Play-to-earn games (P2E) do what most traditional video games don’t — reward players for their time and effort spent in the game. After all, the players do create game content simply by participating and providing interactions for other players.
And while many games have switched to the phrase ‘play and earn’, or the term ‘web3’, the idea remains the same — the ability to own game items as NFTs, and the ability to earn while playing in some manner. Sometimes those two things are the same. Sometimes not.
But what is the same, is that each P2E game offers a way for players to be rewarded for their in-game activity. Some P2E games will require an initial investment, while others are free to play. But whatever your interest, there is something in the world of blockchain gaming to cover it. And though many games are still in development, they range from simple web games, to mobile, to FPS, to galaxy-spanning strategy games, to MMOs, and more! Keeping track of all of them can be a tough job, and so we’re here to help!
Below are a few recommendations as well as our (ever growing, and ever updated) list of web3 enabled games with some basic info as well as links to our articles and game guides!
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About The Sandbox
The Sandbox is an interconnected world of unique game experiences. With land plots of varying sizes, each land owner can build their own creations using a visual game builder. The Sandbox is still in alpha testing, but if you’re interested in play-to-earn games, this should definitely be on your radar. Check out our full The Sandbox review to learn how to get started.
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The Sandbox consists of thousands of plots in a variety of sizes. Within each plot lies the unique creation of the plot owner. This could be a game, a social hub, or whatever else can be imagined and built. Sandbox is voxel-based, giving it a Minecraft feel. Assets inside of each experience are individual voxel objects, which can be imported from external editors.
Built on Unity and featuring an ever-growing scripting language, the Sandbox Game Maker gives builders quite a bit of opportunity to create something unique. Plot owners have complete control over what is built in their plot.
The games created so far range from RPGs to side-scrollers, to business management sims to dance games, and more. Players can join and play any public experience via the Game Maker. Most are single-player adventures, though some offer a chance to socialize with other players. The Sandbox also has a steady stream of events and giveaways for players who complete quests on specific experiences.
About Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds is a play to earn game built on the WAX blockchain. It features a universe of six worlds, each with 500 land plots. Every plot is player owned and represented by an NFT. Players can earn Trilium in-game, transfer it to Binance Smart Chain, and earn more Trilium through a staking system. Alien Worlds features click to earn mining, and a player-run DAO system for each individual planet who choose how to distribute their daily allotment of TLM tokens.
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Alien Worlds is one of the elder generation of WAX games. They first announced their game in July of 2020 and followed up with several NFT sales in October, and their first and only land sale in December of that same year. Mining on land plots opened up not long after the land sale, and the team has slowly and steadily improved their website and added additional features since then, including a gameified staking system on the Binance Chain. Alien Worlds is a member of the Blockchain Games Alliance.
The basic mining game is not especially exciting. But the introduction of player-run, Planetary DAOs has added a new layer to their ecosystem that will continue to grow and expand. This system provides empowerment and economic incentive for the DAOs to build and improve upon the Alien Worlds experience through marketing programs, third party app development, and more!
Getting started with Alien Worlds is completely free.
About Gods Unchained
Gods Unchained is a collectible, fantasy, and trading card game built on the Ethereum network. It’s free to play, easy to get started, and offers play-to-earn opportunities right out of the gate.
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In Gods Unchained, two players face off in an arena to determine who is the most powerful. Whether they choose Nature, Light, Deception, Death, War, or Magic, the goal is always the same: reduce your opponent’s God’s health to zero.
With several card expansions available, Gods Unchained offers opportunities for a wide variety of playstyles. They are also currently building a mobile version of their app.
In 2019, Gods Unchained rebranded its parent company into Immutable and began development on ImmutableX, an NFT-focused, layer two solution for Ethereum. ImmutableX launched its marketplace in 2021, and today it serves as a gas-free trading hub for Gods Unchained cards as well as a number of other NFT projects.
About Splinterlands
Splinterlands is a play-to-earn trading card game that plays in a browser. It started on the Steem blockchain as Steemmonsters but eventually switched to the Hive blockchain. Thanks to cross-chain functionality, cards and tokens can also be traded on the Ethereum blockchain and on Wax. Splinterlands now has a governance token called SPS.
