Blockchain games were the real sensation of 2021. They accumulated a significant amount of revenues of the NFT-sphere(a direction using non-replaceable tokens). Therefore, on the eve of the New Year, the CryptoProGuide.com editorial staff decided to recall the 5 brightest and most famous projects of the last 6 months.
Sandbox
A sandbox project with a meta universe. Originally released by gamestudio Pixowl in 2012, 3 years later it was released on Steam. In 2018, it was acquired by Animoca Brands to create a blockchain-based 3D game.
The project is positioned as Free-to-Play (you can play for free) and Play-to-Earn (you can play and earn). The SAND token (ERC-20 standard) is released on August 15, 2020. The project is ranked 86th in the top cryptocurrency ranking on CryptoProGuide.com.
The player has access to an open world built of cubes, like in Minecraft, for exploration. It is divided into land plots with different landscapes, on which you can place 3D objects developed in the VoxEdit program.
Each owner of the land decorates it to his taste. In-game objects created by Sandbox’s partner designers are already available for in-game purchase and use for customization.
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Most of the collections are timed to a specific theme – Halloween, Christmas, or the sale of plots around lands owned by the celebrities involved. Among the highlights that have interested gamers are the collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg and the fall marathon of The Walking Dead.
Earning in the game can be done on:
- SAND steaking in the liquidity pool.
- Creating, exchanging and selling in-game items.
- Attracting other users with unique entourage and organizing mini-games on the site.
The most iconic event of 2021 was the launch of the game’s alpha test on November 29. Exploration of the game world and several missions were available for everyone to explore. It was also possible to use the Alpha-Pass mode to participate. It opened access to additional missions, earning NFT and SAND tokens.
The start of the alpha test was a real sensation. There were many people who wanted to get a pass to the game space. The project creators raffled off the Alpha-Pass between all land owners, and also held a contest for the community, giving a group of lucky players the opportunity to get the coveted NFTs.
The alpha test ended on December 20, but a couple of days later the project’s Twitter account hinted that the second season is just around the corner. Gamers will be given even more gifts and bonuses, the opportunity to explore new zones and get an exciting gaming experience. A full-fledged release of the project is expected in 2022.
Aavegotchi
Cryptocurrency DeFI-stacking project with graphics in the spirit of 8-bit consoles. It is being created by Pixelcraft Studios. Work started in 2018. The token has been trading since September 2020. The project is on the 357th place of our cryptocurrency ranking.
This game project has a unique value in the digital gaming ecosystem. The thing is that the GameFi component in it is secondary. The main goal of the developers was to bring gaming experience into the sphere of DeFi-investing and make a project, whose participants could not only farm (mine) tokens through simple steaking, but also get additional benefits from the game component.
There is no Free-to-Play component in the project. It is necessary to purchase a game character – gotchi. This can be done in 2 ways – by buying / winning a lottery and summoning a gotcha or buying a character on the secondary market.
In the first case, the user buys a portal, steaks certain coins on the Aave platform, then receives aTokens from the Aave protocol generating a percentage of profit. These aTokens are invested as collateral in the character. The larger its size, the better the gothcha’s performance.
Ten random characters are generated in the portal, and it is possible to select one of them for further play in the lands of the Gotchiverse. The other nine are destroyed.
Earnings in the game can be earned by:
- Steaking GHST tokens.
- Selling rare gotchas and equipment items.
- Mining alchemy (resources) from land plots.
- Buying lands and running various mini-games for the community.
- Rarity farming – customizing a character to increase its rarity level (regular season winners get a portion of the prize pool).
The game runs on Aave protocol on Polygon (Ethereum-compatible layer 2 network). According to the project’s plot, the vast world of Gotchiversia is inhabited by spirits that reside in the Great Portal. In order to interact with them, they must be summoned. To do this, you must become the owner of one of the portals, the sale of which was held twice in 2021. The first generation Haunts (Haunt 1) sold out on March 2 (10k portals) in just a few minutes.
Many willing participants did not have time to participate in the auction. Therefore, the members of the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) running Aavegotchi voted to launch an auction for the second generation of portals (Haunt 2). It was held from August 26 to 29. 12 thousand portals found their owners, and another 3 thousand were raffled off a week later in a lottery.
Also on October 28, 2021 the game held a land sale. The most prestigious plots were located around the Citadel. This is the central point in the game space. The Great Portal and many iconic game objects are located here. Therefore, the prices for the plots were not insignificant. Despite the high cost, they were quickly sold out. The GHST token reacted positively to the land sale.
The project launched an alpha test in December 2021. Players are invited to roam the lands, collect resources and hide them in special storages. If desired, you can stun other gotchas and steal the supplies they have collected. Whoever gets the most resources at the end of the day can hope for a nice bonus.
The alpha is still ongoing, so users have the opportunity to take part in the test of the game project.
Axie Infinity.
The project was launched in 2018 by the Vietnamese company Sky Mavis. In 2021, it became a top 1 in the gaming space. It generated $2.08 billion in sales (19% of all transactions in the NFT space) at the end of the third quarter. It is ranked #12 in our digital asset ranking.
It has 2 million daily unique addresses. It is the absolute record holder among not only crypto-games, but also other blockchain projects. It is based on an Ethereum sidechain called Ronin.
In the fall of 2021, all Axie Infinity players received two global gifts from Sky Mavis. Steak and exchange game tokens from December 4, 2021 on Katana’s own decentralized exchange (DEX).
Within a couple of days, the trading platform has emerged as a top decentralized app. According to DappRadar, it ranked 7th overall and 2nd among DeFi apps. Since November 8, Axie Infinity players have also been able to use the mobile version of the Ronin wallet.
The essence of the game is the struggle of the inhabitants of the world of Lunacia called Axie with terrible invaders and battles in the arena among themselves. There is no Free-to-Play in the project. You need to buy at least 3 characters to form a balanced team, gradually pump them in PvE (adventure mode), fighting against bosses.
Earn in the game can be on:
- Reselling prospective axi.
- Daily farming of SLP tokens.
- Multiplying axi and selling them on the market.
Currently, this amusement offers a simple and intuitive way to earn income for both individual players and guilds. You can read more about how to earn at CryptoProGuide.com.
Warning. We are planning to conduct an economic experiment by acquiring an axi team and outsourcing token farming to an experienced player. You will be able to follow the progress of this interesting experience on our website in the first quarter of 2022.
In addition to a simple PvE and PvP earning mechanism, the game will also feature a location with lands in the future. In the Axie meta-universe there are 90.6 thousand of them. Many were sold out at the start of the game, but some plots are still available.
For example, on November 23, 2021, a plot was sold for 550 ETH. At the time of purchase, this was the equivalent of $2.4 million. However, for now, you can not develop your land. Perhaps the new game mode will be introduced in stages in 2022.
First, they will add the ability to mine resources and battles with bosses-chimeras attacking Lunacia. Then it will be possible to create buildings, craft them and improve axi, create mini-games using the in-game map editor Lunacia SDK.
Summary
The 3 most popular blockchain games of 2021 are reviewed, with a finished product already available, albeit in alpha like Sandbox and Aavegotchi. These projects continue to evolve. Judging by the roadmaps, 2022 will bring us quite a bit of good news. We are looking forward to it!
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Author: Saifedean Ammous, an expert in cryptocurrency economics.
