Since the success of Axie Infinity, gaming has become one of the most invested verticals in the crypto industry. Many argue that blockchain games have the greatest potential to bring crypto into the mainstream, given the sector’s low barriers to entry and the widespread appeal of gaming. Amber has invested in several crypto games, and when speaking with teams in the early stages of development, we are often asked, “which chain should I build my game on?
Chain Selection
Chain selection is a crucial decision for most game projects, and should be carefully considered. In this report, we will go through the history of several crypto games available at https://wallawallastudio.com/article/top-5-best-blockchain-games-of-2022/ and analyze the pros and cons of different blockchain ecosystems. We hope this report can help current and future game developers with their decision on chain selection.
Ethereum to Ronin
Axie Infinity opened for presale, where people could adopt Axis by paying for them in ETH. The team planned to develop mini-games, quests, activities, and events for Axie owners to spend time with their Axis.
acing more pressure from the community regarding rising Ethereum gas fees, the Axie team announced Ronin, an EVM-compatible Ethereum sidechain built solely for Axie Infinity and future games built by Sky Mavis. It aimed to create a faster, cheaper, and easier user experience.
Stepn
Stepn is part of the move-to-earn subgenre of gamefi that allows users to earn rewards by running or walking. Players need to first buy a pair of shoes in its marketplace before playing. When players walk or run with their shoes, they are rewarded with GST, which can be sold in the open market or used in the game. Players are encouraged to upgrade their shoes with GST so that they can earn GST at a faster rate.
Upgrade
Each upgrade is priced higher than the previous one, up until the maximum level of 30. For some higher-level upgrades or shoe mints, users need to use GMT, the governance token, as well. This complex and interesting in-game economic model attracts many players to design their own optimal strategies to maximize yields.
Final Words
This resulted in asset transfer delays as the Stepn team was not able to communicate with Solana nodes properly. Understandably, most users who didn’t understand Solana’s mechanisms blamed Stepn for the outage. These issues were not caused by Stepn, as they attempted to explain to their users, but it still negatively impacted player experiences.