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Splinterlands is a cross between a deck-building game and an auto-battler. Players use their cards to create a combat lineup based on the rules of the match. Then, once both sides submit their teams, the cards battle it out until only one team remains. Players earn Dark Energy Crystals when winning matches and can also earn additional cards and other rewards through Daily Quests and a recurring, two-week leaderboard contest.
Players combine cards to level them up for better stats and additional abilities. Cards come in both regular versions and rarer, gold foil versions. Splinterlands features its own in-game market and allows for buying, selling, and even leasing cards!
About Phantom Galaxies
Phantom Galaxies is a space-based RPG featuring an ongoing storyline and first person combat in spaceships and mechs. It is currently in closed beta (though access can be acquired with a $5 NFT) with an open beta expected later this year. Phantom Galaxies includes the voice-acting and high quality graphics you would expect from a AAA game.
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Phantom Galaxies is building a AAA quality game with dogfighting style combat in space, an in-depth, in-game story with developed lore background, and voice acting. On top of that they are enabling their game for the web3 space with NFTs and their own token, ASTRAFER.
Though still in beta testing, the game is very playable and already polished in many ways. They should move into an open beta phase later this year.
Play to Earn Games List
| Title | Genre | Platform | Blockchain | Status | P2E? | Free to play? | Gameplay |
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| Aavegotchi | Gamefi | Web | Polygon | yield generating NFTs that act as pets | |||
| Afterland | FPS | PC / MacOS | WAX | RPG, action, survival shooter | |||
| Alien Worlds | Clicker | Web | WAX | Click-miner; land ownership; DAO governance Earn TLM token by mining and owning land. Potential other rewards from third party landowners |
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| AlterVerse | Virtual World | PC | Ethereum | virtual world hub (Sky City) with in-app games, stores, and events. Players will be able to create their own storefronts and game experiences for players | |||
| Ancient Society | Strategy | Web | Polygon | stake, build, and grow your town. Requires owning NFTs to play Earn ACN token by selling items to other players |
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| Arc8 | Casual | Mobile iOS / Android | Ethereum | suite of mobile mini-games Earn tokens by winning matches, completing quests, and playing in tournaments |
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| Ascenders | Action RPG | PC / Mac | Arbitrum | DEVELOPMENT PAUSED | ?? | ?? | open world, sci-fi, action RPG create resources with land plots and Ascenders Simulation game |
| Axes Metaverse | MOBA | PC | Binance Chain | DEVELOPMENT PAUSED | fast-paced, simple, fantasy MOBA Earn by placing at the top of the seasonal leaderboards |
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| Axie Infinity | Tactical Battle | PC | Ethereum / Ronin | field team of 3 Axies for PvE and PvP combat Earn by placing at the top of the seasonal leaderboards and selling items to other players |
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| BattleFly | Auto-battler | Web | Arbitrum | passive, play to earn, auto-battler | |||
| Beast Garden | Tactical Battle | Web | WAX | field team of 3 Beasts in PvE and PvP combat; NFT staking. Requires owning at least 3 Beast NFTs to play | |||
| Benji Bananas | Casual | Mobile | Ethereum | side-scrolling, banana collecting mobile game | |||
| Big Time | RPG | PC | Ethereum | instance based, multiplayer, fantasy, action RPG Earn by selling items to other players |
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| Blankos Block Party | Casual | PC | Ethereum | casual games and social hub | |||
| Blast Royale | FPS | Mobile | Polygon | top-down battle royale Earn by playing in tournaments and placing in the top of the leaderboards |
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| Blocklords | Base builder | PC | Polygon / Immutable X | ?? | Medieval base-building game | ||
| Boss Fighters | Arena Combat | PC | Polygon | one vs many, arena combat, eSport. Team of four fighters against a giant Boss player who uses VR to play Mint NFTs through a battle pass system |
