My DeFi Pet Review – Inactive Game: What Happened to DPET and TopeBox

Updated Review: My DeFi Pet Is No Longer Active

My DeFi Pet, a BSC and KardiaChain-based pet breeding game developed by TopeBox, followed the trajectory of many 2021-era play-to-earn projects. After a brief period of growth driven by the P2E boom, the game's economy collapsed alongside the broader crypto market downturn of 2022, and development effectively ceased by 2023.

Our updated score: 12/50 (1/5 stars) — down from our original 28/50 rating. The decline reflects the project's abandonment, not just market conditions.

What Was My DeFi Pet?

My DeFi Pet was a blockchain game focused on breeding digital pets using NFTs. Built on both Binance Smart Chain (now BNB Chain) and KardiaChain, the game offered PvE battles, pet breeding via egg purchases, and DeFi integration through yield farming and token staking.

Key features at launch included:

• Pet breeding through purchasing eggs (3 DPET per egg)
• Battle mode for token earnings
• NFT marketplace for trading pets
• Dual-chain architecture (BSC + KardiaChain)
• Integration with the Cong Troi marketplace and BecoSwap DEX

The game was developed by TopeBox, a Vietnamese game studio that claimed over 100M downloads across its mobile game portfolio, lending initial credibility to the project.

What Happened to My DeFi Pet?

Token Collapse

The DPET token peaked above $9.30 during the 2021 P2E boom. By the time of our original review in December 2021, it had already fallen to $1.69 — an 82% decline that we noted but underestimated as a warning sign.

The decline continued through 2022 as the crypto market entered a prolonged bear phase. The Terra/LUNA collapse in May 2022 and FTX's collapse in November 2022 further eroded confidence in P2E tokens. DPET eventually fell below $0.01 and has remained at fractions of a cent since.

Development Stalled

TopeBox and the KardiaChain team gradually reduced communication and development updates. Social media activity slowed through 2022 and effectively stopped by mid-2023. The game's ecosystem partners also faded — BecoSwap, the Cong Troi marketplace, and various exchange listings became inactive.

Player Exodus

DappRadar showed approximately 1,300 daily active users at the time of our original review. This figure declined steadily as earning potential disappeared, eventually reaching near-zero active on-chain interactions.

What Happened to DPET Holders?

• DPET tokens still exist on BSC but have negligible value and minimal exchange liquidity
• Pet NFTs remain on-chain but have no functional game to use them in
• The KardiaChain ecosystem has largely gone dormant
• No refund, migration, or recovery plan was communicated to holders

Lessons from My DeFi Pet

My DeFi Pet demonstrates several common failure patterns in the 2021 P2E era:

• Multi-chain complexity without multi-chain benefits — running on both BSC and KardiaChain created confusion for players without meaningful gameplay advantages
• DeFi integration added risk, not value — yield farming and token swapping features attracted speculators rather than genuine gamers
• Graphics and gameplay couldn't compete — even at the time, My DeFi Pet's visuals and mechanics lagged behind dedicated gaming titles
• Token-first design — the game economy was built around the DPET token rather than around fun gameplay, making it vulnerable to token price sentiment

What Replaced Games Like My DeFi Pet?

The crypto gaming space has evolved significantly since 2021. Modern blockchain games like Pixels, Gods Unchained, and Illuvium prioritize gameplay quality and offer free-to-play entry points without requiring token purchases. The industry shifted from "play to earn" to "play and earn," acknowledging that games must be fun first, with crypto elements as an enhancement rather than the core value proposition.

For players interested in pet/breeding mechanics specifically, traditional blockchain games on Ronin (like Axie Infinity: Origins) offer free-to-play options with optional NFT elements.

Original Review (December 2021)

The following was our original review published on December 30, 2021:

My DeFi Pet was a game of proliferating pets that tied together breeding, rare items, and open finance. Based on Binance Smart Chain for its lower fee potential and higher transaction speed, the game held some similarities to Axie Infinity, though with its own set of dynamics and character creation through buying "eggs."

The Discord channel had about 46,000 users, and a smaller community of 4,800 members on Reddit also commented on the game's features. The DPET token distribution had reached 181,437 addresses based on BSC Scan. DappRadar showed about 1,300 users had been active in the past days.

TopeBox, Vietnam's leading game development company, claimed over 100M downloads on the Apple App Store and Google Play. NFTs from the game were possible on BSC, or could be carried on the proprietary Kardia wallet.

DPET peaked above $9.30 but had since fallen toward $1.69. DPET could be swapped on PancakeSwap, as well as available exchanges through the Kardia wallet.

Our original rate was 28/50, dragged down by graphics that fell behind other games and still-low token distribution.