P2E and Web3 Game Watch: The Gaming Week in Review (October 28 – November 4, 2022)
The top 10 of P2E games includes more Web2 projects with the addition of tokens and NFT.
In the past few months, interest has shifted from games with a heavy leaning toward crypto projects, and into Web3 space. Web searches reflected this trend, and P2E gamers also shifted toward well-built games with the option to earn. Interest in startups that sell NFT or tokens, but have not completed their gameplay, has waned. Projects like The Sandbox, The VulcanVerse, Mobox and others continued going strong, and interest also shifted to the WEMIX ecosystem with its complex, ready-made games.
Top Events of the Week
- Web3 Game Interest Surges, Searches Surpass Crypto and Bitcoin
- Crabada Releases New Battle Game Version
- Nine Chronicles Reaches Peak Player Count
- [Spider Tanks by Gala Games Reaches Official Launch](https://play2moon.com/spider-tanks-top-gala-games-product-reaches-official-launch-milestone/)
- Era 7: Game of Truth Prepares for Next World Tournament
Leading Games by Number of Users
The top 5 of P2E and Web3 games remains relatively unchanged, but the top 10 is mode dynamic. The list now excludes former star Axie Infinity, but brought in newly peaking games like Benji Bananas and Nine Chronicles. Both games have Web3 features, added after both games were already built and had accrued a user base. Benji Bananas also gains Polygon peak users when distributing its regular rounds of rewards.
Game
Previous Week
Current
232.51K
241.14K
188.93K
157.07K
Farmers World
76.61K
76.28K
Benji Bananas
45.71K
42.25K
Upland
29.81K
25.73K
X World Games
26.39K
24.48K
Era 7: Game of Truth
–
23.67K
Hot Events and Airdrops
- MIR M Pre-Registration Giveaway
- Z Versus Project Alpha Release Airdrop
- Mobile Knights Free Mint
- Web3 Domain Names with Trust Wallet
P2E Token Price Action
The market cap of all P2E tokens keeps recovering, reaching $6.16B, reflecting the remaining interest in blockchain gaming. However, the gameplay has taken precedence over token trading or investments.
NFT trading remains more subdued, though some of the games retain a significant part of their value. Web3 games shift to using NFT in the form of passes, whitelisting spots, or require NFT ownership to access exclusive events.
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