Welcome, Trainer

Zenko is a cozy pixel-creature collector. You hatch creatures, place them on your island to earn Gold, raise them, evolve and breed them, send them into dungeons and PvP, then trade them on a player marketplace. This page walks you through your first hour, step by step.

The Core Loop

Almost everything in Zenko feeds one continuous loop. Buy an egg, hatch it, place the creature to earn passively, then reinvest into more creatures, stronger evolutions, and trades.

BUY EGG

INCUBATE

HATCH

PLACE

EARN GOLD

EVOLVE

BREED

BATTLE

TRADE

↺ … then reinvest your Gold into more eggs and stronger creatures

Your Starter Grant

Every new trainer begins with a small kit. No purchase, no grind, no waiting — just enough to start the loop on day one.

2,500

Starter Gold

1 ×

Basic Egg

0

Gems (earned later)

Gems are the premium second currency — you start with none and earn your first from the Epoch community fund, daily rewards, and quests. Gold is your everyday currency; it comes from creatures on your island and from dungeon runs.

Step by Step

Hatch a starter egg Open the Nest and drop your starter Basic egg into an incubator slot. Eggs hatch on a timer; your first creature appears in minutes. The tutorial gifts you a second free egg along the way — keep it for a backup or breed it later.

Place it on your island A placed creature passively earns Gold while you are away. Higher rarity and higher level mean more Gold per hour. Your home plot has a limited number of placement slots to start.

Feed & level up Feeding raises happiness and earns XP. Combat levels apply automatically from XP — no button to press. Each level nudges idle income up too.

Spend your first 2,500 Gold Buy another egg from the Egg Shop, restock a placement slot, or save toward an evolution. Early on, more placed creatures = faster Gold — breadth beats depth.

Run a dungeon Send a party into a low-tier dungeon. Runs cost stamina and a little time, and pay out Gold, materials, and the occasional relic. This is your main Gold faucet once you are rolling.

Evolve, breed, battle, trade Evolve creatures to their next stage for a power jump, breed two to roll a mystery egg, climb the real-time 5-v-5 Gladiator PvP ladder, and list spares on the Marketplace. Now you are off the rails — play the loop your way.

Your Wallet Is Your Account

CONNECT ONCE, YOU'RE IN

Zenko is a Solana game, so your wallet is your account — there's no email or password. You connect right at the start, before your first egg, and a single free signature authorizes your device for 8 hours (the message moves no funds). After that you play uninterrupted — only real on-chain spends ask you to approve a transaction: holding $ZOLANA, trading items for SOL on the player marketplace, or joining the auction house.

DON'T OVERSPEND EARLY GEMS

Gems are scarce at the start. Save them for high-value sinks (premium eggs, slot expansions) rather than convenience buys. Gold is the currency you should be churning constantly.