Gods Unchained has partnered with Epic Games as a distribution platform. A game distribution and management platform, similar to Steam, Epic boasts over 190 million users! This move not only lowers the barrier to entry a step further (1 click install rather than download, run file, choose installation path), but it also puts Gods Unchained in front of a new, very large playerbase.

Now unfortunately, right below the fold on the Gods Unchained game page in the Epic store is a warning that this is a blockchain / crypto game. This is unfortunate because it will immediately turn a lot of players away and it puts the focus on “this is a blockchain game”. Even though players don’t need to own any tokens or NFTs to play!

But nonetheless, this is potentially a lucrative deal for both Gods and Unchained and Epic Games. We’ll see if the player numbers connected to Gods Unchained increase as a result of this new distribution platform. You can access Gods Unchained via Epic games here, and then install it through the Epic Games launcher.

In other Gods Unchained news, they just locked down their Band of the Wolf set. Released in March of 2023, until now, the cards in this set were still subject to potential changes and adjustments from issues and imbalances that came up after the cards were in the hands of the playerbase. Now, those cards are locked. They will never have their stats or card text changed!

What is Epic Games?

Epic Games is a Steam-like, game distribution service with over 190 million users and 470 games available on their platform. Epic announced long ago that they would support web3 games. And though web3 adoption of Epic games as a launching platform has been slow, it does continue to grow.

In fact, just a month ago, Grit became the first web3 game with an first official release on the Epic Games launcher! Other web3 games such as The Machines Arena and Star Atlas are also available through Epic, but they are still in alpha testing, which doesn’t count as a launch. So it seems as if Gods Unchained is the second ever, web3 enabled game to be available through Epic Games!

To learn more about Epic Games and their game launcher, visit their website and follow them on Twitter.

What is Gods Unchained?

Gods Unchained is a free-to-play, collectible card game. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Gods Unchained uses the Immutable X layer-2 solution for gas-free trading. Players retain full ownership over their cards. Players can earn digital ‘Core’ cards by playing the game. When a player has two identical Core cards, they can mint these into one blockchain-based card. That card is then tradeable on the markets.

Gods Unchained offers several play and earn opportunities. Players gain cards by being active players, win packs while competing in the weekend tournaments, and earn GODS tokens by playing daily.

With several expansions its belt, Gods Unchained has a wide variety of cards for different playstyles. Players can buy and open packs from the official site. Secondary sales are available on the Immutable X Marketplace and Token Trove.

For more information, read our Gods Unchained game guide 

You can also visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord server.

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More playtests coming at you this week, most of them with play and earn opportunities! Synergy Land is finishing up their early access weekend, while Life Beyond has an ongoing series of weekly leaderboards with prizes for those engaging with their new Solo Combat Trials feature. Blast Royale is also hosting an ongoing summer event, and Aradena Battlegrounds just opened up their public beta!

In other news, Axie Homelands now allows land delegation, the Otherside revealed numerous details about Legends of the Mara, their upcoming, land based game, and Planet IX is selling MetaShares for their NetEmpire corporation, allowing holders to earn passive income from the in-game markets!

Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!

Top play-to-earn games by active users

Not much change in the top ranks of the charts this week, though we some trending games in the bottom half of the top 10 with Defit Kingdoms and Arc8. DeFi Kingdoms recently launched their own sub-net and this game on hero questing and mini-games seem to be riding the hype wave.

Arc8 is a collection of competitive mini-games who just started a new season, allowing players to advance in leagues and earn simply by playing. It looks like they have attracted quite a following as well!

Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded

NFTs are in the mainstream news again as an NFT known as ‘The Goose’ sold at a Sotheby’s auction for a cool $6.2 million! This one sale alone would put the collection at number 5 on our top 10 list, but since the sale was an off-chain transaction, it isn’t tracked by DappRadar.

After a brief hiatus from our top NFT collections, Cryptopunks are back in their usual spot near the top of the charts. And Gods Unchained seems to have locked down their spot, steadily pulling in over $5 million worth of trades on a weekly basis!

And though Snoop Dogg’s latest NFTs aren’t on these charts, his continued presence in the web3 world and the continued support from Sotheby’s bode well for the future of mainstream, NFT adoption!

Top announcements of the week

Top 10 Blockchain Gaming Tokens

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The markets were certainly shaken by the recent announcements from the United States SEC concerning charges against Binance and Coinbase. But despite the turmoil and uncertainty, the building continues!

