Get paid to play · Strategy
Get paid to play strategy games
Yes, you can earn from your strategy game skills, though not by playing ranked matches. Warehouse robots and robot fleets need to plan: what to pick first, how to fit it all in, which route wastes the least time. Strategy players are good at exactly that. On Metagaming, they take packing and planning missions and judge robot decisions, paid per task from $1.
The missions
What strategy players do on Metagaming
| Mission | Way to train | Opens at | Skill track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packing and navigation arenas | Play | Rookie | Packing, Navigation |
| Box, pallet and shelf packing demos | Record | Pro | Packing |
| Warehouse layout and pick-order planning | Record | Pro | Packing |
| Comparing two robot plans and picking the better one | Judge | Elite | Packing |
| Labelling robot mistakes and why they happened | Judge | Elite | Packing |
Missions open as labs post them, so not every mission is available at all times. Every mission shows its pay before you accept it. See pay per task.
Why it's worth something
Your planning trains warehouse robots
A factory game teaches you to fit a production line into a cramped space. A MOBA teaches you to weigh three options in a second and commit to the best one. Robots struggle with both: packing odd-shaped items efficiently, and telling a good plan from one that only looks good.
That's why strategy players do well in Judge missions, which open at Elite rank: you compare robot attempts and say which is better and why. Spatial planning counts towards the Packing track. Prove it in the free packing puzzle, and try the maze game for route planning.
Strategy missions reward careful thinking more than fast hands, so you don't need twitch reflexes to rank up here.
Games
Strategy and puzzle games trainers play
- Factorio
- Satisfactory
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Clash Royale
- Tetris Effect
This list shows the genre, not which games missions use. Most strategy missions run in our own browser tools and lab sims rather than inside these games.
Metagaming is not affiliated with the developers or publishers of the games named on this page. Game names describe the genre only.
FAQ
Strategy game questions
Can you get paid to play strategy games?
Yes, for missions that use a strategy player's skills: planning, packing and judging good decisions from bad ones. Warehouse and logistics robots learn from those examples. Missions are paid per task, from $1. There's no pay for idle play.
What does a strategy player actually do?
Mostly two things: solve packing and layout tasks that show a robot how to fit and order things, and judge robot plans and attempts, picking the better one and saying why. Judge missions open at Elite rank.
Do I need fast reflexes?
No. Strategy missions reward careful planning more than speed. The packing puzzle is the best arena to start with.
What rank do I need?
You can start as a Rookie with the skill arenas. Record missions open at Pro and Judge missions at Elite.
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