I recently came across a collection of interesting web3 games that were worth paying attention to last year. Honestly, the list impressed me. Here’s what caught my eye the most.

First, I noticed Realms of Alurya—there they launched a coin hunt with the ability to earn on $ACN and NFTs. The game is on the Ronin Network, an action RPG—you can collect loot and fight bosses. It sounds like a classic web3 game, but the mechanics are interesting.

Then I stumbled upon The Lost Glitches—a cyberpunk card game that launched on Steam. There’s a special deck-building mechanic there—not just copy-paste. I like these kinds of experiments more.

And then there’s Pirate Nation—this game is constantly recommended, and not without reason. They launched a PVP event with a prize pool of 10 million tokens. Players could also get NFT skins. In general, web3 games in this format work best—when there are real rewards and competition.

Treeverse is interesting because it launched on mobile and PC at the same time. There was a play-to-earn program with the ability to earn $END, $IMX , and $MON. That said, to get the full rewards, you had to buy NFTs, but landowners received automatic access.

I also noticed Paradise Legends—a new action RPG in the same universe as Paradise Tycoon. The developers decided to expand the universe by adding a combat element. That’s the kind of trend you see in web3 games—expanding the IP.

Sprite Land launched a season with 90% of the profits distributed among players. On Ronin and Solana at the same time. Pixel art graphics, but the mechanics sound fresh.

And there’s also Imposters—a social party game that was soon supposed to release its beta. Genesis Aliens could be purchased on OpenSea.

Overall, I’ve noticed that web3 games are increasingly experimenting with formats—not only play-to-earn, but also social elements, PVP, and expanding universes. An interesting time for this industry.