Ronin Blockchain Amasses Popularity Amid Pixels Game Explosion

Pixels, a low-fi farming game, has refueled the popularity of the Ronin blockchain, which was previously affected by the bearish sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry.

In the Pixels low-fi farming game, players can develop plots of digital land and participate in quests to generate rewards in digital currencies. The game has been on an uptick over the past month, and according to DappRadar, it has received 1.25 million unique active wallet addresses.

The data from DappRadar also shows that the platform ranks as the third most popular blockchain gaming project in the number of unique users.

The growth of this game is driving a resurgence of the Ronin blockchain. The Ronin blockchain amassed popularity because of Axie Infinity. However, the bearish sentiment in the market dampened Axie Infinity’s gains and the activity on the Ronin network.

Pixels Refuels the Growth of Ronin

Pixels is currently experiencing a similar mania seen with Axie Infinity in its early years. Unlike Axie Infinity, Pixels has not been developed by Sky Mavis. The game initially launched on the Ethereum layer-two network, Polygon, before migrating to Ronin in October last year.

The recent bull run has helped drive the growth of the game. At the time it was running on Polygon, the game had around 3,000 daily active users. This number has since exploded to surpass 700,000 daily active users.

Pixels has unique differences from Axie Infinity. The game does not require crypto users to have any knowledge of the cryptocurrency industry from the start. Instead, users are given a chance to start by playing the game and understanding the dynamics. After learning the ropes of the game, they can create wallets and start earning rewards.

Pixels is not relinquishing its current status as one of the most popular blockchain games. The Web3 farming game is fast evolving and it has announced a $PIXEL token airdrop. The project has also announced the launch of Farm Land NFTs that can be bridged to the Ronin blockchain.

The project took a snapshot of the players that qualified for the airdrop on February 8. The new $PIXEL token airdrop will be exclusive to the players who were captured during the snapshot. The game also plans to start bridging Farm Land NFTs to Ronin from tomorrow.

Hey Farmers, we’ve got some exciting news for you:

Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to bridge your Pixels Farm Land NFTs to the @Ronin_Network!

This move will allow for the trading of land on the Mavis Marketplace, alongside the launch of NEW ART!

A week from now, we will… pic.twitter.com/1oWWUzYBFF

— Pixels (@pixels_online) March 27, 2024

The Growth of Gaming on Ronin

The play-to-earn gaming mania on Axie Infinity drove activity on the Ronin blockchain. In some countries such as the Philippines, Axie Infinity presented a new way for people to earn passive income through gaming.

The current numbers being seen with Pixels are just a fraction of what Axie Infinity used to record at its peak. The growth of Axie Infinity is believed to have birthed the popularity of play-to-earn models.

The Ronin blockchain has promoted itself as an ideal scaling solution for gaming. The blockchain claims to have 12.7 million wallet downloads. These users are always looking for new projects that they can invest in to maximize their returns.