News dominates the market cycle this week, with updates and new information from a number of games. We also have two new games in the top 10 for activity this week, and one of the newer NFT collections from the Bore Ape franchise becoming a big hit with the collectors!
Lots of news from the web3 gaming space this week. Topia dropped a document with lots of details around their future plans, tokenomics, and sidechain. Genopets showed us their next roadmap, which includes lots of Augment updates and PvP battles. Life Beyond also told us about their tokenomics, while Gala Games completed their migration to the new GALA token, and burned over 20 billion of their own tokens!
And we also have new playtests for Illuvium Overworld and Superior!
Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!
Top play-to-earn games by active users
| Game | Active Users 7 days | Change |
| 1. Alien Worlds | 325.63k | +15.03% |
| 2. Pixels | 126.58k | +1198.06% |
| 3. Iskra | 96.22k | +89.40% |
| 4. Splinterlands | 94.69k | +19.29% |
| 5. Farmers World | 91.02k | -4.02% |
| 6. SuperWalk | 59.16k | +6700.23% |
| 7. Upland | 56.97k | -15.67% |
| 8. Planet IX | 46.32k | +2.20% |
| 9. Axie Infinity | 32.34k | -0.32% |
| 10. SecondLive | 27.3k | -4.72% |
Some excitement in the gaming charts this week as two new entries vault into the top 10! Pixels hasn’t really had that much of a player surge over the past week. Instead, their appearance on the charts is due to a change in their tech, allowing their custodial wallets to be counted as active players. They are also working to ban bots, a significant issue in any play to earn game.
The other new entry, SuperWalk, is a move to earn game on the Klaytn blockchain. They just implemented their token this past week, and what they call a ‘Proof of Walk’ system. You can read more about it on their Twitter feed.
Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded
| Collection | Volume traded 7 days | Volume Change |
| 1. Mutant Ape Yacht Club | $21.2M | -29.04% |
| 2. Bored Ape Yacht Club | $13.95M | +39.74% |
| 3. CryptoPunks | $12.63M | -4.72% |
| 4. Milady Maker | $11.57M | -54.55% |
| 5. Pudgy Penguins | $8M | +5.24% |
| 6. Azuki | $6.63M | -66.06% |
| 7. The Captainz | $5.06M | -1.89% |
| 8. HV-MTL | $5M | +313.9% |
| 9. DeGods | $4.21M | -29.95% |
| 10. Gods Unchained | $4.1M | +58.91% |
The Mutant Apes hold the top spot in NFT trading for the second week in a row! Meanwhile, at number 10, we see Gods Unchained make a reappearance on the charts with over $4 million in NFT sales over the past week!
The Apes had a reveal on their HV-MTL collection, sparking a buying and selling spree on these unique, dynamic, mech NFTs. The current floor price for getting in on this collection is 1 ETH. Milady Maker saw the expected post-hype drop in activity and Azuki also took a bit hit. Meanwhile Pudgy Penguins remains strong this week.
