The year is about to end, and Prom decided to make the list of the most popular games of 2022. In our research, we relied on reviews, market figures, and GAM3 Awards. So, let’s explore our findings!
Axie Infinity
In 2022, Axie Infinity is still trending, with over 122 thousand monthly players enjoying its new vision. The project, earlier focused on earning mechanics, has progressed a lot and developed a fun side with intriguing gameplay.
The Sandbox
The well-known metaverse is popular among 16M players who want to own digital lands, start businesses, and enjoy multiple NFT collections in collaborations with various brands.
Upland
We have never discussed Upland, but this virtual property strategy game is popular among users and has nearly 150 thousand players per month. Meanwhile, Upland cares about the environment and has 281 tonnes of CO2 offset.
Decentraland
One of the biggest metaverses has over 8 thousand daily users. Thus, it accommodates about 250 thousand active enthusiasts monthly. However, this is only the beginning of the project’s story: it is constantly updating, upgrading, and holding various events, for instance, music festivals.
Gods Unchained
The popularity of the Game is proven by its 24-hour trading volume, which equals to inspiring $1.55 M. Meanwhile, the project has vivid gameplay, offers exciting tasks, and is highly ranked by Web 3 gaming experts.
Splinterlands
With 320 thousand fans per month worldwide, this card game title keeps the GameFi audience amazed with its battles, monetization system, and intriguing tasks.
Benji Bananas
Nearly 500 000 P2E gamers per month appreciate this physics-based arcade mobile game with cute monkeys, funny gameplay, and a simple monetization model. And, though the project was launched for the Web 2 industry, it was successfully adapted to the needs of NFT gaming.
Alien Worlds
This metaverse has about 700 thousand downloads monthly. The secret is that it offers its users different exciting missions, excellent visuals, and multiple opportunities to earn.
Farmers World
Being the first farmer game in the Web 2 industry, Farmers World is famous for its mining and breeding options. Meanwhile, it ranks third in the DappRadar P2E games top with over 6M transactions.
Big Time
2022 was the big time for Big Time. This fascinating multiplayer action RPG game attracted numerous users and bewitched reviewers with its ancient mysteries, unique civilizations, bright adventures, and absorbing battles.
GAM3 Awards Results
In 2022, the Web 3 world met the first-ever GAM3 Awards, entirely devoted to NFT gaming. The exciting event occurred in December and manifested fruitful for the whole industry year with 16 catchy categories, hundreds of nominees, and thousands of enthusiasts waiting for the results. Let’s briefly reveal them:
- Bright graphics, multiple user tools, and next-generation technologies helped Shrapnel, the first blockchain multiplayer first-person shooter, win the Most Anticipated Game award.
- Star Atlas, the artsy metaverse with real-time visuals, gained the Best Graphics nomination prize.
- Superior, an enthralling rogue-lite third-person shooter, became the Best Action game.
- Thetan Arena, a fancy e-sport project to play with friends, won the Best Mobile game award.
- Blankos Block Party, a catchy social simulation to explore, achieved the title of Best Casual Game.
- Illuvium, a collectible NFT RPG game with auto-battler features, won the Best RPG game award.
- MetalCore, a futuristic free-to-play, multiplayer vehicular shooter, became the Best Shooter game.
- The Harvest gained the Games’ Choice award.
- Gods Unchained, a fascinating trading card game, was recognized as the Best Strategy and the Best Card game.
- EV.IO, a first-person shooter, also won two nominations, becoming the Best Multiplayer game and the Best E-sports game.
- Brycent managed to chase the impossible and became the Best Content Creator of the year.
- League of Kingdoms won the People’s Choice award.
Meanwhile, the leading player in the Game became Big Time, which proved its status as the Best Adventure Game and, importantly, the Game of the Year.
Conclusion
The Web 3 gaming industry is rapidly growing and changing, driven by its enthusiastic community and global events. However, in 2022, the most popular titles remain with multiple fans worldwide. What will happen to GameFi in the next year? Let’s discover this together with Prom.
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