The team behind Pi Network is diving into the gaming industry with the release of FruityPi, a new application designed to highlight the practical use of its ecosystem tools, including the Pi cryptocurrency, wallet, and ad services.
With FruityPi, Pi Core Team aims to turn gaming into a testbed for real-world utility, showing how its technology stack can support decentralized app (dApp) development. The move is also intended to boost on-chain activity as the project continues its slow transition to open mainnet.
The new game integrates native payments via the Pi Wallet and monetization through the Pi Ad Network. Developers who adopt these tools can tap into Pi’s global user base for faster exposure, onboarding, and monetization.
Pi Network Ventures, the project’s $100 million ecosystem fund launched earlier this month, is also open to supporting standout games and dApps built on the platform.
In a post by analyst Mr Spock, FruityPi was cited as a working example of how Pi is now being used for real payments on mainnet. According to the analysis, players are already spending Pi within the app — for example, purchasing in-game power-ups at independently set rates like 0.1 Pi per item.
The most notable aspect is the decentralized pricing model. There’s no enforced “Global Consensus Value” (GCV); instead, developers and users freely determine Pi’s price, emphasizing Pi’s goal of decentralized value formation.
The launch of FruityPi underscores Pi Network’s strategy to prove real-world use cases and offer its developers flexible tools to build utility-driven applications.
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