Pirate Nation died twice. The game went offline on September 18, 2025 — nearly a year before its developer, Proof of Play, announced on August 4–5, 2026 that the studio itself was ceasing operations. Keeping those two events separate is the key to understanding what happened to the NFTs, the token, the code and the…
Before you download anything, it’s worth understanding the one thing that makes blockchain games different: the wallet. Short answer — you usually don’t need a crypto wallet to start playing. Most blockchain games are account-first: create a login, download, play. The wallet only enters the picture when you want to own, trade, or claim assets….
When a blockchain game closes, your NFTs usually stay on-chain — but “still existing” is not the same as “still useful.” What happens to game assets depends on how the game ends: a sunset with a successor, a studio collapse, a marketplace closure or a community takeover all produce different outcomes for the same wallet….
A game can be struggling for months before anyone calls it dead — and the internet is full of confident verdicts based on a single data point. This guide teaches the investigative middle ground: which signals actually indicate decline, which are false alarms, and how to combine them before an official announcement exists. If you’re…
Splinterlands is a card-battler on the Hive blockchain — and yes, you can genuinely start for free. A free account gets you through the tutorial Campaign and into Frontier, the beginner format where you earn your first cards, all without a wallet or a purchase. The paid layer exists, but it’s a choice you make…
Off The Grid is one of the most-streamed “NFT games” — and also one of the most misunderstood. Gunzilla Games’ own FAQ states it directly: it is a battle royale with an optional NFT element, playable entirely without touching crypto. This guide covers the actual beginner path — where to get it, what an account…
Illuvium isn’t one game — it’s a franchise of connected products at different stages, and the “how do I start” answer depends entirely on which one you mean. The short version for 2026: Arena is the free public entry point, Zero is the free companion city-builder, Beyond is the browser collectible experience, and Obelisk Rising…
NFL Rivals is the NFL’s officially licensed arcade football game for phones — free to play, built by Mythical Games, and quietly the most mainstream on-ramp to NFT player cards anywhere. The start is simple: install the official app, play, and ignore the web3 layer entirely until you want it. The game’s Year 3 rebuild…
FIFA Rivals is the officially licensed FIFA arcade football game for phones — free, built by Mythical Games, and currently mid-season: the Fresh Ink 2026 season kicked off September 17, with weekly content running year-round. The start is a straight line: install the official app, play, and leave the NFT layer alone until you actually…
The NFTVideoGames registry passed a hundred tracked games on September 22, 2026 — 103 records, each carrying a status verified against primary sources and a dated re-review. This is a snapshot of what that set contains as of that date: who is alive, who is not, who is dying, and what the distribution says about…