🧐 Crypto Gaming Revival | The blockchain games that were once popular, fell from grace, and faced criticism are back! Will you join this time?

Blockchain games never truly died; they were just waiting for the next spark of human imagination—

As shown in the image, blockchain games sprouted in 2021 and reached their peak, and now there are signs of resurgence—

When they were booming back then, the scene was unprecedented, with Axie Infinity leading the PLAY TO EARN model, making blockchain games the talk of the town, attracting everyone.

Unexpectedly, just half a year later, they quickly fell from grace and have been struggling for four long years.

The fundamental reason lies in the separation of blockchain and gaming; the PLAY TO EARN slogan made everyone fixate on token prices rather than the games themselves. Users were not there for the games but to "make money"; they were not players but "miners."

This misplaced focus ultimately led to a Ponzi-like situation, leading to their demise, and they did not become the sustained phenomenon that everyone expected like DeFi.

However, everyone knows that the combination of blockchain, CRYPTO games, and AI is a natural fit. Everyone has imagined scenes from Spielberg's movie "Ready Player One," and the true metaverse is constantly calling out to humanity!

So I have always believed: Crypto Games may not quickly grow into a metaverse, but it is definitely a concept that can be speculated on cyclically:

Note the difference between the two!

What I mean is: it may not be realized quickly, but due to people's expectations and visions, it has opportunities for speculation every once in a while!

These opportunities are chances for some people to achieve financial freedom, and we should pay attention!

For example, from the data in the image below, we can see that it is starting to emerge again. Do you think it can rise significantly?

1️⃣ Let's first look at the positive factors this time:

1) More mature technology: Advances in infrastructure, such as Layer 2 and account abstraction (AA), make on-chain interactions no longer laggy and expensive.

2) Games feel more like games: Some projects are starting to focus on playability (Fun-first), such as Pixels, Big Time, and Shrapnel.

3) AI + blockchain games: The addition of AI is like adding wings, generating content (such as characters/plots/maps) reduces development costs and enhances immersion.

4) Web2 gaming giants entering the space: Companies like Square Enix and Ubisoft are starting to experiment with Web3 gameplay.

2️⃣ Risk points:

As I just mentioned, the speculation cycle: Currently, the rise in search popularity seems more like speculative expectations, and the actual number of players and retention rates are still low.

Token economic design: Many projects still focus heavily on marketing and lightly on design, failing to escape the "Ponzi trap."

So, these are two important factors we need to pay attention to.

3️⃣ How do I see it?

I think this wave won't be as crazy as in 2021 because the times and fundamentals are different, but there will be a more "healthy" warming cycle during the bull market explosion—

1) Not all blockchain games will take off, but truly fun projects with on-chain asset logic may emerge as big players; we need to identify them!

2) Investors this time will not be blind; they will pay more attention to retention rates, DAU, and non-token price-driven data.

3) Focus on projects that prioritize "games first, blockchain as a supplement," rather than "blockchain first, hollow gameplay" P2E replicas.

4) Pay close attention to foundational blockchain game infrastructure projects (such as Immutable, Beam, XAI, etc.)

5) Focus on blockchain game economic layers and projects with broad layouts, such as B3 @b3dotfun @B3_Chinese

Finally, I hope everyone can help by sharing any blockchain games you think are promising and might emerge in this bull market in the comments section, so we can pursue them together!

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