The NFT Gaming Themes For 2023
By Ruchi Sharma
NFTs and NFT games are all the hype lately, with prices and number of users skyrocketing.
Here are a few NFT gaming themes to look out for in 2023.
1) Deeper, richer gameplay
The NFT gaming ecosystem is growing faster than ever now, but to date many of its early titles have fallen “flat” in lacking much to do and thus offering players little in the way of tests of skill.
One project working in the right direction here right now is Axie Infinity.
In April 2022, Axie creators Sky Mavis unveiled Axie Infinity: Origins, an optimized version of their original tactical card battler game that introduced card updates, a charms and runes crafting system, and real-time combat. The new elements allow players to enjoy a lot of depth with unique, custom-tailored playing styles.
2) New mobile releases
A decent smartphone is more affordable than a computer or a gaming console, so mobile games are great for accessibility.
Best thing about Axie Infinity is that you can play it on Android devices (with iOS support coming soon, too), and there’s no doubt we’re going to see more NFT games emulating this approach going forward as mobile gaming activity keeps rising to new heights.
Another such project is Treeverse. A mobile MMORPG built on Ethereum and headed up by Endless Clouds and Loopify, Treeverse is currently in limited pre-alpha testing.
3) Gasless gaming
Games with lots of on-chain elements can come with lots of transactions and wallet signatures which can lead to poor user experience.
A new NFT game that’s demonstrating how to provide gasless UX is Pirate Nation, an on-chain adventure game built on Polygon. The project uses a game wallet system that allows Pirate Nation to cover transactions behind the scenes so players don’t have to pay for gas or sign any transactions mid-game.
4) The Arbitrum gaming invasion
Arbitrum has been the largest and most popular layer-two (L2) Ethereum scaling solution for a while now. Of course, affordable and fast infra is ideal for NFT games. This reality, combined with all the advances yet to come for Arbitrum, makes this L2 fertile ground for a web3 gaming boom.
Additionally, projects like Treasure DAO have already done much to bring the foundations of a teeming NFT scene to Arbitrum. The Beacon, a free-to-play RPG that just had an explosive launch and is poised to bring considerable activity to Arbitrum going forward.
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