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| Brawlers | Arena Combat | Web | WAX | bluffing / betting style game with two wrestlers facing off in a match. Formerly known as Blockchain Brawlers |
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| Bushi | FPS | PC | SUI | Samurai / Ninja FPS Earn rewards through a battle pass system |
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| Capsule Heroes | PvP brawler | ||||||
| Carrom Blitz | Casual | Mobile | Flow | trickshot casual game | |||
| Chainmonsters | Tamer | PC / MacOS / Android/ iPhone | Ethereum / Immutable X | DEVELOPMENT PAUSED | tamer RPG | ||
| Champions Arena | Tactical battle | PC / Mobile | Ethereum | fantasy, turn-based battle arena with three heroes per side Earn by finding scrolls of minting and creating NFT Champions |
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| Champions Tactics | Tactical battle | strategy game from Ubisoft | |||||
| Champions: Ascension | Virtual World | PC | Ethereum | virtual world; mini-games; arena combat Earn tickets by playing and through special events. Trade tickets for boxes with NFTs inside |
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| Chicken Derby | Racing | Web | Polygon | Chicken racing simulator with cosmetics and wacky powers. Requires owning at least one chicken NFT to play Earn WETH when your chickens place top 3 in races (entering races costs WETH). Win cosmetic NFTs in tournaments |
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| Chronos: Dawn Of Time | RPG | PC | Polygon | side-scrolling, sci-fi-, RPG mint NFTs with resources acquired while playing |
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| Citizen Conflict | FPS | PC | Ethereum | Virtual FPS World | |||
| City States: Medieval | Strategy | Mobile / Desktop | Stellar | DEVELOPMENT PAUSED | strategy MMMO | ||
| Civitas | Strategy | PC / Mac | Ethereum | cooperative town building with player run DAO governance | |||
| ClashDome | Mini-games | Web | WAX | free to play selection of mini-games with decorative NFTs, leaderboards, and duels for tokens | |||
| Colonize Mars | Staking | Web | WAX | Mars colonization simulation. Use your NFTs to generate resources and help develop the colony. | |||
| Cometh | TCG | Web | Polygon | deck-building for spaceship battles | |||
| Continuum World | RPG | Web | Polygon | MMO RPG with resource collection and land ownership | |||
| Cradles | MMORPG | PC | Ethereum | MMO with dinosaurs; subscription-based Craft equipment items which can be converted into NFTs |
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| Crazy Defense Heroes | Tower Defense | iOs and Android | Polygon | Active tower defense battles | |||
| Crazy Kings | Tower Defense | iOS | Ethereum | Active tower defense battles | |||
| Cross the Ages | TCG | PC / Mac / Android / iOS | Ethereum | trading card game that has a similar playstyle to Go | |||
| Crypto Unicorns | Farming | Web | Polygon | collect and breed Unicorns to work on your farm and engage in jousting events | |||
| Dark Country | TCG | PC | WAX | western-gothic themed, collectible card game Earn SDM tokens and NFTs by participating in guild wars and tournaments |
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| Deadrop | FPS | PC | Vertical based extraction shooter | ||||
| Decentraland | Virtual World | Web | Ethereum | virtual world with player owned and created buildings, shops, and events | |||
| DeFi Land | Gamefi | Web | Solana | stake and 'grow' your tokens; participate in mini-games | |||
| Delysuim | Virtual World | PC | Polygon | virtual world | |||
| Deviants' Factions | TCG | Web | Ethereum / IMX | TCG dueling game with lane-based strategies | |||
| Dragon Strike | Match-3 / RPG | Mobile | GYRI | Mobile match-3 game from Gala Games. Level up Heroes and mint them as NFTs | |||
| Dustland Runner | Move to Earn | Mobile | Ethereum | story-based move to earn app | |||
| Dvision | Virtual Worlds | customizeable metaverse | |||||
| Echoes of Empire | Strategy MMO | PC | Ethereum | space based, strategic MMO with base building, land claiming, and ship battles | |||
| Eldarune | RPG | PC | Binance Chain | 3D, fantasy, RPG | |||
| Ember Sword | MMO | PC | Ethereum / IMX | fantasy MMO | |||
| Era7: Game of Truth | Strategy | Web | Binance Chain | fantasy, lane-based, tactical combat with collectible and upgrade-able units | |||
| Eternal Dragons | Auto-battler | Web | Solana | auto-battler with Dragons Earn NFTS and tokens by placing at the top of various leaderboards |
