Alien Worlds’ first unique feature is that it is a gaming metaverse that features numerous DAOs, giving every TLM coin holder a stake in deciding who runs the platform, allowing people to use TLM to stake, vote or even become a leader.
Players can stake their TLM to Planet DAOs, which then shows their alliance to a planet and allows them to receive more daily TLM rewards. Based on the amount of TLM staked, it affects the extent to which a user can vote for the future of the planet.
Becoming a leader in Alien Worlds is no foreign feat, as the platform allows players to run for candidacy to be a Councillor in more than one planet. Each planet can be managed by more than one elected Councillor, who will share [multi-sig](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/multi-signature-multi-sig) control over the respective Planet DAO account.
Another unique feature of Alien Worlds is that it is free-to-play, bypassing expensive barrier costs that are a feature of many traditional games and making it newbie-friendly.
In a testament to Alien Worlds popularity, it is the second fastest growing NFT game. According to DappRadar, it is the second in all [decentralized applications](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/decentralized-applications-dapps) (DApp) and first in all DApp games by 24 hour users. This could be attributed in part to the Alien Worlds community development efforts — they are active in 18 languages on Discord, a popular messaging platform for crypto communities, targeting english-native countries, China, Russia, Japan and Turkey. Furthermore, the team are also undertaking localization efforts to support Filipino, Indonesian and Indian players, where P2E games are extremely popular, as seen in the [rise of Axie Infinity](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/cryptoblades-vs-axie-infinity-top-play2earn-games#toc-axie-infinity-axs-). Other community efforts include: onboarding well-known intellectual properties, supporting active Telegram and Discord communities, sponsored drops and promotion, supporting expansion effort and conducting regular AMAs.