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Adrift

On the surface /adrift looks simple: a daily check-in to keep your ship alive.

But beneath that gameplay is an onchain sequencer executing something blockchains rarely do well—low-latency, tamper-proof randomness.

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The path to a community-owned world. Build custom appchains with onchain sequencers—with full control over the network and economy. syndicate.io /syndicate

Randomness is the core mechanic of Adrift. Every check-in triggers an outcome—some good, some bad. But onchain randomness isn’t trivial—it sits at the intersection of two hard problems:

Latency and manipulation resistance.

Adrift eliminates this tradeoff with sequencer-enforced randomness.

It’s low-latency, tamper-proof, and natively verifiable. With onchain sequencing, randomness is directly embedded into the chain’s execution and ordering logic.

To reduce those issues, some developers use faster, single-block randomness systems—but those open the door to manipulation.

If randomness is knowable before tx inclusion, players can delay, wrap, or selectively submit to dodge bad outcomes.

Most chains rely on Verifiable Random Functions (VRFs) that operate across multiple blocks. This protects against exploitation—but introduces latency, added complexity, and slower game loops.