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| Ethermon | RPG | PC / iOS / Android | Polygon | creature taming and battler game built in Decentraland | |||
| ev.io | FPS | Web | Solana | FPS Earn game tokens by playing and exchange them for SOL tokens |
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| Everseed | Tower defense | Web | Solana | collect plants and use them for tower defense | |||
| Fableborn | Action RPG / Base building | Mobile | Polygon | build a base and raid others in a 3rd person action battle for resources | |||
| Faraway Land | Town building | Web | Polygon | town building / farming; will eventually lead into the creation of NFTs for Mini-Royale | |||
| Farmer's World | Farming | Web | WAX | farming / staking NFTs | |||
| Farming Tales | Simulation | Web | WAX | farming and product creation simulation Earn SEST tokens by growing crops and combining them into more complex products |
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| Farsite | MMO | Web | Ethereum | space based MMO with ships, land ownership, and crafting | |||
| Forge: Arena | FPS | PC | WAX | FPS | |||
| Gabby World | MMO | Web | Ethereum | create and adventure in a world created by players with the help of AI generation | |||
| Galaxy Fight Club | Fighting | PC / Mobile | Ethereum | Cross-brand PvP MOBA game where users can engage in combat and earn in-game assets. | |||
| Generative Dungeon | Roguelite | Web | Ethereum | Roguelite style game with customizable dungeons that run in the NFT | |||
| Genesis League Goals | Strategy | Web | Hive | Build a team of football players and face off against other players | |||
| Genopets | Move to Earn | Mobile / Web | Solana | walk, level up your pet, convert energy to tokens; craft cosmetics Earn KI token by converting steps to energy to KI |
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| Gods Unchained | TCG | PC | Ethereum / IMX | free to play, fantasy, TCG Earn GODS token via daily play and NFT card packs from weekend tournaments |
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| Green Rabbit | Racing | Web / PC | WAX | racing game set inside of a futuristic, virtual world; crafting | |||
| Grit | FPS | PC | Ethereum | Wild west FPS / Battle royale Earn daily payouts of GALA token by completing quests and winning matches |
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| Guild of Guardians | Action RPG | Mobile | Ethereum / IMX | fantasy, team Diablo on the blockchain | |||
| Heroes of Mavia | Strategy | Web / mobile | Binance Chain | base building and defense Mint legendary items in-game which can then be sold as NFTs |
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| Hunters On-Chain | Action | Web / Mobile | Polygon | quick, action-based, competitive, PvE matches. Fantasy themed. Earn BGEM tokens by playing and placing on the leaderboards. Spend BGEM to open chests with NFT items inside. |
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| HV-MTL Forge | Base Building | PC | Ethereum | ?? | build a base and compete for top leaderboard spots. Requires HV-MTL NFT | ||
| Hytopia | Virtual World | PC / Web | Polygon | collection of player built worlds in a Minecraft style game | |||
| Illuvium Overworld | RPG / Creature Tamer | PC | Ethereum / IMX | MMO RPG creature catcher | |||
| Illuvium: Arena | Auto-battler | PC | Ethereum / IMX | fantasy-creature themed, auto battler | |||
| Illuvium: Zero | Base building | PC | Ethereum / IMX | strategic base building to harvest resources and create NFTs for Illuvium Overworld Build up your base and craft Blueprint NFTs for use in Illuvium Overworld |
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| Imposters | Social | PC | Ethereum | ?? | ?? | social deduction game with plans for multiple game modes and player created content | |
| Infinite Fleet | MMO | PC | Bitcoin / Liquid | strategy MMO | |||
| Influence | MMO | Web | Ethereum | realistic, space MMO | |||
| Iskra | Gaming platform | Mobile | gaming platform for play to earn web3 games | ||||
| Karnak Legacy | FPS | PC | FPS (formerly known as Metalands) | ||||
| Last Expedition | FPS | PC | Ethereum | FPS with player run servers and RPG elements | |||
| League of Kingdoms | Base builder | Web | Ethereum | base-building, PVP game | |||
| Legacy | Simulation | PC | Ethereum | detailed production business simulation | |||
| Legends of the Mara | Passive Resource Collecting | Web | Ethereum | Farm resources on your Otherdeed and fight monsters for treasures | |||
