Learn more about the Blockchain Games ecosystem and the rising popularity of Play-To-Earn (P2E) Games in our previous article on Blockchain Games. We also dive in and discuss what blockchain is and how we can use it to learn about Play-To-Earn (P2E) games. These games have gained a lot of popularity in the recent past.

Below you will find the top 10 play-to-earn games that are currently available. We also keep track of upcoming play-to-earn games releases – these are all games that will be coming to market soon.

Top Play-to-Earn Games

Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity is an NFT game where players can battle, raise their own characters and assets with their virtual pets. You can also do daily quests and other in-game activities! The Axie platform awards players with SLP tokens that they can use to enhance their pets, buy others, or exchange for fiat currencies. Axie Infinity is currently one of the most popular NFT games available, with a total trade volume of $2.6 billion USD.

The Sandbox

The Sandbox initially launched as a mobile app in 2012 by Pixowl, but was later on acquired by Animoca Brands and relaunched as an NFT-powered metaverse game. It features a virtual world where players can build, own, and monetize things they create. Ownership of in-game plots can be a valuable asset when it comes to monetizing your in-game tokens. These SAND tokens come from the in-game currency and for this reason they are difficult to counterfeit or falsify.

Arc8 by GAMEE

Arc8 is a mobile game platform that allows users to compete against each other in game competitions. The GMEE token, which is distributed by Arc8, can be used to buy access to exclusive content or individual assets inside games. Game owners also have the option of voting on certain aspects of the games they are overseeing. For example, they can vote on future plans, including deciding what to focus on and where to spend prize pools.

Alien Worlds

Alien Worlds is a blockchain-based video game that features an Earth simulation structured around its Trilium (TLM) cryptocurrency. Game users also have the opportunity to perform missions, for which they are rewarded TLM tokens. The game’s creators are building an NFT-centric social metaverse where people can collaborate on various tasks. In this game, you play as someone from the year 2055 and work to make your virtual assets more valuable by buying tools that give you a competitive edge.

Star Atlas

Star Atlas is a galactic MMORPG in the year 2.620 where players can go on many adventures, explore the metaverse, trade and quest with each other, and create their own space empires. They can also compete against other galaxies through various competitions or partake in collaborative storytelling with them. Players who choose Star Atlas will get to experience this game in virtual reality, making it one of the most anticipated games. The game’s marketplace and two supported cryptocurrencies, ATLAS and POLIS, saw a frenzy of activity even before the game’s release in October 2021.

Splinterlands

Splinterlands is a collectible card trading game that lets players earn cryptocurrency rewards by fulfilling set in-game achievements, such as winning skill-based matches and player-versus-player (PvP) game modes. It enables players to own NFTs. Splinterlands have a token called Dark Energy Crystals which the player can use to craft items from. It is awarded to players when they win tournaments or ranked battles, or complete in-game quests.

Farmers World

Farmers World is an NFT-based farming game where you can purchase various items to grow your own farm. It offers traditional P2E mechanics as well as free-to-play options that help you grow your farms faster.

Patterned after Farmville, an old Facebook game, Farmers Word allows players to cultivate farms and do many other similar things. You can also visit other people’s farms and help them out with their patches.

Doctor Who: Worlds Apart

The game is based on the classic TV show, Doctor Who. This follows the life of an extraterrestrial being with great power of time travel. Set to be released very soon, Doctor Who: Worlds Apart will feature a trading card game where players can compete against each other. The cards will be unique to each player and provide a fun way to share & trade with others!

Illuvium

Illuvium is a blockchain-based RPG featuring 3D characters & monsters. Players can earn tokens by mining, harvesting, completing quests or going to head-to-head with other players. It’s set for a beta release in the first quarter of 2022.

Monsters Clan

Monsters Clan is another highly-anticipated game that features a gameplay mechanic similar to Axie Infinity. Players can compete with one another through monster battles, concoct monsters in a lab, upgrade their stats through potions or invest time in combat training. The game will provide players with the freedom to partake in these distinct struggles at their own pace. The game makes earning passive income with the rentable option. Players can lend out their in-game items, such as monsters, caves and lands for others to use.