Most blockchain games say “free to play” — and most of them mean it. But “free” covers a surprising range: free to download, free to start, free without a wallet, free without owning NFTs, free with optional paid assets. They’re different things, and the label alone doesn’t tell you which applies. This guide separates access,…
In 2021, BNB Chain — then Binance Smart Chain — was the densest GameFi habitat ever assembled: low fees, fast blocks, and a retail audience primed by play-to-earn made it the default launchpad for a generation of NFT games. The NFTVideoGames registry now tracks 24 verified BNB records, and the chain’s 2021 cohort is the…
Blockchain gaming is eleven years old — older than most people assume, and stranger than the “Axie, then everything died” version. The NFTVideoGames registry now holds dated, evidence-backed records for 165 games whose playable dates span 2017 to this month — asset-tokenization history reaching back to 2015: the games that invented the genre’s mechanics, the…
In 2024, Telegram became the largest game-distribution event blockchain gaming has ever produced: tap-to-earn mini-apps that needed no download, no wallet and no crypto knowledge pulled in claimed audiences of 35, 47, 63 and 300 million players. The NFTVideoGames registry tracks four verified TON records from that wave. Eighteen months on, the measured answer is…
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…