Play to Earn gaming has changed the gaming industry and positively impacted blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and their utilization. If you’re following the crypto industry lately, you may have only heard about Cardano NFTs, but your favorite coin is also about to blow in the blockchain gaming industry.
The reason why Cardano has started getting attention in the blockchain gaming world is that it has extremely low transaction fees as well as palpable security. Another reason more developers are moving towards Cardano is its energy efficiency and independence in crypto mining.
This article will briefly review the top 10 Cardano games you can play and earn crypto. The games have huge potential to kill it in the near future.
Cornucopias is an immersive metaverse and build-to-earn MMORPG where you can own land and other properties to create passive income. You can hunt, go on an adventure, create, build, and learn in virtual spaces called Zones.
Developed by the Cornucopias Games Studio, Cornucopias is powered by the $COPI token, which you can earn by staking NFTs, hosting your own games in the metaverse, building and selling your items as NFTs, learn-to-earn, and many more.
Cornucopias is free-to-play and is available to play on PC, Mobile Devices, Consoles, and even Smart TVs. The final version of the game will be released in Q4 of 2022. Cornucopias is developed by the talented team of the Cornucopias Games Studio and has received investments from Lovelace World, GeroWallet, VyFinance, Cardano Chats, Dragon Defender, and Grow Your Stake.
Battle Hero is an NFT shooter that rewards you for every minute you play. You play as Heroes and use Weapons in more than six game modes.
Developed by Be a Lion (a Spanish game developer), Battle Hero is powered by a dual economy featuring $BATH and $PE tokens. $PE is the token that you’ll exchange with $BATH, whereas $BATH is the main token of the Battle Hero economy. You can earn $BATH by completing various in-game activities. The amount of $BATH rewards depends on the rarity and stats of your Hero NFT.
Battle Hero is free-to-play and is available to play on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. The game is developed by a talented team of Spanish developers and has received investments from Master Ventures, Mask, and Certik Security Leaderboard.
Outlaws Brawl is a 3D FPS shooter game where you will fight for dominance by capturing flags and surviving on the Battle Royale map. You’ll be given weapons to take out the enemies, such as shotguns, grenades, etc.
Developed by HHMC on Unreal Engine 5, Outlaws Brawl is powered by the $TBC (in-game) and $HYN (governance) tokens which you can earn by achieving in-game milestones, staking NFTs, and winning tournaments.
Outlaws Brawl is free-to-play but to enable play-to-earn features, you need HHMC characters. The game is currently in Alpha, while the Beta is expected to come by 2023. Outlaws Brawl has received investments from Martify and Genius X.
Li’l Goats is a Battle Royale NFT game where you play as goats NFTs and fight for survival in a 2D environment. You can win tokens, goats, own arenas, and do much more in the Li’l Goats ecosystem that’s working for social and environmental causes.
Developed by the Li’l Goats team from northeastern Brazil, the Li’l Goats ecosystem is powered by the Chests, Tiaras, and Tiaras Fragments. None of them are cryptocurrencies, but they are rewards given to you for playing the game. You can use these “tokens” to swap NFTs, Cardano, and other in-game items that have real-world value.
Li’l Goats is not free-to-play, as you’ll have to either buy or rent a Goat to start playing. When it comes to investments, they haven’t raised any additional capital – the team is currently focused on the market strategy and NFT sales. Although, there will be notable funds raised in the near future.
Eikonikos is a Dubai-based open-world metaverse to revolutionize gaming, education, socializing, and training simulations. In Eikonikos, top brands of the world will interact with the users and test their innovative projects in the virtual world. As you hold Genesis Passport NFTs, you will be able to buy land, flying cars, Yacht, and a Hoodie to interact, build, and grow in the metaverse.
Developed by a talented team of developers based in Dubai, Eikonikos will be powered by the $EIK token that will be launched in Q2 of 2023. The tokenomics will be shared in the Litepaper soon.
Eikonikos is not free-to-play, as you’ll need to buy a Passport NFT to start interacting in this metaverse. Eikonikos has raised $2m in seed funding from angel investors, including C.J. Phase 1 of Beta Access is set to take place in Q4 2022.