| Life Beyond | FPS / RPG | PC | Ethereum | Sci-fi, RPG, FPS with team-based adventures and community goals | |||
| Loaded Lions: Mane City | City Building | Web | Cronos | Competitive city builder | |||
| Lost Relics | RPG | PC | Enjin | instanced dungeons with a shared social space in the town | |||
| MegaWorld | Simulation | Web | Polygon; Tron; Binance Chain | virtual world; business simulation; earn tokens by completing quests Earn Earn ETH /BNB /TRON token by selling goods and services |
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| MetaCene | MetaCene | PC | Post apocalyptic MMORPOG | ||||
| Metalands | FPS | PC | Polygon | FPS with a PvE storyline and PvP arenas now known as Karnak Legacy |
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| MetalCore | FPS | PC | Ethereum | team-based PvP | |||
| Mighty Action Heroes | Battle Royale | Web / Mobile | Ethereum | Third person, top-down battle royale Earn MBITS through staking NFTs and placing on leaderboards. Spend those MBITS to buy crates, and use the craft contents to craft NFT items |
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| Mini Royale: Nations | FPS | Web | Solana | team-based FPS Level up your character and game items to mint them as NFTs |
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| Mirandus | MMORPG | PC | Ethereum | fantasy MMO | |||
| Mist | MMO | PC | Binance Chain | fantasy action-based, MMO Earn MIST tokens and NFTs |
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| Mojo Melee | Auto-battler | Web | Solana | fantasy-themed auto battler; battle pass system | |||
| MOMOverse | Virtual World | Web | Binance Chain | virtual world; mini-games; farming; home ownership Earn MBOX tokens and capture MoMo NFTs |
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| Moonfrost | Farming | PC / Mobile | Ethereum | ?? | ?? | farming and crafting RPG similar to Stardew Valley | |
| Moonville Farms | Simulation | Web | Ethereum / Myria | competitive farming / business simulation | |||
| Music Mogul | Simulation | Web | WAX | music management simulation with NFT staking | |||
| MuTerra | TCG | Web | Hive | TCG | |||
| My Defi Pet | Farming | Web | Binance Chain | own pets, farm stuff, battle bosses occasionally | |||
| My Neighbor Alice | Farming | PC | Binance Chain | build and decorate a farm while completing quests. Craft NFT items to sell to other players |
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| My Pet Hooligan | FPS | Windows | Ethereum | Rabbit-themed FPS Earn points towards a battle pass by playing |
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| Mytheria | TCG | Web | Ethereum | a "create and earn" TCG where players can make their own cards | |||
| Nine Chronicles | RPG | PC | Ethereum | MMO with idle RPG gameplay | |||
| Nova Rally | Racing | Web / PC | WAX | passive racing game. Must own at least 2 Driver and 1 Car NFT to play Earn CHARM token and sometimes Car or Driver NFTs when winning races |
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| Oath of Peak | RPG | Mobile (Android) | Polygon | ?? | mobile, RPG / auto-play | ||
| One Tap | FPS | 1v1 FPS; part of the Qorbi World ecosystem | |||||
| Oxya Origin | Gaming Metaverse | PC | Ethereum | suite of interconnected games; first one to be a roguelite type game | |||
| Parallel | TCG | PC | Ethereum | TCG Earn PRIME token by playing and winning matches |
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| Pegaxy | Racing | Web | Polygon | revamping into active racing game | |||
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| Action shooter | PC | Polygon | space-based action shooter with story-based RPG elements | |||
| Planet IX | Staking | Web | Polygon | buy plots, merge them together, build factories, to buy more plots; own corporation shares; grow your industrial empire | |||
| Project Red | FPS | PC | Elrond | mafia themed FPS / virtual world. Players own shares of the in-game businesses | |||
| R-Planet: Conquest | Base building | PC | WAX | base building PvP game with robots Win NFTs by finishing in the top 100 of a round |
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| REVV Racing | Racing | Web | Polygon | active, F1-style racing game | |||
| Riot Racers | Racing | Web | Polygon | passive racing with varied tracks and weather Earn RIOT tokens by winning races or renting out NFTs |
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| Rogue Nation | Rogue-lite | Mobile | Polygon | top-down, action, dungeon adventure | |||