Lots of new announcements this week from a variety of games. Skyweaver implemented a new quest system for their trading card game, while Continuum World opened up Season 2 of their First Explorers event, giving players another opportunity to gather resources and trade them for NFTs.

If you’re looking for playtests, Alterverse opens up their Sky City beta, Ascenders launches an alpha playtest for their base building, City Simulation game, Worlds Beyond showcases two different types of games in an alpha test for their virtual world metaverse, and Heroes of Mavia announces plans to start their beta test later this month!

Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!

Top play-to-earn games by active users

Some downard trending numbers in the gaming charts this week. Which is not surprising as the active player numbers for web3 gaming seem to often be affected by general fluctuations in the market. But otherwise we still have all the same players in the top 10 this week, except for one newcomer.

Lifeform is our new entry this week, though I’m not sure that I would classify it as a game. Lifeform is an avatar creator, allowing users to create a digital identity. The Lifeform team hopes to use these avatars to bridge apps across both the web2 and web3 spaces. Interesting, perhaps? A web3 game? Not so much!

Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded

Despite a dip in the numbers, Gods Unchained holds their spot at #5, with over $5 million in volume from over 67 thousand trades! Perhaps their more frequent balance patches have sparked a greater interest in trading and collecting Gods Unchained NFTs?

CryptoPunks returns to our charts this week after a brief hiatus and the Nakamigos hype finally drops off a bit. Otherwise we just see some reshuffling of the ranks, and, for the most part, an overall downward trend in sales, mirroring the current negative sentiment in the broader crypto markets.

Top announcements of the week

Top 10 Blockchain Gaming Tokens

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The biggest news this week comes from a little game franchise you might have heard of called Assassin’s Creed. They are launching a mint for a special, customizable collectible that will be tied to, and verifiable from, the blockchain! This collection will definitely see a ton of interest from the web3 crowd, but it will be interesting to see if it attracts web2 gamers and collectors as well.

And the musical artists deadmau5, through the mau5trap music label, is partnering with Pixelynx for a very unique NFT drop that ties into Korus, their AI, musical creation assistant! If you’re into music, blockchain, and AI, then this drop is for you!

Star Atlas releases an update to their Showroom, which has quickly become a slice of their game universe, including an explorable world, arena combat in space, and a racing game! Mobox moves their efforts cross-chain as they add a new MoDragon, NFT-based game on the Arbitrum chain. Tollan Worlds began the minting ritual for their Genesis Avatars. And Champions Ascension issues a challenge to everyone — assemble your teams and try to be the first to defeat the Boss creature known as Old Sally for bragging rights and rewards!

Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!

Top play-to-earn games by active users

An amazing comeback from Splinterlands this week with a huge surge in active players pushing them back into second place! But look out! Here comes Hippo Dash, a pretty simple, mobile, PvE racing game. However, they did just recently open their beta to the general public and run a giveaway contest, which is at least part of reason for the recent rise in player numbers. We’ll see if Hippo Dash can keep their audience entertained next week!

Otherwise, our top 10 chart has the usual suspects, though some have moved around a bit. Both Iskra and Pixels saw huge declines in their active playerbases while Farmer’s World and Superwalk remained strong. There are lots of popular games in the 20-30k range, including Mobox, Meta Apes, Sunflower Land, and Nine Chronicles. Will any of these make their way up? Or will we see another sudden, meteoric launch from a new game next week?

Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded

Wow! Look at Gods Unchained go! Not only have they stayed in the top 10 chart for three weeks in a row (something we never see from gaming NFTs), but they even increased their sales over this past week, claiming fifth spot on our charts!

A lot of volatility and spot swapping in the charts this week. And Cryptopunks even falls from the top 10 for the first time in a long while! Hot projects this week include Azuki, Nakamigos, The Captainz, and BEANZ Official. Bored Ape Yacht Club reclaimed their top spot while Pudgy Penguins, a hot item two weeks ago, took a rather bit hit this week.

Nakamigos seems to be a project built on hype alone, with no apparent plan and minimal social media presence. So it’s interesting to see them remain on our charts. Will the hype be enough to maintain this project?

Top announcements of the week

Top 10 Blockchain Gaming Tokens

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Lots of news this week, from many different games.

Grit is officially released, letting players shoot to earn in a wild west setting. Gala makes the first web3 implementation with their suite of mobile games as they add NFTs to Dragon Strike.

There are still a few days left to play to mint with the Tearing Spaces beta. And Illuvium Zero moves onto Season One, opening up the opportunity for players to mint Blueprints! Life Beyond players have a new Combat Trials portal, giving them a chance to show off their skills against increasingly difficult obstacles and foes.