Cardano Warriors is an adventure RPG in the magical world of Byron, where you can build your island, forge, collect, and upgrade your in-game items to fight to become the legendary Cardano Warrior. Additionally, there are several minigames in the Cardano Warriors ecosystem.
Developed by the Cardano Warriors team, Cardano Warriors is powered by ADA and CWP tokens which you can earn by exploring, completing missions, and monetizing your in-game achievements.
Cardani Warriors is free to play and will be available to play on Android, iOS, and Desktop (the first version will be released on Desktop). The game has received investments from lace.io and Djed.
CARdano4SPEED is a P2E gaming platform aiming to revolutionize the gaming and racing industry built on top of the Cardano blockchain. In this car racing metaverse, you will be able to customize your car, monetize your achievements, and race to become the top racer.
Developed by the CARdano4SPEED development team, the game is powered by the $C4S token, which you can earn by winning tournaments, PvP matches, and winner takes all races. You can also customize and upgrade your cars and sell them to other players for profit. Another option is to lend your cars to new players and charge them fees in $C4S.
CARdano4SPEED is free-to-play, but you’ll need to buy or rent car NFTs to enable play-to-earn features. The game is currently in soft beta, and the metaverse will be coming soon. The game will be partnering up with notable VCs as soon as the final version, along with its metaverse, goes live.
Pavia is a virtual world for digital collectors and enthusiasts where you can buy virtual real estate and be part of this ground-breaking interoperable metaverse. The metaverse is still in development, so you can buy the land but cannot build content in it yet.
Developed by the Pavia Corp, Pavia will be powered by the $PAVIA token, which you can earn by monetizing your land, lending it, or trading it for profits. You can also install billboards on your land parcels and rent them for ads. The creator program will allow other players to create Pavia Compatible Assets (PCAs) and deploy them on their land parcels.
Pavia is not free-to-play, as you’ll need to buy a Land plot to start in the Pavia ecosystem and metaverse. Pavia will be available to play on web browsers like Decentraland. The fact that the Pavia metaverse will be interoperable is the selling point for this one.
CryptoDino is an idle-based strategy game featuring Dino Savior NFTs, where you will gather different resources by exploring unknown areas on a newly inhabited planet to upgrade your settlement.
Developed by a Polish development company, MouseTrap, CryptoDino is powered by DinoCoin, which you can earn by sending your Dinos on expeditions, upgrading and expanding your village, and if you gather enough scarce resources, your CryptoDinos will reproduce another NFT that you can trade. An expedition will only be possible when you, CryptoDino, or DinoSavior, aren’t doing any other task.
CryptoDino is not free-to-play, as you’ll need a CryptoDino or DinoSavior NFT to start building your village and play the game. CryptoDino is available to play on web browsers – you need to install a Cardano wallet and connect it to play the game.
Duelist King is an NFT card strategy game where you’ll build and upgrade your cards and decks to compete against other players to win $DKT tokens. You can take a role of an assassin, duelist, support, warrior, or caster. You will enter the match with a cards deck lasting for ten rounds.
Developed by the talented Duelist King team, the game is powered by the $DKT token, which you can earn by receiving an NFT card after you win and game and selling it for profit. Other ways of earning are staking and in-game achievement, along with leaderboard rewards.
Duelist King is not free-to-play, as you’ll need cards to start playing the game. The alpha version of the game is available to play on Android and Web, the full version will be released in Q1 2023, along with the iOS app. Duelist King has received investments from Polygon, Crypto.com, Fantom, HRONOS Ventures, DeFi Times, and many more.
Final Words
As Cardano is growing and partnering up with more projects to build dApps, blockchain games on this energy-efficient blockchain are going to give tough competition to the big players in the industry.
Currently, we have so many problems, such as low uptime, high gas fees, and vulnerabilities in Smart Contract. Shifting and developing new games on Cardano can solve most of these problems. The games we’ve reviewed today are among the best blockchain games on Cardano.
Even though some games aren’t that famous today, if you get into them early, the next bull run can spike the number of players and hence, the price of these NFTs to the moon.
Note: Please do your own research before investing in any of these games, though.
