-about-it/3598/1)
* [NOGGLE RUN Mobile Game!](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-17/4637)
* [Nounish Playground - The Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nounish-playground-the-game/3246/45)
* [3D nounish voxel characters](https://prop.house/nouns/round-3/118)
* [Noggles Adventure Onboarding Minigames](https://prop.house/nouns/hack-week-developers-developers-developers/5189)
* [Tennis Champs X 3D Nouns Collab: NFT Mobile Game (UPDATED!)](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/tennis-champs-x-3d-nouns-collab-nft-mobile-game-updated/912)
* [Nouns: Road to World Cup Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-road-to-world-cup-game/2534/1)
* [Roblox Game – Collect the Nouns](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-roblox-game-collect-the-nouns-draft/2400)
* [Nouns VS Monsters, an action comedy video game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/nouns-vs-monsters-an-action-comedy-video-game/2127)
* [Proposal: Nounish Fall Guys-Esque Competitive Multiplayer Game](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/t/proposal-nounish-fall-guys-esque-competitive-multiplayer-game/1135/1)

# 3 Nouns Games on the App Store
There are 3 more self-funded Nouns games available on the App Store:

### Nouns Bowling (NEW)
👉 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nouns-bowling/id1660679079

### Lil Noun Pet (NEW)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lil-noun-pet/id1636217871

### Nouns 3D Pet Mania (abandoned)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nouns3d-pet-mania/id1623108120

# Conclusion
* The funding and development process for Nouns games is **not working**
* A **strategy for funding games** is necessary if Nouns believes in games
* Games is a **very promising category for investment** - high ROI potential

## APPENDIX
### List of websites used for research on Nouns games
* [archives.wtf](https://archives.wtf)
* [proposals.wtf](https://proposals.wtf)
* [discourse.nouns.wtf](https://discourse.nouns.wtf/)
* [prop.house](https://prop.house)