If it’s information that you want, both Mojo Melee and Gods Unchained gave us new roadmaps. Or perhaps it might be good to know that City States: Medieval and Axes Metaverse have both closed down their servers.

Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!

Top play-to-earn games by active users

Splinterlands takes another hit this week, pushing Farmer’s World into the top 4. And Hippo Dash, a web3 mobile game, jumps onto the charts.

Superwalk remains strong after their debut last week, while Benji Bananas makes a return and Planet IX drops out of the top 10. Superwalk is especially interesting as it lives on the Klatlyn blockchain — which is one we don’t hear as much about.

Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded

Mutant Ape Yacht makes it three in a row for most NFT sales over the past week with a commanding $27 million worth of trading!

Milday Maker still rides the crest of the meme-wave, taking the third spot. And Opepen Edition, a mutable NFT collection from Jack Butcher, sees a major surge.

Another surprise repeat this week on the NFT charts is Gods Unchained! They have often popped in and out of the top 10, but holding a steady $5 million in sales from week to week is surely a good sign. Perhaps players like what they see in the recently released roadmap.

Top announcements of the week

Top 10 Blockchain Gaming Tokens

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The Gods Unchained team has undergone a number of upheavals over the years. From several organizational restructures to a branching off into the development of Immutable X. However, none of this seemed to help solidify and guide the game’s development. But now the GU team thinks that they are on the right track, with a core group of six developers now in charge of the game,

And so, Gods Unchained now feels comfortable releasing a roadmap of their development plans for the rest of the year.

Gods Unchained Roadmap

Gods Unchained released a roadmap image showing several cards with certain features and milestones. We’re give no timetable for these developments, but presumably they will occur in the order on the cards.

First up we have new game modes, including a Sealed Deck option. Alternate game modes are something that Gods Unchained players have waited a long time for! I really hope they can deliver on this one!

And, to make your life a little more exciting, there will be a new pack opening interface, with new pack opening graphics!

After that comes a Content Creator program, and a staking dashboard for their GODS token. We don’t know much about the Creator program except that it will offer “exciting collaborations, exclusive opportunities, and recognition for the exceptional content you create.” The GODS dashboard will let players easily see and manage their staking rewards and will expand to include additional functionality in the future.

The official launch of the mobile app should come later this year. With plans for both Android and iOS versions, this could potentially bring in new players to Gods Unchained. There is also a planned rewrite of the server architecture to improve game performance. And an un-named, major expansion as well!

The final card has the title of “Progression Update”. But any further details are covered in mist and the official blog post provided no further details. Perhaps more information will come out of the AMA on Discord on May 25th, 10am AET. Daniel Perez, the Executive Producer at Gods Unchained, will be there to answer any questions about the 2023 roadmap.

Can Gods Unchained Meet Their Roadmap Goals?

All of this looks good on paper. But as an old-time Gods Unchained player, I’m wondering what happened to the Official Genesis Tournament that was supposed to happen back in 2019. I still have my entry tickets!

Gods Unchained has a notorious history of slow updates. Whether it be new features, game updates, or even community events. But they are good at selling cards, having just completed the sale for their fifth set, and regularly see millions of dollars worth of game NFTs exchanged between players every month.

However, new features, card balancing, patches, and other basic stuff still seems to give them some trouble. It took them three years to deliver Etherbots cards. We’re still waiting for card Chests to make it to Immutable. And they were ‘making good progress’ on a mobile app as far back as 2021!

But, as one GU player put it, “If they can reliably deliver on a lackluster roadmap, I’m all for it at this point.” So we’ll be watching Gods Unchained closely to see if they can deliver on this roadmap over the next few months!

To learn more about Gods Unchained, visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord server.

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Lots of news from the web3 gaming space this week. Topia dropped a document with lots of details around their future plans, tokenomics, and sidechain. Genopets showed us their next roadmap, which includes lots of Augment updates and PvP battles. Life Beyond also told us about their tokenomics, while Gala Games completed their migration to the new GALA token, and burned over 20 billion of their own tokens!

And we also have new playtests for Illuvium Overworld and Superior!

Read on for a look at the most active web3 games and NFT projects for the week. And be sure to keep an eye on our website and Twitter feed for the latest developments in the web3 gaming space!

Top play-to-earn games by active users

Some excitement in the gaming charts this week as two new entries vault into the top 10! Pixels hasn’t really had that much of a player surge over the past week. Instead, their appearance on the charts is due to a change in their tech, allowing their custodial wallets to be counted as active players. They are also working to ban bots, a significant issue in any play to earn game.

