Anastasia Rimskaya: “It’s the right time to introduce our long-term vision.”

Following a landmark few weeks that have seen Aviatrix unveil its iGaming Metaverse vision, launch a Loot Box rewards system, and release its second-ever game, Casino Guru sat down with Anastasia Rimskaya, Chief Account Officer at Aviatrix, to discuss what it means to evolve from one of iGaming's most recognisable single titles into a fully connected multi-game ecosystem.

Aviatrix has been one of iGaming's standout crash games for over three years. What made now the right moment to expand beyond that?

The timing was always going to be driven by the strength of the foundation, not by external pressure. We spent those three years obsessing over a single experience and making sure the core crash game was as polished, trusted, and loved as it could be. That kind of disciplined focus built us a player base with genuine loyalty and an enormous amount of goodwill.

Once we felt the foundation was solid enough to build on, the next step became obvious. We weren't going to expand just for the sake of it. We were going to expand because we had something bigger to say. The iGaming Metaverse is that statement. It’s the right time to introduce our long-term vision.

What does the iGaming Metaverse mean in practical terms for players and operators?

Metaverse is much more than a buzzword for us, so let me be concrete about what we mean. In practical terms, it means that every game we release sits inside one shared ecosystem. A player's profile, their progression, their rewards, their achievements. None of that resets when they switch titles.

For players, it creates a sense of continuity that simply doesn't exist elsewhere in iGaming. You're not starting from scratch every time a new game launches. You're carrying your story forward. For operators, it means every new Aviatrix title they add to their platform isn't just a new game but rather a new entry point into an ecosystem that keeps players engaged across the board.

Aviatrix Second Chance is your first new title under this vision. Why start there, and what does the game add mechanically that the original crash experience doesn't offer?

Second Chance was the natural first step because it builds on familiar ground while introducing something genuinely new. Our players know Aviatrix inside out. They understand the tension of watching a multiplier climb and making the decision to cash out. Second Chance respects that knowledge and then adds a twist.

Half of the players in each round get a special opportunity to keep flying after the plane would otherwise have exploded. It means you can still land a significant win even if you miss your initial cash-out window. The result is a game that feels both instantly familiar and genuinely fresh. For high-volatility enthusiasts, it's a particularly compelling proposition.

The Loot Box feature launched shortly after the Metaverse announcement. How does it connect to the broader ecosystem strategy rather than simply being a standalone engagement mechanic?

That connection is precisely the point. Loot Boxes aren't a bolt-on feature designed to add a moment of excitement and nothing more. They are a deliberate layer in the progression we talk about.

Players receive Loot Boxes based on their in-game activity, and each box contains the possibility of rewards including plane skins, free bets and experience points. Every one of those rewards feeds back into the same profile and progression system that spans every game in the Metaverse. When we add a new title in the future, those same Loot Box mechanics and rewards will carry forward. So what feels like a single feature today is actually part of the infrastructure we are building for the long term.

Aviatrix Fruits and Aviatrix Mines are on the roadmap. How do you ensure titles that are mechanically very different from a crash game still feel like authentic parts of the same universe?

This is about building these connective layers. The games themselves can be completely different mechanically. A slot game plays nothing like a crash game or a mines game. But the player's profile, their rewards layer, their tournament participation and their achievements are consistent regardless of which title they are playing.

It's a similar principle to what the best gaming franchises outside of iGaming have understood for years. The individual titles in a series can each have their own identity and mechanics, but they share a world that gives players a reason to keep coming back. We are applying that logic to casino gaming for the first time in a meaningful, connected way.

Why should operators be excited about the Aviatrix iGaming Metaverse?

The simplest message is that player retention is the toughest problem we face in this industry, and we have built a system specifically designed to solve it.

For one, players receive daily rewards for their loyalty within the Metaverse. When a player has a profile, a progression path. achievements they have earned and customisations they care about, they have reasons to stay that go far beyond a single session. Every new title we release is not just an addition to your content library. It becomes another reason for your players to remain engaged with the ecosystem and with your platform.

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