Crypto Gaming Experiences 20% Uptick In Players Amid Airdrop Hype In February

According to the latest monthly industry report by the Blockchain Game Alliance and DappRadar, the average number of daily wallets linked by gamers to blockchain games witnessed a surge of 20%.

According to the report, this increase marks a significant achievement for the industry compared to the previous month.

Play-to-Airdrop Campaigns Seek to Fuel Crypto Gaming Growth

The ongoing surge in interest in play-to-airdrop campaigns which incentivize individuals to engage in games by offering potential tokens, contributed to at least some of the rise in monthly activity. The growing prices for cryptocurrency gaming tokens also played a crucial role with the daily wallet average number interacting with cryptocurrency games reaching 1.9 million in February.

One of the most prominent examples of the play-to-airdrop trend is the Pixel, a common social farming game built on Ronin, an Ethereum scaling network. Following the second such campaign, its PIXEL token dropped in February, yet yielding more than $1 billion in trading volume within a single day. However, the token achieved a new all-time high price last weekend, along with increasing player tallies.

The Saga blockchain also conducted an extensive play-to-airdrop campaign throughout various games in recent months. However, games such as Apeiron and Nifty Island are presently holding their promotional respective pushes. Later this month, another game, Nyan Heroes, is poised to debut in easy access with play-to-airdrop missions.

Blockchain Gaming And Cryptocurrency Market Experience A Significant Surge In February

According to a report from DappRadar, the Ethereum scaling Polygon experienced the most surge in active gaming users in February. The platform pulled in an average of 408,000 daily wallets, marking a 117% rise over January’s figures. The report attributes too much of these demands to a trial phase for Matr1x Fire, a shooter game that attracted over a million active players.

The present landscape in blockchain gaming is more promising than ever. As Web3 gaming reaches new milestones and the crypto market strengthens its presence, the industry is attracting widespread attention.

In terms of unique games, MotoDex, the multi-chain game led the charge with a massive 6.9 million exclusive monthly registered wallets linked throughout February.

With fitness game Sweat Economy attracted 3.75 million wallets securing the second position, while the billiards game Trickshot Blitz secured the third position with 1.03 million wallets. Alongside, the gaming platform PlayEmber trailing behind with 918,000 monthly wallets

Additionally, Bitcoin experienced a significant increase in value throughout February before reaching a new record high price above $69,000 last week. It has continued to increase, rising above $73,700 early Thursday. Major gaming tokens such as Parallel (PRIME), Gala Games (GALA), PIXEL, Ronin (RON), and Immutable (IMX) have witnessed significant gains of late.