The other new entry, SuperWalk, is a move to earn game on the Klaytn blockchain. They just implemented their token this past week, and what they call a ‘Proof of Walk’ system. You can read more about it on their Twitter feed.

Top 10 NFT collections by volume traded

The Mutant Apes hold the top spot in NFT trading for the second week in a row! Meanwhile, at number 10, we see Gods Unchained make a reappearance on the charts with over $4 million in NFT sales over the past week!

The Apes had a reveal on their HV-MTL collection, sparking a buying and selling spree on these unique, dynamic, mech NFTs. The current floor price for getting in on this collection is 1 ETH. Milady Maker saw the expected post-hype drop in activity and Azuki also took a bit hit. Meanwhile Pudgy Penguins remains strong this week.

Top announcements of the week

Top 10 Blockchain Gaming Tokens

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The next card set for Gods Unchained arrives at the end of March. Band of the Wolf brings thirty-eight new cards to this fantasy TCG. It also adds a crafting system, and a new card ability called Ally.

Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten to see any details on the cards, or the new ability yet. But, we do have quite a bit of info about the sale and other, related rewards!

Band of the Wolf Sale Info

Band of the Wolf packs go on sale starting on March 30th (4pm PT) and will be available until April 27th (also 4pm PST) or until the packs run out. Whichever comes first.

The Band of the Wolf sale offers four different pack types, ranging in price from $2 for a two card ‘Crafting Pack’, up to $210 for a ‘Super Shiny Pack’, which contains five cards, three of which are guaranteed to be Epic or Legendary. Early shoppers receive a discount on packs during this sale. The discount starts at 10%, and scales down until $600k worth packs have been sold, at which point everyone has to pay retail price.

Band of the Wolf is a limited edition set, with a total of 223,500 packs for sale (though only 500 Super Shiny packs will be available), and another 125,100 packs reserved for distribution during the Weekend Ranked events and other giveaways and promotions. Any unsold packs at the end of the sale will be retained by the GU team for future promotions.

Band of the Wolf Crafting

Band of the Wolf introduces a new ‘crafting system’, that really seems needlessly complex. This system encourages players to use the Forge to combine cards to a higher Shine level. Personally, I hate the Gods Unchained Forge interface as it requires a carpal tunnel-inducing number of clicks (note: apparently GU has reduced the number of clicks it takes for forging since I last tried, but it’s still somewhat of a tedious process). But for those willing to push through the pain, crafting a Diamond level Common or a Gold Rare, Band of the Wolf card, will earn a Meteorite level Epic card. Forging a Shadow Epic card results in a reward of a Meteorite Legendary.

Of course, players have the option of skipping all of this work and just purchasing more expensive packs that come with guaranteed Epic cards. However, this crafting system is the ONLY way for players to acquire the six, domain-specific Legendary cards. And if you want to get a Shiny version of those legendaries, you will need to craft multiple copies. Good times!

See this blog post for a breakdown on which card upgrades lead to which rewards.

More rewards from Band of the Wolf

And like their last couple of sales, this one includes Trinket rewards. Those who collect the two Neutral Legendary cards from this set, Hortuk, Fallen Commander and Eiko, Undaunted Duellist, will receive a Siege of Raneko Board. In addition, if all the players combined play at 250k matches with at least one Band of the Wolf card in their deck, then all participants will receive a War Banner Trinket.

The rewards for the Weekend Ranked events will also be bolstered with Band of the Wolf packs. Anyone who earns a Rare Mortal Judgement pack during the Ranked Weekend during the sale will also receive three Crafting packs. Those who win Epic MJ packs receive five Crafting packs, and Legendary winners receive 10 Crafting packs plus two Booster packs! Gods Unchained will also hand out Crafting packs to anyone who plays a match on launch day, and additional bonus packs to random players who use their crafting system during the sale.

What is Gods Unchained?

Gods Unchained is a free-to-play, collectible card game. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Gods Unchained uses the Immutable X layer-2 solution for gas-free trading. Players retain full ownership over their cards. Players can earn digital ‘Core’ cards by playing the game. When a player has two identical Core cards, they can mint these into one blockchain-based card. That card is then tradeable on the markets.

Gods Unchained offers several play and earn opportunities. Players gain cards by being active players, win packs while competing in the weekend tournaments, and earn GODS tokens by playing daily.

With several expansions its belt, Gods Unchained has a wide variety of cards for different playstyles. Gods Unchained currently sells packs for Mortal Judgment. Players can buy and open packs from the official site. Secondary sales are available on the Immutable X Marketplace and Token Trove.