| SecondLive | Virtual World | Mobile | Binance Chain | Create fashion lines; complete daily quests for BEANS | |||
| Shrapnel | RPG / FPS | PC | Avalanche / Ethereum | story based extraction team-based FPS with player progression and player created content | |||
| SinVerse | Virtual World | PC | Binance Chain | GTA Online on the blockchain with land ownership and turf wars | |||
| Skyborne Legacy | MMO | PC | Arbitrum | MMO; players can own and customize floating islands | |||
| Skyweaver | TCG | Web | Polygon | fantasy, deck-building Earn Earn Gold and Silver foil NFTs by winning matches in Conquest mode |
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| Soccer Manager Elite | Sim Management | Web | Xaya | manage team, club or players | |||
| Sorare | Fantasy Football | Web | Ethereum | fantasy football (soccer) with NFTs | |||
| Spider Tanks | MOBA | PC | Ethereum | team-based arena combat with fantastical tanks Earn SILK token by playing matches and running game nodes |
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| Splinterlands | TCG | Web | Hive | collectible card game with team selection and auto battles Earn NFT card packs and SPS tokens by winning matches and completing daily quests |
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| Star Atlas | MMO | Web | Solana | space based MMO with land ownership and political factions | |||
| StarGarden | Auto-battler | PC | Solana | auto-battler; players need to work together in Tribes in order to advance [closed while the team looks for additional funding] |
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| Stepn | Move to Earn | Mobile | Solana | move to earn while owning and breeding sneakers | |||
| Summoner's Arena | Idle RPG | Web | Binance Chain | field team of heroes, advance, earn idle rewards, level up, repeat | |||
| Sunflower Land | Simulation | Web | Polygon | multiplayer farming simulation with social hub and quests | |||
| Superior | Action RPG | PC | Ethereum | Early Access | team-based PvE with monstrous superheroes | ||
| Sweat Economy | Move to Earn | iOS | Ethereum | Earn by walking | |||
| Synergy of Serra | TCG | PC | Ehereum | TCG where both players add their cards to a shared pool and build decks as the game progresses | |||
| Taurion | Strategy MMO | PC | Xaya | Build, farm, create, mine | |||
| Tearing Spaces | MOBA | PC / Mac | Solana | 3v3 MOBA with PvE and PvP Earn coins by playing matches. Trade coins for NFT decorations |
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| The Beacon | Action RPG | PC | Arbitrum | top-down, pixel-style, dungeon crawling, RPG | |||
| The Fabled | Action RPG | PC | Polygon | Dark Souls style action RPG | |||
| The Harvest | MOBA | PC | Solana | futuristic MOBA with ability and cosmetic customization | |||
| The Machines Arena | MOBA | PC | Ronin | futuristic, top-down, MOBA shooter Earn and mint skins as NFTs by playing |
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| The Otherside | Virtual World | PC | Ethereum | ?? | ?? | collection of player built virtual worlds | |
| The Sandbox | Metaverse | PC | Polygon | collection of virtual experiences and games Earn SAND token and NFTs by playing sponsored experiences |
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| The Sprawl | City Management | Polygon | Shared city building and ownership | ||||
| Thetan Arena | MOBA | PC / iOS / Android | Binance Chain | top-down, fast paced 4v4 MOBA | |||
| Tiny World | GameFi | Web | Binance Chain | stake tokens and Hero NFTs to earn | |||
| Tollan Worlds | RPG | PC / Web | Ethereum / Immutable X | top-down, pixel-style. action RPG | |||
| Town Star | Simulation | Web | Ethereum | town building and management simulation | |||
| Treeverse | MMORPG | PC / Mobile | Ethereum | Pre-alpha | RPG | ||
| Uldor | MMO | PC | Ethereum | fantasy MMO | |||
| Undead Blocks | FPS | PC | Polygon | survive as long as you can against the zombie menace | |||
| Upland | Strategy | Web | EOS | NFT | buy and own virtual properties and engage in contests | ||
| Uplift World | Virtual World | PC / Mac | WAX | Minecraft based worlds with events and land ownership | |||
| Voxie Tactics | Strategy | PC | Polygon | fantasy, battle tactics with squad of 3 on square, tiled map Earn VOX tokens and NFTs by playing and winning matches |
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| WAGMI Defense | PvP Tower Defense | Mobile | ?? | ?? | ?? | two players face off and try to destroy the other player's tower in an automated battle. Players build decks to use during the match | |
