Forbes chose Monsarrat as one of only two startups to praise at Augmented World Expo 2023, against 450 speakers, 300 exhibitors, and 5,000 attendees.

In the article Boom Times For XR At AWE 2023, Forbes wrote:

“The best parts of AWE are often spontaneous demos given by developers and entrepreneurs in the hallways of the conference and convention center… Game developer and entrepreneur Johnny Monsarrat landed a very important and beloved sci-fi brand to build a location-based outdoor game. He raised a seed round, which has enabled him to create a compelling demo of what it’s like to walk around a real park that has been converted into an alien planet.”

XREAL is the world’s best-selling maker of consumer AR headsets. That excludes headsets like the Apple Vision Pro that are sold to enterprises because they’re simply too expenses for individuals such as video game players.

Monsarrat and XREAL have now formed a marketing and development partnership, to build and promote Monsarrat’s games on XREAL’s augmented reality glasses. XREAL founder PJ Jin said, “It’s the best AR game I’ve ever seen.”

Although iPhones and Android phones will always be the primary platforms for our games, because there are so many phones in the world, playing with AR glasses is a premium experience that makes for great gameplay and live video streaming!