For more information, read our Gods Unchained game guide 

You can also visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord server.

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New releases, new wallets, new mobile apps, new tokens, and even entirely new games! The play to earn space and community continues to grow and expand. And today we have a selection of games you might want to watch over the coming months!

FPS Games

FPS games are a great fit for the web3 space and the competition is rapidly heating up! Undead Blocks just released their daily play and earn feature, ev.io adds the first step towards a crafting system, and we have betas, alphas, and updates from all sort of other games such as Mini-Royale FORA, Metalands, Project Red, Forge: Arena, just to name a few!

And best of all, most of these games are free to play or have free to play options!

Illuvium

The Illuvium dev team now has four games running and accessible, with concurrent development on all of them! Illuvium Beyond is set to open in just a couple of days from now. Meanwhile, Illuvium Zero, Illuvuim Overworld, and Iluvium Arena are all in various alpha and beta tests. It feels like Illuvium is very close to connecting everything together and then suddenly springboarding an entire game ecosystem onto the public! That probably won’t happen in March, but Illuvium is still one to keep an eye on!

Immutable X

Already a big player in web3 gaming, Immutable continues to grow, recently adding ChainMonsters to their portfolio. In addition, they recently announced plans for their Immutable Passport, a seamless wallet and login experience for use by all the developers in the Immutable ecosystem. Finding ways to onboard more traditional gamers into the web3 space is an ongoing effort among many blockchain games and apps. And those who can do the best job at it will certainly have an advantage moving forward. Immutable is in a prime position to be one of those in the lead position!

Gods Unchained

The buzz around Gods Unchained has began to grow again as they move into pre-alpha testing for their mobile app. Mobile gaming is another big facet for gamers, and a great opportunity to increase the playerbase. With an already established system of daily play and earn options, as well as official tournaments every weekend, and a large market of available NFTs, Gods Unchained has a solid foundation to grow from. A playable mobile version could be a huge boost for the game!

Vulcan Forged

Vulcan Forged made a huge move recently. They migrated LAVA, the native token for their ecosystem, onto their Elysium blockchain, and capped the number of tokens in existence.They are already building a diverse ecosystem on Elysium with their own DEX, a marketplace, and a growing selection of games, including Vulcan Verse, a 3D MMO.

Making moves to focus on their token and make their ongoing ecosystem and game economy sustainable is a good decision by the team. Though switching a token can be a painful transition, taking the time to go back and fix an important foundation of the ecosystem is a sign of maturity from the Vulcan Forged crew, and I look forward to seeing what they bring us next!

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The web3 space is hitting the mobile gamers from both sides. Some web3 games are moving into mobile like Gods Unchained, while other, already existing mobile games are incorporating NFTs and blockchain tokens.

This first Gods Unchained mobile alpha test opens up first for those on the elected Council of Mortals, and those with Mount Olympus access (access to mount Olympus is for players with large collections of GU cards). Access to the mobile pre-alpha for these folks opens on February 24th, while others will be allowed to join on February 28th. Anyone who played during February has a chance to receive an invite.

Invitees will receive a download link as well as instructions. Check your email inbox! This pre-alpha test runs for one month, through March 22nd. The Gods Unchained team asks that all participants leave any feedback they have in a special mobile alpha Discord chat.

This first test is also for Android only. An iOS version will be available in the future.

The Gods Unchained mobile version is fully compatible and connected with the desktop version. It should have all the same gameplay functionality. For now, it is just the actual gameplay. Deck building, The Forge, the Star Store, and other client features aren’t yet available on the mobile version. The alpha runs on the main network, so any matches played will reflect on your game account.

For more information you can read the official blog post.

What is Gods Unchained?

Gods Unchained is a free-to-play, collectible card game. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Gods Unchained uses the Immutable X layer-2 solution for gas-free trading. Players retain full ownership over their cards. Players can earn digital ‘Core’ cards by playing the game. When a player has two identical Core cards, they can mint these into one blockchain-based card. That card is then tradeable on the markets.

Gods Unchained offers several play and earn opportunities. Players gain cards by being active players, win packs while competing in the weekend tournaments, and earn GODS tokens by playing daily.

With several expansions its belt, Gods Unchained has a wide variety of cards for different playstyles. Gods Unchained currently sells packs for Mortal Judgment. Players can buy and open packs from the official site. Secondary sales are available on the Immutable X Marketplace and Token Trove.

For more information, read our Gods Unchained game guide and visit godsunchained.com.

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