Games have always been a form of entertainment enjoyed by human beings. They underwent several evolutions over time, moving from face-to-face games that required more physical skills, to the online world, deepening strategies, logical reasoning and so many other skills.
When looking at the most recent advances in games, we find crypto games most remarkable, which adopt the play-to-earn model, where players earn a financial return according to steps and tasks completed in the virtual environment.
Specifically, in 2021, crypto games stood out in the crypto-asset universe. Titles like Axie Infinity and Splinterlands enticed millions of players and as a result achieved strong valuations of their cryptocurrencies like AXS and with the vast majority of games created with the technology of non-fungible tokens, NFTs.
With the rise of NFTs, crypto games have surpassed the space of entertainment and fun and started to stand out as a form of investment, offering possibilities of high returns for players and investors. In this way, many people have joined online games with the aim of increasing income.
The specialist and professor of crypto assets often discuss stories of people who exchanged their traditional job for games and earned a good income that way. For those interested in getting into crypto games and earning money playing, three games represent a good opportunity.
Check out 3 crypto games that pay players
- Axie Infinity
Axie Infinity is the first NFT game that can be considered the bitcoin of crypto games because it was the first to stand out. It received investment from companies such as Ubisoft, an electronic game company; and Samsung, through a fund managed by the company called Samsung Next. Another point to highlight is the game has 3 million active users a month and the game has managed to cross 3 billion dollars in trading volume to date.
With the success of Axie Infinity, AXS is now traded worldwide and, according to a recent survey, has risen by more than 100,000% between 2020 (the year of its launch) and 2021. Furthermore, according to an analysis carried out by Bacancy, which revealed the most searched NFTs games of 2021, Axie Infinity ranked first with 706,000 monthly global searches.
The drawback of Axie Infinity is that The initial investment required to play the game is quite high, purchasing Purchasing these Axies can cost the cryptocurrency equivalent of up to $1,500.
Bomb Crypto
The second game is Bomb Crypto, a game released in 2021 that was inspired by Bomberman, a successful title in the 1980s. In the game, participants need to collect the platform’s digital currency, called BCOIN. The initial cost to be able to join the game is 10 BCOIN (equivalent to buying 1 Bomber Hero). Currently, I BCOIN is trading around $1.54.
The game also has big investors like Reminato, Launch, Kardia, CyclicAds, and CoinLAB. To enter this crypto game, the initial investment required is not that expensive, but it is also not as solid as Axie Infinity.
Thetan Arena
Finally, the last game is Thetan Arena. Cryptogame uses blockchain technology to pay players in the play to earn model and surpassed 5 million players in December 2021 (its launch took place in November).
In this game, it is possible to play for free, this is because, unlike Axie Infinity, in Thetan Arena players can start playing without purchasing any NFT. However, those who enter investing an initial amount can achieve greater profitability.
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