| War Park | MOBA | PC | Ethereum | ?? | tank-based MOBA with destructible environments | ||
| War Riders | FPS | PC | Ethereum | car battles in a apocalyptic wasteland Collect BZN tokens from various spots in the world |
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| WarQube | Tower Defense | ?? | Ethereum | tower defense with PvE, co-op, and PvP modes | |||
| Wildcard | Arena combat | PC | Polygon | deck building, arena combat game built for eSports play | |||
| Wizardia | Strategy | Web | Polygon | turn-based team battle with wizards | |||
| Worlds Beyond | Virtual Worlds | PC | Ethereum | Collection of virtual worlds that can be customized with appearance and gameplay | |||
| Wreck League | Action | Ethereum | Build customized mechs and fight against other players in a Street Fighter style game Earn through tournaments and leaderboards |
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| Zed Run | Racing | Web | Ethereum | passive horse racing |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Blockchain Games?
Blockchain games games are games that use blockchain technology to store game assets and distribute rewards to their players, either through cryptocurrency or through NFT rewards. Some blockchain games require the player to own a specific NFT or to hold a specific cryptocurrency in order to play the game, while others are free-to-play to anyone.
How to get started in play-to-earn gaming?
Play-to-earn gaming should start with research. Take some time to learn about the types of play-earn-games and which ones seem fun to you. You may want to start with a game that is free to play, just to get the hang of it. If you decide to invest in a game, make sure you understand how the game works and how you can earn money. Then, you’ll need to create a crypto wallet, buy cryptocurrency, and eventually buy NFTs. For more tips, read our guide on how to get started with play-to-earn games. Browse our website to learn more about current and upcoming play-to-earn games, and join our Discord community to chat with other players.
How to set up a wallet for play-to-earn games?
Getting started with play-to-earn games? You’ll need to buy cryptocurrency, which can be done at an exchange or sometimes through the crypto wallet itself. If you keep your crypto on a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, you have full control over it. Many different wallets exist, so you’ll need to choose one compatible with your device and the blockchain you want to use. The most popular wallet is MetaMask. MetaMask is compatible with different blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, BNB chain, Avalanche, and many more.
What’s the Play-to-Earn Business Model?
The play-to-earn business model is a model that embraces the concept of the open market and provides financial rewards to players, investors and game developers. You can participate in the model by simply playing a game, investing in digital assets (NFTs), or by developing your own project.
Each play-to-earn game has its own economic model and needs to find the right balance in order to sustain a viable in-game economy for everyone involved. Many developers have moved away from using the phrase, play to earn, instead referring to their games as play and earn or web3-enabled.
What are NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens?
NFT stands for Non-fungible token. An NFT represents a digital item with a unique owner. They can be associated with a piece of art (an image, a video, an audio file) or any other item with a unique identifier (it could be a concert ticket or a certificate of ownership). In blockchain games, NFTs are usually game assets such as characters, a plot of land, or a specific game item.
What is the Metaverse?
Nowadays, we hear the word metaverse used everywhere. But what is the metaverse? There is no simple answer, especially because many projects like to call themselves a metaverse. For us, the metaverse is the sum of many projects that are interconnected and interoperable. We could describe the metaverse as a parallel universe that can redefine who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Are there free blockchain games?
Yes, there are free blockchain, or play-to-earn, games. These games do not require an initial investment in cryptocurrency or NFTs to get started. A few examples of free play-to-earn games include Gods Unchained, Alien Worlds, and Splinterlands. See the full games list on this page for which games are free to play