How We Verify Blockchain Games

NFTVideoGames tracks blockchain games the way a researcher tracks them — every profile on this site carries a verified status and the date we last checked it. This page explains exactly what that means and how the process works.

The rule the registry runs on#

If we cannot verify it, we do not present it as verified. Roughly nine in ten blockchain games launched around 2020 are dead or abandoned; a directory that lists stale projects as live is worse than useless. So every registry record answers three dated questions: what is this game’s status, what evidence supports it, and when is it next due for review.

What “verified” means on a profile#

• Status pill — the game’s current lifecycle state (active, early access, in development, paused, sunset, pivoted, shut down, or unknown when nothing can be established).
• Verified date — the last day a human checked the record against current sources.
• Next review — when the record is scheduled for re-verification. Active games are re-checked more often than dead ones; a game in flux gets the tightest cadence.
• Sources — the specific official or primary evidence behind the record, linked at the bottom of every profile.

How records get verified#

1. Primary sources first. Official game sites, official documentation, official studio announcements and support pages. Secondary coverage (established games press) supports but never replaces them.
2. Everything is dated. Access models, roadmaps and statuses change; a fact without a date is treated as unreliable.
3. Status changes require evidence. Marking a game down (for example, active → paused) requires at least one citable official source or verified report — a downgrade on vibes alone is impossible by design.
4. Records re-verify on a schedule. Each record carries a next-review date set by its status cadence.
5. Monitoring detects, humans decide. We run automated checks that watch official sources for changes and flag records approaching their review date — but automation never changes a status on its own. A changed or unreachable source triggers a human review, not a silent edit.

What monitoring cannot prove#

An important honesty point: a source page being temporarily unreachable (rate-limited, behind bot protection, moved) is not evidence a game changed status — it is only a prompt to look. We flag it for review rather than downgrading a game on an error code. The same applies in reverse: a changed source page might be a cosmetic redesign, not a lifecycle event. That judgment call is always a human one.

What we don’t do#

• No investment, price or profitability claims — this is player research, not financial coverage.
• No pay-for-listing or affiliate placement — profiles link only to official sources.
• No manufactured history — where the registry’s own records don’t support a claim, we say so instead of backfilling precision.

This page describes the live registry process as of 2026-09-19. The registry itself is at NFT Games; the State of the Verified Registry shows what the tracked dataset currently looks like.